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The Official Literary, Debating and Quizzing Club Of MIT

Brings you

“You Know What”

The Annual Harry Potter Quiz, 2017 edition

The Quizengamot

This OWL Test has 30 questions.Five questions are ‘SCAR Marked’ questions, which will be used as tie-breakers.Strongest anti-cheating charms have been placed. Auto Answer quills are banned, as are Rememberalls, Detachable Cribbing Cuffs and Self-Correcting Ink.Technology and Magic don’t go together, so NO MOBILES.The In-Quiz-itorial squad is intoxicated by humongous amounts of Butterbeer, Firewhiskey and Muggle Grass. Keep it down.

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School

Travelling

Hospital

Prison

________

Connect and FITB[1]

2) Put Funda

3) Ron received a Chudley Cannons hat as a Christmas present from Harry

in his 4th year. Although he was very enthused and happy to have got it

then, he found out something during "Care Of Magical Creatures" class

which made him both sad and angry about the gift.

What was it that he found out?

What creatures were being taught about in that class? [1+1]

4) “Well, the Heads of the participating schools are always on the panel,”

said Hermione, and everyone looked around at her, rather surprised,

“because all three of them were injured during the Tournament of 1792,

when a cockatrice the champions were supposed to be catching went on

the rampage.”

She noticed them all looking at her and said, with her usual air of

impatience that nobody else had read all the books she had, “It’s all in

Hogwarts, A History. Though, of course, that book’s not entirely reliable. A

Revised History of Hogwarts would be a more accurate title. Or A Highly

Biased and Selective History of Hogwarts, Which Glosses Over the Nastier

Aspects of the School.”

What ‘Nastier Aspects’ is she talking about?

5) “Well?” said Professor McGonagall, rounding on him. “Is this true?”

“Is what true?” Harry asked, rather more aggressively than he had intended. “Professor?” he added, in an attempt to sound more polite.

“Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?”

“Yes,” said Harry.

“You called her a liar?”

“Yes.”

“You told her He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back?”

“Yes.”

Professor McGonagall sat down behind her desk, watching Harry closely.

Then she said, “_________________”

6) ”He was on the sixth stair when there was a loud, wailing, klaxon-like sound and the steps melted together to make a long, smooth stone slide.

There was a brief moment when Ron tried to keep running, arms working

madly like windmills, then he toppled over backwards and shot down the newly created slide, coming to rest on his back at Harry’s feet.”

What happened here?

7) Harry and Ron were never great students. And pretty much like almost

everyone, had no affinity towards Divination. In 1994, Harry and Ron

overloaded with a lot of homework decided to do the Divination homework

in fluke and write random fake predictions. This although, unrealized

proves significant to the plot of the book.

8) ____ Artemis Fido ____

9) "The fumes wafting from the trough in the corner of their padlock was

enough to make the entire Care Of Magical Creatures class light headed.

This was unhelpful as they were still tending the horrible X, and needed

their wits about them”

ID X. Why are the contents of the trough there? [1+1]

10) When Harry was transported to Knockturn alley due to his poor

enunciation skills, he met Hagrid there, who saved him from the creepy

strangers. He told harry that people might think he’s up to no good, if they

spotted him in Knockturn Alley.

What was Hagrid doing there?

11) Deathly Hallows acts as a debut of sorts for two characters who get

their first ever dialogues in this book, despite having been present in the

series right from Philosopher's Stone.

Who are the characters?

12) In the Harry Potter movies, The Philosopher’s stone has a scene where

a certain entity leaves the shot frame. For a sentimental factor attached to

this, the same type of entity is shown coming back into a very similar frame

at the end of Deathly Hallows Part 2.

What am I talking about?

13) Hogwarts, however safe Dumbledore claims it to be, has seen a variety

of accidents which Madame Pomfrey attends to with all the skill she

possesses. These range from minor bone injuries to regrowing bones and

include major issues like being petrified by a basilisk or being ravaged by

an unturned werewolf.

There is only one case in which a student is sent to St. Mungos for an

ailment that is beyond even the skills of Poppy Pomfrey.

What incident? Who?[1]

14) In 1992, when Harry recounts his encounter with Dobby, Ron says

that house elves generally come with old rich families and that the

Weasleys can't afford one. He continues on to say that he bets his mother

wishes they had a house elf to help with the ironing though.

Apart from the Weasley family's penury, why is this an impossibility?

15) Now, Ron, the Sorting’s much more important than food,” said Nearly Headless Nick as

“Madley, Laura!” became a Hufflepuff.

“Course it is, if you’re dead,” snapped Ron.

