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Tough Quidditch Through the Ages Quiz | 10 Questions | For Children

This is a quiz based on J.K Rowling's book, "Quidditch through the Ages".

A multiple-choice quiz by shoshona11. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
shoshona11

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
337,583

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
337

Last 3 plays: Guest 119 (7/10), Guest 119 (8/10), Johnmcmanners (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What colour stripes do the Caerphilly Catapults wear on their robes? Hint

Yellow and Black

Blue and Bronze

Scarlett and Gold

Green and Scarlet

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Question 2 of 10

2. What golden symbol do the Holyhead Harpies have on the chest of their robes? Hint

A talon

A beak

A wing

A tail

3. What is the name of the keeper defense where the keeper hangs upside down from the broom with one hand and one foot curled around the handle of it, while keeping all limbs outstretched trying to block the quaffle from the three goal hoops? Hint

Double Eight Loop

Curly Wurly

Starfish and Stick

Sloth Grip Roll

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Around the 14th century _______ were used for scoring, by throwing the quaffle through them." Quote from "Quidditch Through the Ages". Hint

Hoops

Baskets

Barrels

Bins

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the name for this foul in Quidditch? Any player uses his/her elbows towards opponents. Hint

Cobbing

trunking

Elbowing

bowing

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year was the first example of the Oakshaft 79 broomstick created? Hint

1879

1875

1834

1880

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of the following answers is one of the other quidditch related books that Kennilworthy Whisp has written? Hint

He Flew Like a Madman

The Development of Brooms

Rules and History of Quidditch

What is Quidditch?

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where does Kennilworthy Whisp live? Hint

Nottinghamshire

Paris

London

Godrics Hollow

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of the following answers is one of Kennilworthy Whisp's hobbies? Hint

Backgammon

Hiking

Chess

Painting

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote the foreword for "Quidditch Through the Ages"? Hint

Bathilda Bagshot

Lord Voldemort

Harry Potter

Albus Dumbledore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What colour stripes do the Caerphilly Catapults wear on their robes?

Answer: Green and Scarlet

The Caerphilly Catapults are a Welsh team that were formed in 1402 and play as a part of the British and Irish Quidditch League. As for yellow and black, they are the colours of Hufflepuff, scarlet and gold are the colours of Gryffindor and blue and bronze are the colours of Ravenclaw.

2. What golden symbol do the Holyhead Harpies have on the chest of their robes?

Answer: A talon

The Holyhead Harpies are the only all female team that are part of the British and Irish Quidditch League and wear robes of dark green with a golden talon on the chest. Except for one player, Valmai Morgan, all of the players' names begin with the letter G.

Answer: Starfish and Stick

The Curly Wurly doesn't even exist but the Sloth Grip Roll and the Double Eight Loop do. The Sloth Grip Roll is where a player hugs his/her broom upside down to avoid a bludger.

4. "Around the 14th century _______ were used for scoring, by throwing the quaffle through them." Quote from "Quidditch Through the Ages".

Answer: Baskets

"But by 1883 baskets had ceased to be used for scoring and were replaced with the goalposts we use today." Another quote from "Quidditch Through the Ages".

5. What is the name for this foul in Quidditch? Any player uses his/her elbows towards opponents.

Answer: Cobbing

Cobbing can be used by any player, and is used to hurt or delay an opponent.

6. In what year was the first example of the Oakshaft 79 broomstick created?

Answer: 1879

A broom-maker called Elias Grimstone created the Oakshaft 79 in the year 1879.

7. Which one of the following answers is one of the other quidditch related books that Kennilworthy Whisp has written?

Answer: He Flew Like a Madman

Other books that he has written are, "The Wonder of Wigtown Wanderers", and "Beating the Bludgers -A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch".

8. Where does Kennilworthy Whisp live?

Answer: Nottinghamshire

"Kennilworthy Whisp divides his time between his home in Nottinghamshire and "wherever Wigton Wanderers are playing this week"." Quote from "Quidditch Through the Ages".

9. Which one of the following answers is one of Kennilworthy Whisp's hobbies?

Answer: Backgammon

Some more of his hobbies include vegetarian cooking and collecting vintage broom-sticks.

10. Who wrote the foreword for "Quidditch Through the Ages"?

Answer: Albus Dumbledore

Of course it was Dumbledore, he wrote the foreword for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" as well.

Source: Author shoshona11

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