Here are the answers to the November 2010 Harry Potter Quiz: Think Beyond the Books.
1. Fluffy, the three headed dog, guarded a secret entrance in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone but it you know your mythology there is a three headed dog guarding the river Styx named:
A. Hydra
B. Tisiphone
C. Cerberus
D. Charon
Answer: C. Cerberus
2. Percy Weasley's pet owl is named after the Greek messenger God:
A. Hermes
B. Hedwig
C. Mercury
D. Pigwidgeon
Answer: A. Hermes
3. Professor Lupin was an excellent teacher at Hogwarts, but what city did a creature with his name help found, according to legend?
A. Ithaca
B. Rome
C. New York
D. Paris
Answer: B. Rome. Remus Lupin shares a name with Remus, with his brother Romulus one of the mythical founders of Rome.
4. Hermione Granger is one smart witch, and she shares a name with a queen from which Shakespearean Play?
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Hamlet
C. A Winter's Tale
D. Macbeth
Answer: C. A Winter's Tale.
5. Luna Lovegood may be called Looney because she is a bit different, however in Roman Mythology Luna was the goddess of:
A. Crazy People
B. The Moon
C. The Sun
D. Love
Answer: B. The Moon
6. Draco Malfoy may be arrogant and a bit selfish, but he has nothing on this Mythological character his mother is named for:
Answer: Narcissus is the character from Mythology whose pride and beauty cause him to fall in love with his own reflection. His mother's name Narcissa is based off of this mythological character.
7. Sirius Black is an Animagus who turns into a large dog, but where would you look to find the real Sirius?
A. In a history book
B. Under the bed
C. In the garden
D. In the Sky
Answer: D. In the sky. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, and often called the Dog Star due to it's role in the constellation Canis Major, or "Big Dog".
8. Book one, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, deals with a man named Nicholas Flamel. True or false there was a real Nicholas Flamel who was said to have crated a Sorcerer's Stone.
Answer: True, Nicholas Flamel was a real scientist who lived in the 1300's-1400's. He was a scientist who worked on a Philosopher's stone, which was the original Sorcerer's Stone.
9. Professor Spout made all the students wear earmuffs when dealing with this plant whose fatal cry has been recoded throughout European folklore?
A. Gillyweed
B. Mandrake
C. Goldenrod
D. Hepatica
Answer: B. Mandrake, a real plant that has been recoded in history and mythology going back to Old Testament Bible times.
10. Other than being characters in the Harry Potter books, Flitwick, Snape, Bagshot and Dursley are also:
A. Members of Parliament
B. Towns in England
C. J.K. Rowling's Friends
D. Librarians
Answer B: Towns in England
11. Argus Filch keeps watch over Hogwarts students. wishes he shared this with his Greek Mythology namesake:
A. 100 eyes
B. A Remeberall
C. Magic Mirror
D. Superhuman Strength
Answer: A. 100 eyes. Argus Panoptes was a watchman in Greek Mythology due to his many eyes.
12. Daedalus Diggle shows up in a few of the Harry Potter books, in Greek Mythology, Daedalus had a son named:
A. Neville
B. Ron
C. Percy
D. Icarus
Answer: D. Icarus. Daedalus was an inventor and designer of things such as wings and the labyrinth.
13. Andromeda Tonks may not be fond of her first name, however her out of this world name is really a:
A. Baseball team
B. Planet
C. Galaxy
D. Comet
Answer: C. Galaxy. At 2.5 million light years away, Andromeda is not the closest Galaxy to the Milky Way, but it is visible in the night sky.
14. Greek and Roman mythology abounds in Harry Potter's world, but this character is named after an Indian Goddess:
A. Parvati Patil
B. Lavender Brown
C. Ginny Weasley
D. Susan Bones
Answer: A. Parvati Patil. A Hindu Goddess who is considered to be a mother goddess due to her gentle nature.
15. Harry picks the name Hedwig from on of his new schoolbooks. What kind of book would you find the name Hedwig in at the library?
A. A book on Greek Mythology
B. A book on Plants
C. A Chemistry Book
D. A book on Saints
Answer: D. A book on Saints. Check the 282 nonfiction section for books on Hedwig and other Saints.
16. Expecto Patronum is the spell that conjures a patronus. In Latin this phrase means:
A. Guard my life
B. Go away bad guys
C. I await a protector
D. Expect a poltergeist
Answer: C. I await a protector.
17. Morsmorder is the spell used to conjure the dark mark, or according to its translation:
A. Take a bite out of crime
B. Take a bite out of death
C. Take a bite of evil
D. Take shelter, evil is near
Answer: B. Take a bite out of death.
