Harry Potter Book Night

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The theme of this year’s Harry Potter Book Night is ‘Magical Journeys’.
As readers, we see Harry and his fellow characters travel on many
enchanting journeys to mysterious and wondrous places by a variety of
magical means.
We invite you to put your Harry Potter knowledge to the test in this
fun, interactive quiz.
The quiz is made up of 15 questions that relate
to the theme of ‘Magical Journeys’.
Good luck!

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1. What is the name of the steam train that takes students to Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
a) Hagrid’s Express
b) Wizards’ Express
Well done! That’s correct.
c) Hogwarts Express
d) School Express
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again!

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2. Where does Harry travel to on his first ride inside the flying
Ford Anglia?
a) Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
b) 4 Privet Drive (the Dursley’s home)
c) Hagrid’s cabin
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d) The Burrow (the Weasley’s home)
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again!

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3. What is the name of the magical dust that, when thrown into a
fireplace, allows a witch or wizard to travel from one place to another?
a) Floo Powder
b) Vanishing Powder
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c) Whizz Powder
d) Shifting Powder
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again!

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4. Which one these statements about the Knight Bus is false?
a) The Knight Bus is purple.
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b) The Knight Bus contains beds.
c) The Knight Bus is a double-decker bus.
d) The Knight Bus operates in the
day and at night time.
The Knight Bus is not a
double-decker
bus but is, in
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fact, again!
a triple-decker bus!

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5. What is the name of the magical form of transportation that allows
people from the magical World of Harry Potter to travel from one
location to another instantly?
a) Dissipation
b) Transmission
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c) Apparition
d) Relocation
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again!

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6. How did Hagrid transport baby Harry Potter to Privet Drive in the
opening chapter of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’?
a) by broomstick
b) by the flying Ford Anglia car
c) by using a magic spell
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d) by magical motorbike
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again!

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7. In the book ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’, how did
Harry end up in Knockturn Alley?
a) He touched the wrong bricks in the courtyard
behind the Leaky Cauldron pub.
b) He didn’t speak clearly when trying
to travel by Floo network.
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c) He got off the Knight Bus
at the wrong stop.
d) He took a wrong turn at
Diagon Alley.
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again!

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8. What is the name of the section of the Ministry of Magic that
has responsibility for wizardly transportation?
a) the Office for Magical Transportation
b) the Society for Magical Transportation
c) the Board of Magical
Transportation
d) the Department of Magical
Transportation
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again!

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9. Where are Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory transported to
after touching the Triwizard Cup in the book ‘Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire’?
a) a cellar
b) a prison cell
Well done! That’s correct.
c) a cave
d) a graveyard
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again!

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10. The Durmstrang ship features in
‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’.
What is special about this ship?
a) It can fly.
b) It can change size.
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c) It can travel under water.
d) It can become invisible.
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again!

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11. Which magical creature is Harry riding in this illustration?
a) a dragon
b) a Thestral
c) a griffin
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d) a Hippogriff
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again!

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12. In ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’, who or what interrupts
Harry and his friends’ journey on board the Hogwarts Express?
a) Sirius Black
b) Lord Voldemort
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c) Hagrid
d) a Dementor
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again!

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13. In the book ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’, who gave
Harry his Nimbus Two Thousand broomstick?
a) Professor Dumbledore
b) Hagrid
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c) his parents
d) Professor McGonagall
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again!

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14. In which book do Harry, Hermione and Ron flee Gringotts bank on
the back of a dragon?
a) ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’
b) ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’
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That’s correct.
c) ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’
d) ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’
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again!

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15. Which character gives Harry the following advice before he attempts to
ride Buckbeak the Hippogriff?
‘Yeh climb up there, jus’ behind the wing joint,’ said
‘an’
mind yeh don’ pull any of his feathers out, he won’ like that …’
a) Hagrid
b) Draco Malfoy
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c) Professor Dumbledore
d) Ron Weasley
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again!