“I do hope this year’s batch of Gryffindors are up to scratch,” said Nearly Headless Nick, applauding as

“McDonald, Natalie!” joined the Gryffindor table. “We don’t want to break our winning streak, do we?”

Gryffindor had won the Inter-House Championship for the last three years in a row.

“Pritchard, Graham!”

“SLYTHERIN!”

“Quirke, Orla!”

“RAVENCLAW!”

And finally, with “Whitby, Kevin!” (“HUFFLEPUFF!”), the Sorting ended. Professor McGonagall picked up the

hat and the stool and carried them away. “About time,” said Ron, seizing his knife and fork and looking

expectantly at his golden plate.

Out of the characters mentioned in this section. One is exceptionally special.

Who and for what reason? [1+1]

16) “Is that where —?” whispered Professor McGonagall.

“Yes,” said Dumbledore. “He’ll have that scar forever.”

“Couldn’t you do something about it, Dumbledore?”

“Even if I could, I wouldn’t. Scars can come in handy.”

What evidence does Dumbledore provide to backup that statement?

17) We all know that Harry was a Horcrux. And the Horcrux inside Harry had

to be destroyed in order to destroy the Dark Lord, which he did himself in

Harry's 7th year.

Although, in the Chamber of Secrets where Harry was stung by the basilisk

fang, which destroyed 2 of the other Horcruxes, the horcrux inside him

wasn't destroyed.

What's the reason behind this, which also turns out to be the key requirement to destroy a horcrux?

18) Connect:

Forbidden Forest

Dungeons

DADA Prof's office

Trophy room

19) "X went out of fashion years ago. You'd be laughed at."

"I don't like Y, they make me sneeze"

"All the kids want Z, they're dead useful“

ID X,Y,Z.[1]

20) In Harry's first year, while the Weasleys are leaving for Hogwarts, Ginny

starts crying, complaining that she wants to go as well. To this the twins

replied that they'd send her _____, to cheer her up.

They later actually attempt to send one to Harry when he is in the Hospital Wing after his confrontation with Quirrelmort.

21) “He might have died and you wouldn’t know the difference,” said Ron in

disgust. “I tried to turn him yellow yesterday to make him more interesting, but the spell didn’t work. I’ll show you, look…”

He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end.”

What was the white thing?

22) Ministry of Magic has a lot of ingenious ways through which one can

enter. Flush yourself down, floo yourself in, apparate.

Although, To get into the Ministry of Magic through the Phone-Booth, you

need to dial a particular number, so as to avoid muggles accidentally getting

What number? Why is it significant?[1]

23) As much as the characters in the Potterverse love to gossip, the

professors and Ministry are the best. McGonagall, Flitwick, Hagrid and

Fudge were four of the five people whose conversation about Sirius Black

and his betrayal of Harry’s parents was overheard by Harry at the Three

Broomsticks.

Who was the fifth person?

24) "Each wizarding governing body will be responsible for the concealment,

care and control of all magical beasts, beings, and spirits dwelling within its

territory's borders. Should any such creature cause harm to, or draw the

notice of, the Muggle community, that nation's wizarding governing body will be subject to discipline by the International Confederation of Wizards."

—Clause 73, International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy

Country X is a repeat offender of clause 73 as it houses the world’s largest

Kelpie (large shape- shifting water demon in the British Isles) which has

developed quite a thirst for muggle publicity.

What do the muggles know this particular Kelpie as?

25) It is thought by some that Thestral hair makes for a unique personality;

completely dispassionate about allegiances and showing no emotion towards the wizard, thereby connecting with the lore of artefact X. There is

also a school of thought that says that the Thestrals’ connection to the concept of death is another key factor in the many deaths surrounding X.

Yet as Hagrid claims, Thestrals maybe the victims of superstition and X’s

nature maybe due a reflection on power and the allure it has for some

people.

What is X?

26) The Glenfinnan viaduct is built from mass concrete, and has 21

semicircular spans of 50 feet (15 m). It crosses the River Finnan at a height of

100 feet. The viaduct is 18 feet (5.5 m) wide between the parapets. The viaduct is built on a curve of 792 feet (241 m).

It has also featured in a limited edition of Scottish currency notes in 2007 as examples of Scottish engineering.

It is the location on which similar iconic scenes in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th movies

have been shot.

Put funda behind the scene.

27) “It’s been an absolute uproar,” Percy told them importantly the Sunday

evening before they were due to return to Hogwarts. “I’ve been putting out

fires all week. People keep sending Howlers, and of course, if you don’t open

a Howler straight away, it explodes. Scorch marks all over my desk and my best quill reduced to cinders.”

