Preliminary round of the Harry Potter Quiz, conducted at IIT Guwahati, during Quizweek 2016, by Dhrubojit Bhattacharya and Aditya Parashar

1. HARRY POTTER QUIZ
ADITYA PARASHAR
DHRUBOJIT BHATTACHARYA

3. Rules
 There are 25 questions. Each question carries 1 point.
 No Googling. Anti Cheating Charms are placed in the room
 Only Muggles allowed. If any of you are wizards or squibs, please leave now (no
offence)
 Quizmasters are Gods.

4. PRELIMS

5. Q1. Identify this ‘Company’?

6. Q2.
The magic used in the _______ creation is advanced and impressive; it includes
the Homonculous Charm, enabling the possessor *to do something*, and it was also
enchanted to forever repel (as insultingly as possible) the curiosity of the creator’s
nemesis, Severus Snape. What are we talking about here?

7. Q3
What connects Bertha Jorkins, Tom Riddle Sr., Hepzibah Smith and Myrtle Warren?

8. Q4.
When Albus Dumbledore was being discredited by the Ministry of Magic, he was
removed from the Wizengamot and from the International Confederation of Wizards.
He told Bill Weasley that he didn't care what they did to him, as long as they didn't
take him off _______________. FITB.

9. Q5 (1.5 marks)
“X, our loyal Knight, will become a time traveler. He will be sent back in time to some
point in the 19th century to live out the rest of his days as Y, our venerable King. The
exact mechanics of his journey in time are unclear, though we do believe it is
unavoidable, and that it will in fact be the very move that enables Harry's eventual
defeat of Voldemort (the checkmate) and that it will also have something to do with
the White Queen (Bellatrix). Though you may think us a couple of nutters for making
such an outrageous claim, we do indeed have evidence. Lots and lots of evidence.”
Which fan theory? Give me X and Y.

10. Q6. Minimal poster for?

11. Q7 List of What? FITB. (0.25 each)
 ____________ (Sixth and Seventh Year, if demand is high)
 Apparition (Sixth Year)
 Arithmancy
 ______________
 Divination
 _______________
 Study of Ancient Runes.

12. Q8
In 2014, rumours that the Haiti was using __________ to intimidate other teams were
dismissed by the ICWQC as untrue. However, the rumours proved true when ________
attacked crowds in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, leading
to 300 casualties.
Like most creatures that dwell in darkness, ______, who are creatures summoned by
Dark Wizards to do their bidding, they fear fire. What am I talking about?

13. Q9
Among his honours are Order of Merlin, Third Class; Honorary Member of the Dark
Force Defence League; and five-time winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile
Award. He invented an Occamy egg yolk shampoo, which was too dangerous and
expensive for open market; it subsequently became his dream to market these
products. His favourite colour is lilac. Who?

14. Q10
Formula for what? (Give me ‘t’)
Where bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c) and a fifth
unknown variable (Z), as taught to first year students at Hogwarts

15. Q11
Ashwinder eggs are a common ingredient in many varieties of this, as are rose thorns,
peppermint, and Moonstone, and inventors include Laverne de Montmorency and the
Weasley twins. Known ‘victims’ include Ron Weasley and Tom Riddle Sr. What?

16. Q12
The entrance to the X is located in a nook on the right hand side of the kitchen
corridor, concealed behind a stack of barrels. In order to reveal the entrance, no
password is required. Instead, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle
of the second row, in the rhythm of ‘____________’, which will make the lid swing open,
exposing a passageway that will lead to the basement when crawled through.
However, if the wrong lid is tapped or the wrong rhythm is used, the intruder will be
doused in vinegar and barred access. What is X?

17. Q13
These are typically in the shape of an oval, five-hundred feet long and one-hundred
eighty feet wide, with a small central circle of approximately two feet in diameter,
from which ‘a few things’ are released at the start. At each end there are three
hooped ________ of different heights, surrounded by a scoring area. What are ‘these’?

18. Q14
Whose last words are “Come on, you can do better than that!” in the books and
“Nice one, James!” in the movies?

19. Q15
What has been blanked out?

20. Q16
The Whomping Willow was planted around the year 1971 to disguise the opening of
a secret passage leading from the Hogwarts grounds to the Shrieking Shack in the
village of Hogsmeade. It had a small knot near the base. When that was pressed, the
tree would become immobilised. Why was it important in between 1971-1978?

21. Q17
“Well, this Hallowe'en will be my five-hundredth deathday.” – Nearly Headless Nick
(died 1492).
What is the importance of this statement for everyone out here?

