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Quiz about Proverbs and Sayings in the Potter Universe

Proverbs and Sayings in the Potter Universe Quiz

We all use idioms and proverbs in our daily life. The characters in JK Rowling's "Harry Potter" books are no exceptions. Here is a quiz on some of those proverbs and sayings.

A multiple-choice quiz by puitpankaj. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
puitpankaj

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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325,389

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. When you tease someone, you pull their leg in a lighthearted way. But when certified prankster Fred Weasley did that to Mad-Eye Moody, the latter wasn't amused. What exactly did Fred do, in wizarding terms? Hint

Tickled Moody

Yanked Moody's wand

Pulled Moody's robes

None of these

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Question 2 of 10

2. Muggles have an idiom, according to which there is no use crying over spilt milk. The wizarding counterpart replaced "milk" with something wizards were more familiar with. What liquid am I talking about? Hint

Gillywater

Butterbeer

Potion

Firewhiskey

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Question 3 of 10

3. Harry studied several books in preparation for the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. One of them was a modified version of the popular Muggle proverb, "Where there is a will, there is a way". But what was "will" replaced with, in the wizarding version?

Answer: (One Word, think Ollivander)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Ron's mother is full of wizarding superstitions. One of them is- "Wand of _____, never prosper". Fill in the missing word. Hint

Blackthorn

Elder

Holly

Mahogany

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Question 5 of 10

5. Ivor Dillonsby uses the following phrase to describe this person: "The fire's lit, but the cauldron's empty". Which person is he/she? Hint

Bathilda Bagshot

Harry Potter

Albus Dumbledore

None of these

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Muggles get proud or condescending, they "get on their high horses". What do wizards get onto? Hint

Centaurs

Thestrals

Blast Ended Skrewts

Hippogriffs

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Question 7 of 10

7. The motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus". What does it mean in English? Hint

None of these

Hogwarts is the Best

Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon

Draco Malfoy is a bad boy.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The wizarding idiom "Cat among the _____" is a modification of the Muggle idiom "Cat among the pigeons". Fill the missing word.

Answer: (One word, plural, think Lockhart)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following expressions means "to be cold and insensitive"? Hint

None of these

To have an empty brain

To have a hairy heart

To have a fat head

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Question 10 of 10

10. According to Ron, "Poisoned toadstools don't change their spots". This is a sarcastic reference to someone who has been a much hated character throughout the series. Who am I talking about? Hint

Pansy Parkinson

Minerva McGonagall

Severus Snape

Dudley Dursley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Yanked Moody's wand

In the seventh book, when Moody and the others were at the Dursley residence to evacuate Harry to a safer place, Fred pretended to be his twin George, when both of them were supposed to be pretending to be Harry with the help of Polyjuice Potion. Moody certainly was not impressed.

Answer: Potion

As Mrs. Figg so wisely said in the fifth book after Harry had broken the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, "It's no good crying over spilt potion".

Answer: Wand

As Harry showed in the second task and in subsequent adventures, both the sayings are completely true.
Ollivander is a famous wandmaker.

4. Ron's mother is full of wizarding superstitions. One of them is- "Wand of _____, never prosper". Fill in the missing word.

Answer: Elder

Ron thought that the reason wands made of elder were thought to be unlucky was probably the legend surrounding the Elder Wand, one of the three Deathly Hallows.

5. Ivor Dillonsby uses the following phrase to describe this person: "The fire's lit, but the cauldron's empty". Which person is he/she?

Answer: Bathilda Bagshot

Ivor Dillonsby was interviewed by Rita Skeeter for her book "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore". His above remark about Bathilda Bagshot too was included in Skeeter's book. He also claimed to have discovered eight magical uses of dragon blood already, when he "lent" Dumbledore his papers.

6. When Muggles get proud or condescending, they "get on their high horses". What do wizards get onto?

Answer: Hippogriffs

Rita Skeeter, the rather poisonous reporter of the Daily Prophet advised Elphias Doge, to get off his high hippogriff. She claimed to have sensational information about Dumbledore, that would shock Doge.

7. The motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus". What does it mean in English?

Answer: Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon

The phrase is in Latin. It appears as part of Hogwarts' coat-of-arms on the first page of every Harry Potter novel.

8. The wizarding idiom "Cat among the _____" is a modification of the Muggle idiom "Cat among the pigeons". Fill the missing word.

Answer: Pixies

Mrs Figg uses this idiom while talking to Harry, just after the latter has fought off a couple of Dementors, in the fifth book.
Lockhart once released several pixies into the class, leading to rather unpleasant consequences.

9. Which of the following expressions means "to be cold and insensitive"?

Answer: To have a hairy heart

This phrase comes the story "The Warlock's Hairy Heart", from "The Tales of Beedle the Bard".

10. According to Ron, "Poisoned toadstools don't change their spots". This is a sarcastic reference to someone who has been a much hated character throughout the series. Who am I talking about?

Answer: Severus Snape

Hermione had thought that Snape would treat Harry better in their fifth year, since he was part of the Order of Phoenix. When this didn't happen, Ron said, "Poisoned toadstools don't change their spots".
The phrase, of course, is a variant of the Muggle proverb, "A leopard doesn't change its spots".

Source: Author puitpankaj

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