“Why are they all sending Howlers?” asked Ginny, who was mending her

copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi with Spellotape on the rug in

front of the living room fire.

Answer Ginny’s Question.

28) “My Lord,” said a dark woman halfway down the table, her voice constricted

with emotion, “it is an honor to have you here, in our family’s house. There can be no higher pleasure.”

She sat beside her sister, as unlike her in looks, with her dark hair and heavily

lidded eyes, as she was in bearing and demeanor; where Narcissa sat rigid and

impassive, Bellatrix leaned toward Voldemort, for mere words could not demonstrate her longing for closeness.

“No higher pleasure,” repeated Voldemort, his head tilted a little to one side as he considered Bellatrix. “That means a great deal, Bellatrix, from you.”

Her face flooded with color; her eyes welled with tears of delight.

“My Lord knows I speak nothing but the truth!”

“No higher pleasure … even compared with the happy event that, I hear, has taken place _____________?”

She stared at him, her lips parted, evidently confused.

“I don’t know what you mean, my Lord.”

What did Lord Voldemort mean?

29) “Thanks for your last letter. That bird was enormous; it could hardly get

through my window. Things are the same as usual here. Dudley’s diet isn’t

going too well. My aunt found him smuggling doughnuts into his room

yesterday. They told him they’d have to cut his pocket money if he keeps doing

it, so he got really angry and chucked his PlayStation out of the window. That’s

a sort of computer thing you can play games on. Bit stupid really, now he

hasn’t even got ____________ to take his mind off things.”

Who is the letter addressed to? [1]

30) “________” he said brightly, shaking Harry by the hand. “Know who you are,

of course, the famous Harry Potter… And you’re Hermione Granger — always

top in everything” (Hermione beamed as she had her hand shaken too) “— and Ron Weasley. Wasn’t that your flying car?”

Ron didn’t smile. The Howler was obviously still on his mind.

“That Lockhart’s something, isn’t he?” said _____ happily as they began filling

their plant pots with dragon dung compost. “Awfully brave chap. Have you read

his books? I’d have died of fear if I’d been cornered in a telephone booth by a werewolf, but he stayed cool and — zap — just fantastic.

“My name was down for Eton, you know. I can’t tell you how glad I am I came

here instead. Of course, Mother was slightly disappointed, but since I made her

read Lockhart’s books I think she’s begun to see how useful it’ll be to have a

fully trained wizard in the family…”

Who said all this?

Answers

School

Travelling

Hospital

Prison

________

Connect and FITB[1]

Mortal Peril, Molly’s Clock

2) Put Funda

Letter sent by Molly to the Dursleys covered in stamps

3) Ron received a Chudley Cannons hat as a Christmas present from Harry

in his 4th year. Although he was very enthused and happy to have got it

then, he found out something during "Care Of Magical Creatures" class

which made him both sad and angry about the gift.

What was it that he found out?

What creatures were being taught about in that class? [1+1]

He found out that leprechaun gold disappears

Nifflers

4) “Well, the Heads of the participating schools are always on the panel,”

said Hermione, and everyone looked around at her, rather surprised,

“because all three of them were injured during the Tournament of 1792,

when a cockatrice the champions were supposed to be catching went on

the rampage.”

She noticed them all looking at her and said, with her usual air of

impatience that nobody else had read all the books she had, “It’s all in

Hogwarts, A History. Though, of course, that book’s not entirely reliable. A

Revised History of Hogwarts would be a more accurate title. Or A Highly

Biased and Selective History of Hogwarts, Which Glosses Over the Nastier

Aspects of the School.”

What ‘Nastier Aspects’ is she talking about?

House elves working at Hogwarts

5) “Well?” said Professor McGonagall, rounding on him. “Is this true?”

“Is what true?” Harry asked, rather more aggressively than he had intended. “Professor?” he added, in an attempt to sound more polite.

“Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?”

“Yes,” said Harry.

“You called her a liar?”

“Yes.”

“You told her He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back?”

“Yes.”

Professor McGonagall sat down behind her desk, watching Harry closely.

Then she said, “_________________”

Have a biscuit, Potter

6) ”He was on the sixth stair when there was a loud, wailing, klaxon-like sound and the steps melted together to make a long, smooth stone slide.

There was a brief moment when Ron tried to keep running, arms working

madly like windmills, then he toppled over backwards and shot down the newly created slide, coming to rest on his back at Harry’s feet.”

What happened here?

They tried to get into the girls’ dorms

7) Harry and Ron were never great students. And pretty much like almost

everyone, had no affinity towards Divination. In 1994, Harry and Ron

overloaded with a lot of homework decided to do the Divination homework

in fluke and write random fake predictions. This although, unrealized

proves significant to the plot of the book.

