HP4GU Contest #1 Results and Answers

[joym999 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 18466

The first week of the HP4GU contest has been truly exciting, as you 
are a very knowledgable and obsessed bunch.  However, not quite 
obsessed enough, as hardly anyone knew the answers to all ten 
questions.  The only one who got all of them right (and also knew the 
extra credit!) was Robin (lapislazuli63 at hotmail.com)

Now, while it is certainly possible that Robin broke the rules and 
looked in the books, I will assume that all of this trivia was in 
Robin's obsessed little head, hence I am immediately sending the poor 
soul a coupon good for a 20% discount for therapy at the Flying Ford 
Clinic in London.  (The coupon is also good for a discount on 
membership to Amandas 12-step program for HP fanatics, should Texas 
be closer.)

Several people got 8 or 9 questions right, including Amy Z., who 
missed only question #9 but not only knew the extra credit but also 
pointed out that the playwrights name, "Malecrit", means "badly-
written" in French.  Since Amy Z., as a card-carrying member of 
L.O.O.N. (the League of Obsessive Nitpickers), is beyond hope, she 
does not get one of the above coupons.

Elizabeth C. (nizbet_noni at hotmail.com) and bak42 at netzero.net got 8 
out of ten right.  And Amanda, who got 7 questions right, pointed out 
that the names of the characters in the play, GRENOUILLE and CRAPAUD, 
mean FROG and TOAD in French.  (Frog and Toad is a childrens book, 
right?)

Lots of other people participated, but I would especially like to 
thank the newbies for jumping into the fray.  People who have joined 
in the last 2 months or so who responded include: Cait Hunter, 
Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve, Andrea, Alake Fullmoon, and Nethilia de 
Lobo, all of whom have officially proved their fanaticism.

Oh, right, you want to know the answers.  Here they are:

1. What is the name of the school that Dudley Dursley goes to?

Smeltings

2. What language do Goblins speak?

Gobbledegook

3. What species of dragon is the smallest?

Peruvian Vipertooth

4. What's the subtitle of the book "Fowl or Foul?"

"A Study of Hippogriff Brutality"

5. On the night Harry's parents are killed, who does Professor 
McGonagall think is setting off shooting stars in Kent?

Dedalus Dingle

6. What's the difference between "parselmouth" and "parseltongue"?

"Parseltongue" is a language; "Parselmouth" is a person who can speak 
it.

7. One turn of the time-turner sends you how far back in time?

one hour

8. According to rumor, what type of creature guards the high-security 
vaults in Gringott's bank?

dragons

9. What is the remedy for a Swelling Solution?

Deflating Draft

10. Who is the playwright who penned these immortal lines?

   GRENOUILLE:  I cannot go with you to the market today, Crapaud.
   CRAPAUD:  But, Grenouille, I cannot carry the cow alone.
   GRENOUILLE:  You know, Crapaud, that I am to be Keeper this 
morning.  Who will stop the Quaffle if I do not?

Malecrit

EXTRA CREDIT:  What is the name of the play, in English and in French?

"Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré Les Pieds"
"Alas, I've Transfigured My Feet"

Remember, the next contest starts on Friday.  This one will be a 
creative contest, so sharpen those pencils, put on your black berets, 
and get those artistic juices flowing!

--Joywitch