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Quiz about Harry Potter The Life Before Wizardry
Quiz about Harry Potter The Life Before Wizardry

Harry Potter: The Life Before Wizardry Quiz


This quiz is to see if you know about Harry's life before he found out that he was a wizard. It also tests if you focused on the minor details in the beginning.** NO SPOILERS ** ENJOY!

A multiple-choice quiz by bookworm1022. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
bookworm1022
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
366,951
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
749
Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (10/10), Stonecreek (9/10), Guest 80 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who did Hagrid say he borrowed the motorcycle from? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What spell was used in the first chapter, "The Boy Who Lived"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The snake that they saw at the zoo was from where? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What color was the coat of the man who shook Harry's hand on the street one day, a few years before this book is set? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was the name of the lady who was supposed to watch Harry? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What did Dudley have to wear to Smeltings? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Harry's letter was addressed to him in what color ink? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was Uncle Vernon doing to Harry's Hogwarts letters (while he was humming)? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Why did Dudley have to miss his show? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What did the broken-down house smell like? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who did Hagrid say he borrowed the motorcycle from?

Answer: Sirius Black

Sirius Black is a character that first appears in "Harry Potter and the Prisioner of Azkaban", but is a major part in the series. He is said to be a criminal, and he is Harry's godfather. The reason Hagrid borrowed the motorcycle from him was so Dumbledore could put Harry on the Dursleys' porch.
2. What spell was used in the first chapter, "The Boy Who Lived"?

Answer: There wasn't one

Avada Kevadra, the killing curse, and Imperio, the Imperius Curse, aren't used until "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". Outise Putio is just something that I made up. In fact the first spell used in the book isn't until the ninth chapter, "The Midnight Duel". In the first chapter, "The Boy Who Lived", Dumbledore did use a magical item. This item is called the "Put-Outer".
3. The snake that they saw at the zoo was from where?

Answer: Brazil

Harry was talking to the snake and he asked it where it was from. The snake pointed to a sign that read Brazil. Dudley saw the snake was awake and shoved Harry out of the way to see it. Harry communicating to the snake is an important detail in the rest of the series because it is a special power that very few people have. The people who have this power are called Parselmouths.
4. What color was the coat of the man who shook Harry's hand on the street one day, a few years before this book is set?

Answer: purple

Harry was thinking back about some of the bizarre things that some strangers did around him. He remembered a bald man that shook his hand once on the street. This bald man turns out to be a wizard named Dedalus Diggle, who appears later in the book as a Leaky Cauldron customer.
5. What was the name of the lady who was supposed to watch Harry?

Answer: Mrs. Figg

Mrs. Figg was supposed to watch Harry on Dudley's birthday. She broke her leg so she couldn't, and Harry was glad because she always showed him pictures of her cats. Mrs. Figg has more importance in the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" because she helps Harry.
6. What did Dudley have to wear to Smeltings?

Answer: maroon tailcoat, orange knickerbockers, flat straw hat

Aunt Petunia bought Dudley his uniform and he paraded around the living room wearing it, while Harry tried not to laugh. Smeltings was Vernon Dursley's old school. Knickerbockers are baggy shorts that go down to the middle of the calf and tailcoats are formal coats with long backs that are cut away at the front.
7. Harry's letter was addressed to him in what color ink?

Answer: emerald-green

The letter was addressed:

Mr. H. Potter
The Cupboard under the Stairs
Little Whinging
Surrey

Harry was suprised to see a letter adressed to him. The letter was from Hogwarts, and it was to tell Harry to come to Hogwarts to practice magic.
8. What was Uncle Vernon doing to Harry's Hogwarts letters (while he was humming)?

Answer: burning them

Uncle Vernon burned Harry's Hogwarts letters so Harry wouldn't find out that he was a wizard. While burning the letters he hummed a song called "Tiptoe Through the Tulips". Harry still found out that he was a wizard because of Hagrid.
9. Why did Dudley have to miss his show?

Answer: They were running away from the letters.

While the Dursleys and Harry were running away from the letters Dudley complained about not being able to watch TV. The Monday night show that he wanted to watch was "The Great Humberto". Dudley also complained about the places that they were staying. **Can someone say "OVER-DRAMATIC"!**
10. What did the broken-down house smell like?

Answer: seaweed

Their last stop was an old broken-down house on a rock in the sea. This was where Hagrid came, and he gave Harry his Hogwarts letter. This was where Harry's amazing wizarding journey began.
Source: Author bookworm1022

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