The predictions came true in the TriwizardTournament

8) ____ Artemis Fido ____

Newt Scamander

9) "The fumes wafting from the trough in the corner of their padlock was

enough to make the entire Care Of Magical Creatures class light headed.

This was unhelpful as they were still tending the horrible X, and needed

their wits about them”

ID X. Why are the contents of the trough there? [1+1]

Blast-ended Skrewts

For the Beauxbatons horses

10) When Harry was transported to Knockturn alley due to his poor

enunciation skills, he met Hagrid there, who saved him from the creepy

strangers. He told harry that people might think he’s up to no good, if they

spotted him in Knockturn Alley.

What was Hagrid doing there?

Buying flesh-eating slug repellent to protect the cabbages

11) Deathly Hallows acts as a debut of sorts for two characters who get

their first ever dialogues in this book, despite having been present in the

series right from Philosopher's Stone.

Who are the characters?

Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle

12) In the Harry Potter movies, The Philosopher’s stone has a scene where

a certain entity leaves the shot frame. For a sentimental factor attached to

this, the same type of entity is shown coming back into a very similar frame

at the end of Deathly Hallows Part 2.

What am I talking about?

Chocolate Frog

13) Hogwarts, however safe Dumbledore claims it to be, has seen a variety

of accidents which Madame Pomfrey attends to with all the skill she

possesses. These range from minor bone injuries to regrowing bones and

include major issues like being petrified by a basilisk or being ravaged by

an unturned werewolf.

There is only one case in which a student is sent to St. Mungos for an

ailment that is beyond even the skills of Poppy Pomfrey.

What incident? Who?[1]

Katie Bell when she was cursed by the necklace

14) In 1992, when Harry recounts his encounter with Dobby, Ron says

that house elves generally come with old rich families and that the

Weasleys can't afford one. He continues on to say that he bets his mother

wishes they had a house elf to help with the ironing though.

Apart from the Weasley family's penury, why is this an impossibility?

House elves can’t be given clothes

(Which begs the question, did Narcissa Malfoy do their laundry?)

15) Now, Ron, the Sorting’s much more important than food,” said Nearly Headless Nick as

“Madley, Laura!” became a Hufflepuff.

“Course it is, if you’re dead,” snapped Ron.

“I do hope this year’s batch of Gryffindors are up to scratch,” said Nearly Headless Nick, applauding as

“McDonald, Natalie!” joined the Gryffindor table. “We don’t want to break our winning streak, do we?”

Gryffindor had won the Inter-House Championship for the last three years in a row.

“Pritchard, Graham!”

“SLYTHERIN!”

“Quirke, Orla!”

“RAVENCLAW!”

And finally, with “Whitby, Kevin!” (“HUFFLEPUFF!”), the Sorting ended. Professor McGonagall picked up the

hat and the stool and carried them away. “About time,” said Ron, seizing his knife and fork and looking

expectantly at his golden plate.

Out of the characters mentioned in this section. One is exceptionally special.

Who and for what reason? [1+1]

Natalie McDonald is the only real-life person to appear in the series.

She is a tribute to a young fan of Harry Potter who had leukaemia.

16) “Is that where —?” whispered Professor McGonagall.

“Yes,” said Dumbledore. “He’ll have that scar forever.”

“Couldn’t you do something about it, Dumbledore?”

“Even if I could, I wouldn’t. Scars can come in handy.”

What evidence does Dumbledore provide to backup that statement?

He has a scar on the back of his knee in the shape of the London Underground

17) We all know that Harry was a Horcrux. And the Horcrux inside Harry had

to be destroyed in order to destroy the Dark Lord, which he did himself in

Harry's 7th year.

Although, in the Chamber of Secrets where Harry was stung by the basilisk

fang, which destroyed 2 of the other Horcruxes, the horcrux inside him

wasn't destroyed.

What's the reason behind this, which also turns out to be the key requirement to destroy a horcrux?

The horcrux container has to be irreparably damaged

18) Connect:

Forbidden Forest

Dungeons

DADA Prof's office

Trophy room

Detention locations

19) "X went out of fashion years ago. You'd be laughed at."

"I don't like Y, they make me sneeze"

"All the kids want Z, they're dead useful“

ID X,Y,Z.[1]

X: Toads (Nobody told Neville’s grandmother)Y: Cats (But he doesn’t mind Crookshanks later)Z: Owl

20) In Harry's first year, while the Weasleys are leaving for Hogwarts, Ginny

starts crying, complaining that she wants to go as well. To this the twins

replied that they'd send her _____, to cheer her up.