1. Fluffy, the three headed dog, guarded a secret entrance in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone but it you know your mythology there is a three headed dog guarding the river Styx named:
A. Hydra
B. Tisiphone
C. Cerberus
D. Charon
Answer: C. Cerberus
2. Percy Weasley's pet owl is named after the Greek messenger God:
A. Hermes
B. Hedwig
C. Mercury
D. Pigwidgeon
Answer: A. Hermes
3. Professor Lupin was an excellent teacher at Hogwarts, but what city did a creature with his name help found, according to legend?
A. Ithaca
B. Rome
C. New York
D. Paris
Answer: B. Rome. Remus Lupin shares a name with Remus, with his brother Romulus one of the mythical founders of Rome.
4. Hermione Granger is one smart witch, and she shares a name with a queen from which Shakespearean Play?
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Hamlet
C. A Winter's Tale
D. Macbeth
Answer: C. A Winter's Tale.
5. Luna Lovegood may be called Looney because she is a bit different, however in Roman Mythology Luna was the goddess of:
A. Crazy People
B. The Moon
C. The Sun
D. Love
Answer: B. The Moon
6. Draco Malfoy may be arrogant and a bit selfish, but he has nothing on this Mythological character his mother is named for:
Answer: Narcissus is the character from Mythology whose pride and beauty cause him to fall in love with his own reflection. His mother's name Narcissa is based off of this mythological character.
7. Sirius Black is an Animagus who turns into a large dog, but where would you look to find the real Sirius?
A. In a history book
B. Under the bed
C. In the garden
D. In the Sky
Answer: D. In the sky. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky, and often called the Dog Star due to it's role in the constellation Canis Major, or "Big Dog".
8. Book one, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, deals with a man named Nicholas Flamel. True or false there was a real Nicholas Flamel who was said to have crated a Sorcerer's Stone.
Answer: True, Nicholas Flamel was a real scientist who lived in the 1300's-1400's. He was a scientist who worked on a Philosopher's stone, which was the original Sorcerer's Stone.
9. Professor Spout made all the students wear earmuffs when dealing with this plant whose fatal cry has been recoded throughout European folklore?
A. Gillyweed
B. Mandrake
C. Goldenrod
D. Hepatica
Answer: B. Mandrake, a real plant that has been recoded in history and mythology going back to Old Testament Bible times.
10. Other than being characters in the Harry Potter books, Flitwick, Snape, Bagshot and Dursley are also:
A. Members of Parliament
B. Towns in England
C. J.K. Rowling's Friends
D. Librarians
Answer B: Towns in England
11. Argus Filch keeps watch over Hogwarts students. wishes he shared this with his Greek Mythology namesake:
A. 100 eyes
B. A Remeberall
C. Magic Mirror
D. Superhuman Strength
Answer: A. 100 eyes. Argus Panoptes was a watchman in Greek Mythology due to his many eyes.
12. Daedalus Diggle shows up in a few of the Harry Potter books, in Greek Mythology, Daedalus had a son named:
A. Neville
B. Ron
C. Percy
D. Icarus
Answer: D. Icarus. Daedalus was an inventor and designer of things such as wings and the labyrinth.
13. Andromeda Tonks may not be fond of her first name, however her out of this world name is really a:
A. Baseball team
B. Planet
C. Galaxy
D. Comet
Answer: C. Galaxy. At 2.5 million light years away, Andromeda is not the closest Galaxy to the Milky Way, but it is visible in the night sky.
14. Greek and Roman mythology abounds in Harry Potter's world, but this character is named after an Indian Goddess:
A. Parvati Patil
B. Lavender Brown
C. Ginny Weasley
D. Susan Bones
Answer: A. Parvati Patil. A Hindu Goddess who is considered to be a mother goddess due to her gentle nature.
15. Harry picks the name Hedwig from on of his new schoolbooks. What kind of book would you find the name Hedwig in at the library?
A. A book on Greek Mythology
B. A book on Plants
C. A Chemistry Book
D. A book on Saints
Answer: D. A book on Saints. Check the 282 nonfiction section for books on Hedwig and other Saints.
16. Expecto Patronum is the spell that conjures a patronus. In Latin this phrase means:
A. Guard my life
B. Go away bad guys
C. I await a protector
D. Expect a poltergeist
Answer: C. I await a protector.
17. Morsmorder is the spell used to conjure the dark mark, or according to its translation:
A. Take a bite out of crime
B. Take a bite out of death
C. Take a bite of evil
D. Take shelter, evil is near
Answer: B. Take a bite out of death.