Harry Potter Quiz 2017 (Prelims and Finals)

PRELIMS
20 Questions
(With answers)

1
• ‘X’ is a term used for a criminally wanted wizard by the Ministry of
Magic. While Harry is noted to be the greatest ‘X’ of the time (with a
bounty of 200,000 galleons), there were many others, mainly those
who were sympathizers of muggles; or members of the Order.
Any muggle-born who refused to register at the Muggle-Born
Registration Commission or spoke the name "Voldemort" after
the taboo had been placed on it became a/an ‘X’ as well and would
have to face similar consequences. What is ‘X’?

2
• X used to live at Hogwarts although did not lead a very social life. On
his chocolate card, although the description described him to be a
bane for Hogwarts students who wanted to fully enjoy the Hogwarts
grounds, he was an apparently benign being as it allowed students to
exchange eatables and also rescued students at certain occasions.
Ron once said that dating Lavender Brown would be like dating X,
because the more he hinted he wanted to finish, the tighter she held
on. ID X.

3
• X was a student at Hogwarts in the 1970s. According to popular
stories, he sustained several injuries including losing an eyeball while
trying to get close enough to the Whomping Willow to touch its
trunk. Following this incident, students were forbidden to go near the
Willow for their own safety. ID X.

• Undetectable extension charm

6
________ was a witch who lived in the Middle Ages. She allowed
herself to be caught forty-seven times in various disguises by witch-
hunters, who tried to burn her at the stake. With the use of a Flame-
Freezing Charm, however, the flames were rendered harmless, creating
only a gentle tickling sensation which she enjoyed.

7. Connect:
Tibbles
Snowy
Paws
Tufty

8.
“By the time I became Headmaster, however, X had mellowed
considerably, although there were always those who took the cynical
view that with only one and a half of his original limbs remaining to
him, he was forced to take life at a quieter pace”
-Prof Dumbledore

9 Identify the periodical from this
picture.
It has had famous contributors like
McGonagall and Albus Dumbledore.
Ps. The motto of the magazine says:
“The magazine that changes, lives”

10
• During the 1995-96 school year, Hogwarts was struck by an epidemic
of an illness in retaliation for the new headmistress’ tyrannical rule.
Believed to have been created by Fred and George, this disease made
the patient develop symptoms like extremely high fevers, vomiting,
bleeding from nose, and syncope over a very short period of time.
These massive waves of illnesses led the headmistress to scream and
shriek with rage upon entering the classrooms. Despite her efforts to
trace down the source, the students stubbornly told her they were
suffering from this syndrome and couldn’t help. ID this disease.

11
• Consumption of this pill makes the person purple in the face and
straining hard during certain times of the day, giving the same
physical expression as if they’re trying to practice non verbal spells for
the first time. The pills can be mashed up and mixed with food or
drink. When given to sufficient number of unknowing takers, it makes
them forget about bigger problems and be mesmerized by this new
sensation. What is the popular term for this epidemic phenomenon?

13
• ________ is a malleable metal alloy. It is traditionally composed of
85–99% tin, mixed with copper, antimony, bismuth, and
sometimes lead, although the use of lead is less common
today. Silver is also sometimes used. Copper and antimony act as
hardeners while lead is more common in the lower grades of the
metal, which have a bluish tint. _______ has a low melting point,
around 170–230 °C (338–446 °F), depending on the exact mixture of
metals. It is frequently used to make cauldrons in the wizard world.
Which metal?

• Flavours of Bertie Bott’s every flavour beans

16
• Quidditch is seen to be extremely popular in Europe. However, it is
not much seen to be played in Asia. According to JKR, Japan was the
only country where quidditch was popular. Why wasn’t it played
much in the other countries?

• Fowl or foul? A study of Hippogriff brutality

18. Connect
• Peacock
• Eagle
• Pheasant
• Phoenix
• Fwooper

• Feathers used to make quills

20.
• Damocles is revealed to be the name of the inventor of a certain
potion that uses aconite. If not used correctly, it becomes a deadly
poison. Give the potion made and the condition it cures.

FINALS
Harry Potter Quiz, Pulse 2017
AIIMS, New Delhi

1
• The X is a marine beast resembling a rat with a growth on its back
resembling a sea anemone, found on the coastal areas of Britain. The
favoured prey of the X are crustaceans, though they will also go for
the feet of any human foolish enough to step on them. The growth on
the X's back may be pickled and eaten to improve one's resistance
to jinxes, although eating an excess of pickled X may cause one to
grow unsightly purple ear hair. The tentacles of this creature are
included in a preparation which comes in handy to treat regular cuts
and bruises or even the more severe ones likely to be acquired by the
black quill. Another interesting use of this preparation is as a remedy
for boils caused by the products in the Skiving Snack boxes. ID X.

