The Real "Harry Potter"-Book 5

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1. In book 5, Harry is tried for the "crime" of using magic outside Hogwarts by the Wizengamot. From what culture is the name "Wizengamot" derived? Anglo-Saxon British German Norse

2. The hospital in Book 5 was called St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Who was the real St. Mungo? A seventh-century bishop in Scotland A tenth-century cleric in Britain This is a made-up name; there is no such saint A 13th-century nun from Poland

3. Throughout most of this novel, Harry's arch-nemesis is Professor Umbridge, his Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Umbridge's name is most likely derived from a phrase that means... to be toadlike to be ugly to feel offended to be overbearing

4. "Occlumency" is not, in reality, a word. However, it seems to be derived from a familiar, real word that means "to block." What is this word? Answer: (One word)

5. What is the literal translation of the name "Albus Dumbledore"? Cold bumbler Phoenix trainer Fine teacher White bumblebee

6. Many of the creatures studied in the Care of Magical Creatures class or encountered by Hogwarts students are based on mythological animals. Many others were made up by J.K. Rowling. Which of the following *is* a mythological creature? Bowtruckle Knarl Thestral Hippogriff

7. Dobby the house-elf gets his name from another kind of creature. In English folklore, what is a dobby? A dark elf A horse A hobgoblin A dwarf

8. Percy Weasley's owl takes its name, quite appropriately, from the Greek messenger god. Who is this god? Answer: (One Word)

9. Mundungus Fletcher is a disreputable little wizard with a penchant for trading in stolen goods. What, exactly, does mundungus mean? Cheap, smelly tobacco Fertilizer world Foul-smelling dung heap World's fingernail

10. Remus Lupin, the werewolf, has a name that is a double reminder of his traits. From what languages are his two names derived? Latin, Greek Greek, Latin French, Latin Latin, Latin