22. Q18
Inexhaustive list of?
 Dragon’s head(in Latin)
 Pig Snout
 Greater Luck(in Latin)
 Banana Fritters
 Mimbulus mimbletonia
 How are You(in Latin)
 Tapeworm

23. Q19
In a 2005 interview around the same time Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was
published, Rowling stated that it was not a coincidence that he was defeated in 1945,
hinting at a connection with Adolf Hitler and at least the European front of World War
II. X seems to be the wizarding version of Adolf Hitler. As referenced by Rowling, the
date of X's duel with _________ coincides with the downfall of Nazi Germany. There are
other similarities as well. X adopted an ancient symbol as his sigil just as the Nazis
adopted the manji, switching its facing to create the swastika, itself an ancient
symbol.
Gimme X.

24. Q20
His filthy clothing and lack of wand managed to convince most of the questioning
committee, although Y, an authority on Non-Human Spiritous Apparitions that was
among them, recognised certain telltale signs in X's appearance that made him
suggest that X should be kept in detention until the next full moon, which was,
coincidentally, one day away. The ignorant committee members thought it
unnecessary, and started taunting Y (“Y, you just stick to Welsh Boggarts, that's what
you're good at"), who grew angry and described werewolves as "soulless, evil,
deserving of nothing but death". Shortly before Z, Y's son, turned five, he was
attacked by X. As the little boy slept peacefully in his bed, X forced open his window
and bit him.
X and Z are? Part points

25. Q21
The J was first commissioned in 1865 as a method for underage or infirm wizards, the
idea was proposed by then-Minister Dugald McPhail. Inside, during the night, the X
has beds, curtained windows, candles burning in brackets beside each bed, and
thirteen Sickles buys a cup of hot chocolate, while fifteen gets a hot water bottle and
a toothbrush in any colour. During the day, there are just seats that are apparently
not bolted down.

26. Q22
If the fronts of 11th and 13th are each 100ft wide, then the distance measured and
the distance shown on maps should be 200ft. A muggle wouldn't measure 200ft if
they were there in person, but then see a distance corresponding to 300ft displayed
on a map for numbers 11 and 13. How would wizards explain this ‘mathematical’
anomaly?

27. Q23
D was a wizard and one of the original Death Eaters of Lord Voldemort. He fought in
the First Wizarding War, during which he tortured many Muggles, and wizards and
witches who were not supporters of the Dark Lord. Along with four other Death Eaters he
participated in the murders of Fabian and Gideon Prewett. D was caught, convicted of
these crimes, and sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban. He escaped after
Voldemort's return and the start of the Second Wizarding War, in the mass break-
out of 1996, and participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, where he was
re-captured and incarcerated. He attacked Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron
Weasley at Tottenham Court Road, but they were defeated and his memory was wiped.
In 1998, D fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, during which he killed L . At the climax of the
battle, he engaged Filius Flitwick in a duel, and was defeated.
Give me L and D.

28. Q24
T are social creatures who live in herds. Hagrid states that they are "dead clever", and,
in fact, trained T are smart enough to understand their rider's words when they ask to
travel to a specific location.
These magical creatures can be found in dark environments, and the forest is their
natural habitat. They communicate with each other through a shrill and strange shriek
that resembles some sort of monstrous bird.
They appear to be loyal creatures, able to discern a friend from an enemy and
offering help to humans in need of transportation. T would forcefully attack anyone
or anything they see as a threat and, in the unusual case of domesticated T, any
enemy of its owners.
T is?

29. Q25
X (1941 –2014) was an Australian journalist, television reporter and presenter. A
veteran police and crime reporter whose career spanned more than fifty years, X first
joined Ten Eyewitness News, a nightly news show on Network Ten, in 1978. In 2013, X
became the first recipient of the Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award. Hamish
McLean, the CEO of Ten Network Holdings , called X "a giant of Australian
journalism." According to Ten Eyewitness News presenter Sandra Sully, a "journalist of
the year" award, named in honor of X, would continue to be awarded in his memory.
Why would X be remembered in today’s quiz?
Pic on the next slide

31. ANSWERS TIME

32. Q1. Identify this ‘Company’?

33. WEASLEY’S WIZARDING WHEEZES

34. Q2.
The magic used in the _______ creation is advanced and impressive; it includes
the Homonculous Charm, enabling the possessor *to do something*, and it was also
enchanted to forever repel (as insultingly as possible) the curiosity of the creator’s
nemesis, Severus Snape. What are we talking about here?