They later actually attempt to send one to Harry when he is in the Hospital Wing after his confrontation with Quirrelmort.

Hogwarts toilet seat

21) “He might have died and you wouldn’t know the difference,” said Ron in

disgust. “I tried to turn him yellow yesterday to make him more interesting, but the spell didn’t work. I’ll show you, look…”

He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end.”

What was the white thing?

Unicorn hair

22) Ministry of Magic has a lot of ingenious ways through which one can

enter. Flush yourself down, floo yourself in, apparate.

Although, To get into the Ministry of Magic through the Phone-Booth, you

need to dial a particular number, so as to avoid muggles accidentally getting

What number? Why is it significant?[1]

62442, Spells Magic

23) As much as the characters in the Potterverse love to gossip, the

professors and Ministry are the best. McGonagall, Flitwick, Hagrid and

Fudge were four of the five people whose conversation about Sirius Black

and his betrayal of Harry’s parents was overheard by Harry at the Three

Broomsticks.

Who was the fifth person?

Madam Rosmerta

24) "Each wizarding governing body will be responsible for the concealment,

care and control of all magical beasts, beings, and spirits dwelling within its

territory's borders. Should any such creature cause harm to, or draw the

notice of, the Muggle community, that nation's wizarding governing body will be subject to discipline by the International Confederation of Wizards."

—Clause 73, International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy

Country X is a repeat offender of clause 73 as it houses the world’s largest

Kelpie (large shape- shifting water demon in the British Isles) which has

developed quite a thirst for muggle publicity.

What do the muggles know this particular Kelpie as?

Loch Ness Monster

25) It is thought by some that Thestral hair makes for a unique personality;

completely dispassionate about allegiances and showing no emotion towards the wizard, thereby connecting with the lore of artefact X. There is

also a school of thought that says that the Thestrals’ connection to the concept of death is another key factor in the many deaths surrounding X.

Yet as Hagrid claims, Thestrals maybe the victims of superstition and X’s

nature maybe due a reflection on power and the allure it has for some

people.

What is X?

Elder Wand

26) The Glenfinnan viaduct is built from mass concrete, and has 21

semicircular spans of 50 feet (15 m). It crosses the River Finnan at a height of

100 feet. The viaduct is 18 feet (5.5 m) wide between the parapets. The viaduct is built on a curve of 792 feet (241 m).

It has also featured in a limited edition of Scottish currency notes in 2007 as examples of Scottish engineering.

It is the location on which similar iconic scenes in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th movies

have been shot.

Put funda behind the scene.

Hogwarts Express

27) “It’s been an absolute uproar,” Percy told them importantly the Sunday

evening before they were due to return to Hogwarts. “I’ve been putting out

fires all week. People keep sending Howlers, and of course, if you don’t open

a Howler straight away, it explodes. Scorch marks all over my desk and my best quill reduced to cinders.”

“Why are they all sending Howlers?” asked Ginny, who was mending her

copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi with Spellotape on the rug in

front of the living room fire.

Answer Ginny’s Question.

Complaining about inadequate security at the World Cup

28) “My Lord,” said a dark woman halfway down the table, her voice constricted

with emotion, “it is an honor to have you here, in our family’s house. There can be no higher pleasure.”

She sat beside her sister, as unlike her in looks, with her dark hair and heavily

lidded eyes, as she was in bearing and demeanor; where Narcissa sat rigid and

impassive, Bellatrix leaned toward Voldemort, for mere words could not demonstrate her longing for closeness.

“No higher pleasure,” repeated Voldemort, his head tilted a little to one side as he considered Bellatrix. “That means a great deal, Bellatrix, from you.”

Her face flooded with color; her eyes welled with tears of delight.

“My Lord knows I speak nothing but the truth!”

“No higher pleasure … even compared with the happy event that, I hear, has taken place _____________?”

She stared at him, her lips parted, evidently confused.

“I don’t know what you mean, my Lord.”

What did Lord Voldemort mean?

Lupin’s wedding to Tonks

29) “Thanks for your last letter. That bird was enormous; it could hardly get

through my window. Things are the same as usual here. Dudley’s diet isn’t

going too well. My aunt found him smuggling doughnuts into his room

yesterday. They told him they’d have to cut his pocket money if he keeps doing

it, so he got really angry and chucked his PlayStation out of the window. That’s

a sort of computer thing you can play games on. Bit stupid really, now he

hasn’t even got ____________ to take his mind off things.”

Who is the letter addressed to? [1]

Sirius Black