Q1. Which of these animals do not give their names to academic tests in the Harry Potter universe?
[ Right answer given below ]Weasel
Q2. Only two persons yet have been known to be pure hatstalls. One was Peter Pettigrew. Who was the other, where the Sorting Hat became confused between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, just like Hermione?
[ Right answer given below ]Minerva McGonagall
Q3. It was built on the orders of Gellert Grindelwald in order to hold his opponents. Grindelwald's slogan "For the Greater Good" was carved over the entrance. What real life location was it inspired by?
[ Right answer given below ]
Auschwitz
Q4. In 1830, the Ministry of Magic conducted a large-scale operation involving 167 Memory Charms as well as the biggest Concealment Charm ever performed in Britain, in order to acquire which entity?
[ Right answer given below ]Hogwarts Express
Q5. Which of these was the last book ever written by Gilderoy Lockehart? It was narrated by him from a bed at St Mungo's Hospital.
[ Right answer given below ]Who Am I?
Q6. Tom Riddle Jr was conceived by his mother Merope using a love potion. This would later make Voldemort kill his father. Which mythological character's adoptive mother was called Merope?
[ Right answer given below ]Oedipus
Q7. When Daniel Radcliffe learned he was cast to star as Harry, he was taking a bath. His parents then allowed him to stay up an additional half-hour to celebrate by watching which show starring another member of the HP cast?
[ Right answer given below ]Fawlty Towers
Q8. Miriam Margolyes, who plays Professor Spout in Harry Potter, was the first person to drop the F-word on British TV when she was in her 20s. In which show did this happen?
[ Right answer given below ]University Challenge
Q9. Which of these characters had the highest difference between the age of the character and the age of the actor when they appeared on screen for the first time in Harry Potter films?
[ Right answer given below ]Moaning Myrtle
Q10. When the books were being translated into this language, references to bacon were kept despite the violation of Kushrut rules. It was explained by the characters following a different faith. Which language?
[ Right answer given below ]Hebrew
Q11. Which was the last children's book to appear on the NYT Bestseller list, nearly half a century before the Harry Potter books became a regular feature?
[ Right answer given below ]Charlotte's Web
Q12. The Flame-Freezing charm was a favourite spell of Wendelin the Weird, and featured both on chocolate frog cards and Bathilda Bagshot’s History of Magic. What horrifying incident known to both magical and muggle historians did this charm help resolve?
[ Right answer given below ]Salem witch trial
Q13. This debut novel follows the lives of four readers from different parts of the world and from different cultural backgrounds, whose paths converge in their shared appreciation of the wildly popular Harry Potter books. Who is the writer, also an active quizzer?
[ Right answer given below ]
Keshava Guha
Q14. To celebrate 20 years of the movies, the HP main cast came together for the show Return to Hogwarts. In a section about their childhood, the producers ended up showing another actress's photos instead of Emma Watson. Who is this?
[ Right answer given below ]
Emma Roberts
Q15. Warner Bros has a private game label that is dedicated to making games that transport players to the Harry Potter Universe. What is this private label named?
[ Right answer given below ]Portkey
Q16. Which company, with an Indian connect, came up with this Harry Potter themed mini-pandal for Durga Puja 2023 made using Lego bricks?
[ Right answer given below ]
Hamleys
Q17. The cloaks in Hogwarts were inspired by JK Rowling observing university students wearing the 'traje' in which national capital? A despot who ruled from this city also inspired one of the house founders in the series.
[ Right answer given below ]
Lisbon
Q18. Going viral recently, this is an AI-generated imagination of Harry Potter if it were designed by which artist? He is known for his contributions to another film franchisee.
[ Right answer given below ]
HR Giger
Q19. The latest season of which show reminded people of Harry Potter in more ways than one? Apart from the new actor for the main lead, Episode 5 "Willsmania" featured a character mourning his mother's death while walking in the Durham Cathedral - a shooting location for Hogwarts.
[ Right answer given below ]The Crown
Q20. Who inspired Harry's jersey number of 7 in Quidditch?
[ Right answer given below ]David Beckham