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The Real "Harry Potter"-Book 5 Quiz

Few readers of the Harry Potter series are aware of the background of the books in the mythology and history of many cultures. This quiz focuses on Book 5- but you can do well if you haven't read any of the books at all! No spoilers are included.

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

Author
crisw

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
137,080

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Awards
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Question 1 of 10

1. In book 5, Harry is tried for the "crime" of using magic outside Hogwarts by the Wizengamot. From what culture is the name "Wizengamot" derived? Hint

Norse

German

Anglo-Saxon

British

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Question 2 of 10

2. The hospital in Book 5 was called St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Who was the real St. Mungo? Hint

A seventh-century bishop in Scotland

A tenth-century cleric in Britain

This is a made-up name; there is no such saint

A 13th-century nun from Poland

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Question 3 of 10

3. Throughout most of this novel, Harry's arch-nemesis is Professor Umbridge, his Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Umbridge's name is most likely derived from a phrase that means... Hint

to be toadlike

to be ugly

to feel offended

to be overbearing

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Occlumency" is not, in reality, a word. However, it seems to be derived from a familiar, real word that means "to block." What is this word?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the literal translation of the name "Albus Dumbledore"? Hint

Cold bumbler

White bumblebee

Fine teacher

Phoenix trainer

6. Many of the creatures studied in the Care of Magical Creatures class or encountered by Hogwarts students are based on mythological animals. Many others were made up by J.K. Rowling. Which of the following *is* a mythological creature? Hint

Bowtruckle

Hippogriff

Thestral

Knarl

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dobby the house-elf gets his name from another kind of creature. In English folklore, what is a dobby? Hint

A hobgoblin

A dwarf

A horse

A dark elf

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Question 8 of 10

8. Percy Weasley's owl takes its name, quite appropriately, from the Greek messenger god. Who is this god?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Mundungus Fletcher is a disreputable little wizard with a penchant for trading in stolen goods. What, exactly, does mundungus mean? Hint

Foul-smelling dung heap

World's fingernail

Fertilizer world

Cheap, smelly tobacco

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Question 10 of 10

10. Remus Lupin, the werewolf, has a name that is a double reminder of his traits. From what languages are his two names derived? Hint

Latin, Greek

Greek, Latin

French, Latin

Latin, Latin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In book 5, Harry is tried for the "crime" of using magic outside Hogwarts by the Wizengamot. From what culture is the name "Wizengamot" derived?

Answer: Anglo-Saxon

The Witenagemon was the Anglo-Saxon council of wise men that advised the king. It was composed of men from religious as well as secular organizations.

2. The hospital in Book 5 was called St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Who was the real St. Mungo?

Answer: A seventh-century bishop in Scotland

St. Mungo was the bishop of Strathclyde in Glasgow. He is responsible for both the motto and much of the coat of arms of Glasgow. The motto "Let Glasgow Flourish" was a shortened form of a phrase in one of his sermons- "Let Glasgow flourish by the preaching of the word." On the coat of arms of Glasgow are a robin, a fish, and a ring. St. Mungo healed the robin, which belonged to his teacher.

This fish and ring represent a story in which St. Mungo agreed to find the ring of a queen, after the king had thrown it in the river.

He sent a monk to the river, and the monk caught a salmon with the ring in its mouth.

3. Throughout most of this novel, Harry's arch-nemesis is Professor Umbridge, his Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Umbridge's name is most likely derived from a phrase that means...

Answer: to feel offended

The phrase is "take umbrage." To take umbrage at something is to be offended by it. "Umbrage" is derived from a word meaning "shadow," and the offended person is thus "covered by a shadow."

4. "Occlumency" is not, in reality, a word. However, it seems to be derived from a familiar, real word that means "to block." What is this word?

Answer: occlude

To occlude something is to block it. The suffix "mency" is probably derived from "mental"- relating to the mind. Occlumency= blocked mind.

5. What is the literal translation of the name "Albus Dumbledore"?

Answer: White bumblebee

"Albus" is Latin for "white" (think of the word "albino") and "dumbledore" is an Old English term for a bumblebee. Albus most likely refers to Dumbledore's status as the "good wizard." Rowling has stated that the bumblebee reference is due to her imagining Albus wandering around humming to himself.

Answer: Hippogriff

The hippogriff (also known as a hippogryph) is a creature from Greek mythology. It was said to be the result of the mating of a griffin and a horse- although griffins are more usually known for eating horses rather than romancing them!

7. Dobby the house-elf gets his name from another kind of creature. In English folklore, what is a dobby?

Answer: A hobgoblin

Dobbies were friendly creatures, unlike many other types of goblins and hobgoblins. Places where offerings "for the fairies" were left were often called "dobby stones."

8. Percy Weasley's owl takes its name, quite appropriately, from the Greek messenger god. Who is this god?

Answer: Hermes

Hermes, the swiftest of the Greek gods, bore a winged hat and sandals. Known as "Mercury" to the Romans, he was also the god of thieves.

9. Mundungus Fletcher is a disreputable little wizard with a penchant for trading in stolen goods. What, exactly, does mundungus mean?

Answer: Cheap, smelly tobacco

The word "mundungus" was derived, in the 1600s, from the Spanish "mondongo"- tripe. Tripe is pretty smelly stuff, and the word was soon applied to particularly foul, cheap tobacco.

10. Remus Lupin, the werewolf, has a name that is a double reminder of his traits. From what languages are his two names derived?

Answer: Latin, Latin

Romulus and Remus were the twins of legend who, after being suckled by a she-wolf, founded Rome. "Lupine" means "wolflike" and is derived from the Latin "lupinus."

Source: Author crisw

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