35. Marauder’s Map

36. Q3
What connects Bertha Jorkins, Tom Riddle Sr., Hepzibah Smith and Myrtle Warren?

37. Death for Voldemort’s Horcruxes

38. Q4.
When Albus Dumbledore was being discredited by the Ministry of Magic, he was
removed from the Wizengamot and from the International Confederation of Wizards.
He told Bill Weasley that he didn't care what they did to him, as long as they didn't
take him off _______________. FITB.

39. Chocolate Frog Cards

40. Q5
“X, our loyal Knight, will become a time traveler. He will be sent back in time to some
point in the 19th century to live out the rest of his days as Y, our venerable King. The
exact mechanics of his journey in time are unclear, though we do believe it is
unavoidable, and that it will in fact be the very move that enables Harry's eventual
defeat of Voldemort (the checkmate) and that it will also have something to do with
the White Queen (Bellatrix). Though you may think us a couple of nutters for making
such an outrageous claim, we do indeed have evidence. Lots and lots of evidence.”
Which fan theory?

41. Ronbledore

42. Q6. Minimal poster for?

43. Ministry Of Magic

44. Q7 List of What? FITB. (0.25 each)
 ____________ (Sixth and Seventh Year, if demand is high)
 Apparition (Sixth Year)
 Arithmancy
 ______________
 Divination
 _______________
 Study of Ancient Runes.

45. Electives in the Sixth Year
 Alchemy (Sixth and Seventh Year, if demand is high)
 Apparition (Sixth Year)
 Arithmancy
 Care Of Magical Creatures
 Divination
 Muggle Studies
 Study of Ancient Runes.

46. Q8
In 2014, rumours that the Haiti was using __________ to intimidate other teams were
dismissed by the ICWQC as untrue. However, the rumours proved true when ________
attacked crowds in the opening ceremony of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup, leading
to 300 casualties.
Like most creatures that dwell in darkness, ______, who are creatures summoned by
Dark Wizards to do their bidding, they fear fire. What am I talking about?

47. Inferi

48. Q9
Among his honours are Order of Merlin, Third Class; Honorary Member of the Dark
Force Defence League; and five-time winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile
Award. He invented an Occamy egg yolk shampoo, which was too dangerous and
expensive for open market; it subsequently became his dream to market these
products. His favourite colour is lilac. Who?

49. Gilderoy Lockhart

50. Q10
Formula for what? (Give me ‘t’)
Where bodyweight (a), viciousness (v), wand power (w), concentration (c) and a fifth
unknown variable (Z), as taught to first year students at Hogwarts

51. Transfiguration

52. Q11
Ashwinder eggs are a common ingredient in many varieties of this, as are rose thorns,
peppermint, and Moonstone, and inventors include Laverne de Montmorency and the
Weasley twins. Known ‘victims’ include Ron Weasley and Tom Riddle Sr. What?

53. Love Potion

54. Q12
The entrance to the X is located in a nook on the right hand side of the kitchen
corridor, concealed behind a stack of barrels. In order to reveal the entrance, no
password is required. Instead, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle
of the second row, in the rhythm of ‘____________’, which will make the lid swing open,
exposing a passageway that will lead to the basement when crawled through.
However, if the wrong lid is tapped or the wrong rhythm is used, the intruder will be
doused in vinegar and barred access. What is X?

55. Hufflepuff Common Room

56. Q13
These are typically in the shape of an oval, five-hundred feet long and one-hundred
eighty feet wide, with a small central circle of approximately two feet in diameter,
from which ‘a few things’ are released at the start. At each end there are three
hooped ________ of different heights, surrounded by a scoring area. What are ‘these’?

57. Quidditch Pitches

58. Q14
Whose last words are “Come on, you can do better than that!” in the books and
“Nice one, James!” in the movies?

59. Sirius Black
To Bellatrix and Harry respectively

60. Q15
What has been blanked out?

62. Q16
The Whomping Willow was planted around the year 1971 to disguise the opening of
a secret passage leading from the Hogwarts grounds to the Shrieking Shack in the
village of Hogsmeade. It had a small knot near the base. When that was pressed, the
tree would become immobilised. Why was it important in between 1971-1978?

63. Allow Lupin to go to Shrieking Shack
when transformed.

64. Q17
“Well, this Hallowe'en will be my five-hundredth deathday.” – Nearly Headless Nick
(died 1492).
What is the importance of this statement for everyone out here?

