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Pottermania - Beastly Tails Trivia Quiz

The Harry Potter-mania grows by the day! Let's see how up-to-date you are on Harry's life and times, with a few easy questions on the fantastic creatures from the first four books. Quiz created with major inputs by Varun, age 11.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ruma. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Ruma

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,024

Updated
Feb 20 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
22102

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. A purplish plant with magical restorative properties, uprooting this can be fatal, as 'the cry of a fully-grown one can kill, and those of little seedlings can knock one out for hours...' In "The Chamber of Secrets", what does this refer to? Hint

Venomous Tentacula

Mandrake

Polyjuice

Fluxweed

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Question 2 of 10

2. Professor Dumbledore's pet comes to a very startling and gruesome end by bursting into flames before Harry's stunned eyes in "The Chamber of Secrets." What type of pet was it? Hint

Slinky, a snake

Errol, an owl

Crookshanks, a cat

Fawkes, a phoenix

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Question 3 of 10

3. In "The Goblet of Fire," what did Hagrid teach the Hogwarts' students to take care of in the Care of Magical Creatures class? Hint

Pimply-faced demonoids

Venom-spitting bears

Blast-ended Skrewts

Fire-breathing dragons

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is Ron's owl's name in "The Goblet of Fire"? Hint

Derek

Pigwidgeon

Glider

Wormtail

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Book 1, the blood of a mythical creature is said to make a person strong and powerful. What is this creature? Hint

Unicorn

Dragon

Griffin

Centaur

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is Hagrid's pet dog's name? Hint

Fang

Cottonball

Toothy

Buckbeak

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does Ron Weasley's older brother Charlie, go to Romania to study? Hint

Demons

Vampires

Dragons

Unicorns

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "The Goblet of Fire", what is the name of Lord Voldemort's snake? Hint

PoisonFang

Nagini

Slitheree

Wormtail

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone", Hagrid is given a dragon egg out of which hatches a rather dangerous dragon. What is its original name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Once again, Hagrid invites trouble in "The Prisoner of Azkaban" when a Hippogriff in his Care of Magical Creatures class attacks Draco Malfoy. Name the pet Hippogriff, which is then condemned to be put down.... Hint

Crookshanks

Aragog

Flobberworm

Buckbeak

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Mandrake

The class must wear earmuffs to protect themselves while re-potting Mandrakes!

2. Professor Dumbledore's pet comes to a very startling and gruesome end by bursting into flames before Harry's stunned eyes in "The Chamber of Secrets." What type of pet was it?

Answer: Fawkes, a phoenix

As Dumbledore explains, a phoenix always bursts into flames at its time of death (Burning Day), and out of the ashes, arises a baby phoenix, as happened in this case....

3. In "The Goblet of Fire," what did Hagrid teach the Hogwarts' students to take care of in the Care of Magical Creatures class?

Answer: Blast-ended Skrewts

As usual, Hagrid courts trouble by introducing his students to this 'highly dangerous cross between manticores and fire crabs'.

4. What is Ron's owl's name in "The Goblet of Fire"?

Answer: Pigwidgeon

Called Pig for short!

5. In Book 1, the blood of a mythical creature is said to make a person strong and powerful. What is this creature?

Answer: Unicorn

Lord You-Know-Who gradually regains his strength by killing unicorns in the Forbidden Forest and drinking their blood....ugh!

6. What is Hagrid's pet dog's name?

Answer: Fang

Hagrid has his love for all creatures, great and small.

7. What does Ron Weasley's older brother Charlie, go to Romania to study?

Answer: Dragons

Charlie comes to the rescue when Hagrid's pet dragon grows quite out of hand...!

8. In "The Goblet of Fire", what is the name of Lord Voldemort's snake?

Answer: Nagini

Lord Voldemort has more than a passing resemblance to a snake himself, and not to forget, he was a part of Slytherin House at Hogwarts....

9. In "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone", Hagrid is given a dragon egg out of which hatches a rather dangerous dragon. What is its original name?

Answer: Norbert

Norbert was a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon. When it was discovered that Norbert was female, she was renamed Norberta.

Answer: Buckbeak

The hind quarters and tail of a horse, with the head, wings and front legs of a giant eagle, Hippogriffs were quite formidable...

Source: Author Ruma

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