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The Colours of Harry Potter Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about different colours in Harry Potter Book 1. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by emeraldstar. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
emeraldstar

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,594

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
15431

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Question 1 of 10

1. What colour cloak was Professor McGonagall wearing when she was in Privet Drive? (After she changed back from being a cat, of course!) Hint

violet

black

grey

emerald

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Question 2 of 10

2. What colour cloak was Dumbledore wearing, when he was in Privet Drive? Hint

emerald

blue

black

purple

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Question 3 of 10

3. What colour is Professor McGonagall's hair? Hint

brown

black

grey

ginger

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Question 4 of 10

4. What colour was the snake with which Harry was talking at the zoo? Hint

orange

grey

brown

green

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Question 5 of 10

5. At Smeltings, Dudley's new school, what colour knickerbockers are worn by the pupils?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What colour was the wax which sealed Harry's letter from Hogwarts?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. When Hagrid presented Harry with the birthday cake he had made for him, 'Happy Birthday Harry' was written on top in what colour icing? Hint

brown

blue

pink

green

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Question 8 of 10

8. Hannah Abbot's hair is... Hint

brown

black

red

blonde

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Question 9 of 10

9. What colour writing was on the banner saying 'Potter for President' which Harry's friends made for his first Quidditch match? Hint

multi-coloured

blue

red

gold

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Question 10 of 10

10. What colour was the centaur, Bane? Hint

chestnut

grey

palomino

black

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What colour cloak was Professor McGonagall wearing when she was in Privet Drive? (After she changed back from being a cat, of course!)

Answer: emerald

When we first meet her in Privet Drive, she is described as "a rather severe looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around its eyes." She was wearing an emerald cloak.

2. What colour cloak was Dumbledore wearing, when he was in Privet Drive?

Answer: purple

He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak and high-heeled, buckled boots.

3. What colour is Professor McGonagall's hair?

Answer: black

"Her black hair was drawn into a tight bun."

4. What colour was the snake with which Harry was talking at the zoo?

Answer: brown

"Dudley stood with his nose pressed against the glass, staring at the glistening brown coils."

5. At Smeltings, Dudley's new school, what colour knickerbockers are worn by the pupils?

Answer: orange

Smeltings' boys wore maroon tailcoats, orange knickerbockers and flat straw hats called boaters.

6. What colour was the wax which sealed Harry's letter from Hogwarts?

Answer: purple

"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'."

7. When Hagrid presented Harry with the birthday cake he had made for him, 'Happy Birthday Harry' was written on top in what colour icing?

Answer: green

8. Hannah Abbot's hair is...

Answer: blonde

Hannah Abbot, who was sorted into Hufflepuff, was described as having blonde pigtails when she went up to try on the Sorting Hat.

9. What colour writing was on the banner saying 'Potter for President' which Harry's friends made for his first Quidditch match?

Answer: multi-coloured

They painted the words on a sheet Scabbers had ruined, Dean drew a Gryffindor lion underneath, and Hermione performed a charm with made the paint flash different colours!

10. What colour was the centaur, Bane?

Answer: black

Source: Author emeraldstar

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