3
• Wyvern of Wye, was terrorising the West Country. X, who was a close
aide of Merlin himself, was appointed the task of defeating it. X's first
attempt to combat the creature ended with his original horse killed
and his wand, sword, and visor destroyed. X barely managed to
escape alive. Unlike most would in such a scenario, however, he
refused to give up. At the very least wanting to accept a valiant death,
he seized a fatter and shorter variant of a horse from a nearby
meadow and charged towards the Wyvern, brandishing his broken
wand. Though he was eaten, the broken wand pierced through the
Wyvern's tongue and caused the fumes from its stomach to ignite,
causing the beast to explode. X and his midget ride apparently
survived the encounter. Who is X? Which creature was he riding?

• Hogwarts letters received by Harry. (more red points = more letters)

1
You are on Buckbeak, racing against time to save Sirius Black. He is
locked in a room, waiting for the dementors to administer the kiss.
Only problem is, you’re not very sure now about which window Prof
Dumbledore told you to go to. Think hard and try to recall.
____th window from the right/ left on the _____th floor.

2
• You are Hagrid, and have just reached the Leaky Cauldron with Harry.
You need to enter Diagon Alley. Tap the right brick.
• ___ Up ___ Across

3
You’re walking across the lawn and find and find a piece of parchment
lying on the ground. Thinking that it might contain some hidden
message in invisible ink, you use a revealing charm.
Write the incantation.

4
• You are Dumbledore, watching Quidditch. You see a hazy speck falling
from the sky. Looks like a student fell off his broom. What do you do?
(Incantation)

5
• Ron just fell down and broke his leg. He needs immediate first aid to
support his broken leg while taking him to the hospital wing. What do
you do?

6
• You’re in a muggle annual farm produce competition. Suddenly you
see that your opponent has brought a bigger pumpkin than you have,
shattering your lifelong dream of winning this competition. Secretly,
you use a spell on your pumpkin causing it to increase in size. What is
the incantation?

Answers
1. 13th window from the right, 7th floor
2. 3 up, 2 across
3. Aperecium
4. Arresto momentum
5. Ferula
6. Engorgio

TEAM UP
Infinite bounce, pounce

1
• Where would you find the following?
• “Mutant skeletons, of muggles who had broken in and grown extra
heads and stuff”

2
• “Half a dozen bedsteads beside curtained windows . Candles burning
in brackets beside each bed, illuminating the wooden paneled walls.
A tiny wizard in some corner; in a night cap, muttering in his sleep ‘No
thanks now, I’m picking up some slugs’ ”

3
• A very disordered and dusty environment. Paper peeling from the
walls, stains all over the floor. Every piece of furniture was broken as
though somebody had smashed it. The windows are all boarded up. A
wooden chair with large chunks torn off and one leg ripped off.

4
• Copper kettle
• Sausages
• Teapot
• Poker
• Dormice
• Cake
• Keys
• Slug pellets
• Strings
• Coins
• teabags

5
• "My dear X, haven't we given Y all the chances he deserves? He gives
us all a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost.”
• 5 points: Who is Y?
• 5 points: Who is X; Who is X speaking to?

• Y= peeves
• X= Friar, lines said by Nearly Headless Nick

Rules
• 4 clues will be displayed to identify a character related to HP world
• The first clue will be a (lateral) synonym of the name (first or last) of the
character
• Next three clues will be something pointing/ related to the character in
decreasing order of difficulty
• 90 seconds per clue
• All questions are open to all teams
• Pounce (+40/-10, +30/-20, +20/-30, +10/-40)
• Scores at the end of this round will be divided by 4 before adding to the
total scores.
• Example