65. Figure out the time/year of the events of
Harry Potter

66. Q18
Inexhaustive list of?
 Dragon’s head(in Latin)
 Pig Snout
 Greater Luck(in Latin)
 Banana Fritters
 Mimbulus mimbletonia
 How are You(in Latin)
 Tapeworm

67. Gryffindor Common Room passwords

68. Q19
In a 2005 interview around the same time Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was
published, Rowling stated that it was not a coincidence that he was defeated in 1945,
hinting at a connection with Adolf Hitler and at least the European front of World War
II. X seems to be the wizarding version of Adolf Hitler. As referenced by Rowling, the
date of X's duel with _________ coincides with the downfall of Nazi Germany. There are
other similarities as well. X adopted an ancient symbol as his sigil just as the Nazis
adopted the manji, switching its facing to create the swastika, itself an ancient
symbol.
Gimme X.

69. Gellert Grindelwald

70. Q20
His filthy clothing and lack of wand managed to convince most of the questioning
committee, although Y, an authority on Non-Human Spiritous Apparitions that was
among them, recognised certain telltale signs in X's appearance that made him
suggest that X should be kept in detention until the next full moon, which was,
coincidentally, one day away. The ignorant committee members thought it
unnecessary, and started taunting Y (“Y, you just stick to Welsh Boggarts, that's what
you're good at"), who grew angry and described werewolves as "soulless, evil,
deserving of nothing but death". Shortly before Z, Y's son, turned five, he was
attacked by X. As the little boy slept peacefully in his bed, X forced open his window
and bit him.
X and Z are? Part points

71. Fenrir Greyback; Remus Lupin

72. Q21
The J was first commissioned in 1865 as a method for underage or infirm wizards, the
idea was proposed by then-Minister Dugald McPhail. Inside, during the night, the X
has beds, curtained windows, candles burning in brackets beside each bed, and
thirteen Sickles buys a cup of hot chocolate, while fifteen gets a hot water bottle and
a toothbrush in any colour. During the day, there are just seats that are apparently
not bolted down.

73. Knight Bus

74. Q22
If the fronts of 11th and 13th are each 100ft wide, then the distance measured and
the distance shown on maps should be 200ft. A muggle wouldn't measure 200ft if
they were there in person, but then see a distance corresponding to 300ft displayed
on a map for numbers 11 and 13. How would wizards explain this ‘mathematical’
anomaly?

75. 12 Grimmauld Place

76. Q23
D was a wizard and one of the original Death Eaters of Lord Voldemort. He fought in
the First Wizarding War, during which he tortured many Muggles, and wizards and
witches who were not supporters of the Dark Lord. Along with four other Death Eaters he
participated in the murders of Fabian and Gideon Prewett. D was caught, convicted of
these crimes, and sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban. He escaped after
Voldemort's return and the start of the Second Wizarding War, in the mass break-
out of 1996, and participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, where he was
re-captured and incarcerated. He attacked Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron
Weasley at Tottenham Court Road, but they were defeated and his memory was wiped.
In 1998, D fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, during which he killed L . At the climax of the
battle, he engaged Filius Flitwick in a duel, and was defeated.
Give me L and D.

77. Antolin Dolohov; Remus Lupin

78. Q24
T are social creatures who live in herds. Hagrid states that they are "dead clever", and,
in fact, trained T are smart enough to understand their rider's words when they ask to
travel to a specific location.
These magical creatures can be found in dark environments, and the forest is their
natural habitat. They communicate with each other through a shrill and strange shriek
that resembles some sort of monstrous bird.
They appear to be loyal creatures, able to discern a friend from an enemy and
offering help to humans in need of transportation. T would forcefully attack anyone
or anything they see as a threat and, in the unusual case of domesticated T, any
enemy of its owners.
T is?

79. Thestral

80. Q25
X (1941 –2014) was an Australian journalist, television reporter and presenter. A
veteran police and crime reporter whose career spanned more than fifty years, X first
joined Ten Eyewitness News, a nightly news show on Network Ten, in 1978. In 2013, X
became the first recipient of the Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award. Hamish
McLean, the CEO of Ten Network Holdings , called X "a giant of Australian
journalism." According to Ten Eyewitness News presenter Sandra Sully, a "journalist of
the year" award, named in honor of X, would continue to be awarded in his memory.
Why would X be remembered in today’s quiz?
Pic on the next slide

82. Harry Potter – The Journalist Who Lived :P