2.
Fickle* Stump
Constant Vigilance Order of the
phoenix

5.
Density* Department of
Magical law enforcement
Imperio Minister of magic

• Dudely’s birthday presents

“So, Ron Weasley, that’s exactly what I did!” said Hermione as she smiled at the bemused look on Ron’s face a fortnight later. She then slammed a large volume
onto the nearby table. Ron gave her a disgusted look as he opened the book. “You wrote a foreword?” Ron exclaimed as he flipped through the pages.
“Hermione, I’m barely finding time to do homework and you manage to write an entire book?” Ron looked at her with a half-annoyed, half-deeply impressed
face. Hermione merely shrugged and then proceeded to go back to doing homework. But it appeared that her concentration was in vain as Harry’s booming
voice was prominently announcing, “The Ministry are morons,” from the giant Quibbler posted on the wall. Her irritation grew, and she soon announced that she
couldn’t concentrate and continued up to her dormitory. Ron shook his head and looked to Harry, who was trying to subdue the spell that Fred and George had
put on the poster that afternoon. It was still shouting things, though half-heartedly. In the last few minutes, it had taken to repeating “dung” over and over again
in a squeaky voice that was very unlike Harry’s and very reminiscent of Professor Umbridge’s. “I didn’t mean that she should actually write a book,” said Ron,
staring at the volume. Harry merely shrugged as he finally resorted to tearing down the Quibbler and tossing it out the window. “I mean this is just mad,” said
Ron as he once again flipped through the pages, as if not believing that there were actual words written on them. “Well, maybe she translated why she wrote it
in there,” said Harry, who finally sat down, looking thoroughly exhausted. “I’m not going to read it,” said Ron resolutely as he pushed the book aside and instead
picked up his potions essay. Harry quietly agreed as the two resumed their homework and tried to block out the noisy sounds of a few Gryffindor third-years at
the other side of the common room. After a few minutes, the scratching of Ron’s quill stopped and he looked once again to the large book residing on the table.
“It probably doesn’t even make sense,” said Ron, after a few more minutes of staring at it. Waiting for a response, he looked to Harry, but it appeared that other
things were occupying him. The chatty third-years were now bombarding him with questions and begging him to retell the account of his interview.
“Please Harry, tell it one more time!” screeched a curly-haired girl, who sounded as if her voice box had recently been transfigured into a chew toy.
“After all, we consider it so very brave of you,” sighed a dark-haired first-year who was sitting at Harry’s feet, apparently ready for a good bedtime story.
Harry was rubbing his scar, and a frown had appeared upon his face. He got up quickly, which frightened a long-legged girl who was pushed backward and ended
up in somersault position.
“I’m going to bed!” Harry exclaimed, still rubbing his scar. The girls surrounding moaned and, still resolute, followed Harry up the stairs, but were shut up when
he slammed the door to the dormitory.
Ron watched as the third-years proceeded down the stairs. Some were crying, others were shaking their heads as if words were beneath them.
Ron’s eyes wandered once again to the book lying on the table. He looked around the common room. The third-years were sitting at the opposite side trying to
comfort the long-legged girl, who looked absolutely mortified. Fred and George were demonstrating some new invention of theirs. It appeared to be shrinking
bubble gum, as every time George blew a bubble he seemed to shrink an inch.
Knowing that no one was watching him, Ron carefully opened the book and read the title page. Which book?

• Translating mad things girls do so boys can understand them

4
• The following pictorial representation shows the positions of pure blood witches and wizards plotted on a
spectrum from blue (having least X characteristics) to red (having most X characteristics). Points on the blue
end of the spectrum tend to have only views, or differing opinions than what was expected of them; while
those on the red end of the spectrum have definite concrete ties and associations which make them
despicable in their immediate society. What is X?

5 This graph shows the pharmacokinetics of a
substance when given via the oral route (blue
part). Although it isn’t clear whether this
phenomenon is dependent upon the
concentration of the substance in the blood, or
the time after the substance was ingested; this
substance does cause different sets of
symptoms during different times. In spite of
lack of conclusive evidence due to small sample
size, the first symptom to appear most
commonly is pain, mostly in the abdomen.
Subsequently, other symptoms like delirium and
thirst appear. Symptoms also frequently overlap
temporally. An interesting finding is that all of
these symptoms appear very quickly (just
seconds after oral dose), making the study
difficult to conduct, in addition to other factors
like lack of willing participants. What is this
substance?

• Drink of despair/ emerald potion

• Names of Dragons in Harry Potter

Mega-connect
• 5 questions, will move like a dry round (pounce, bounce)
• Answer to each question goes in the mega connect.
• You can pounce after any of the questions.
• Points +50/-10, +40/-20…

1
• A Minister for Magic, her parents were ‘bemused by her oddities’
when she was a child. X started out in the Department for the
Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Among various
accomplishments, X published a translation of ‘Tales of Beedle the
Bard’. Was also featured on a Chocolate Frog Card. Owned a half-
kneazle.

2
• Before attending Hogwarts, X was revealed to have already had a
level of control over her magic, which was a rare skill. Eventually
made Head Girl of Hogwarts. Died while in hiding under the Fidelius
Charm on Halloween night, 1981.
• Identify X.

3
• A book about vampires mentioned in the text are ‘Voyages with
vampires’. Another is ‘Blood Brothers: My life among the Vampires’.
The former was by Gilderoy Lockhart. Who wrote the latter?

4
• Had been interested in the news since he was a student, X went on to
become the editor in chief for the Daily Prophet. The Prophet was
criticised because of the Ministry of Magic’s strong influence over it.
• ID X

5
• Member of a family that was "big in the Ministry”, X enjoyed a sour
relationship with Harry Potter. Was smitten by Hermoine Granger.
Described as being extremely boastful, he once described how he ate
a pound of Doxy Eggs for a bet.
• Identify X.

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