The Quizzing Club of IIMKPresents

Atharva

The Boy Who Quizzed!

Girish | Pranshumaan | Sandesh | Sulagna

1. Are you ready to begin?

What is the significance of holding this quiz on this date? There are two reasons, either one will do

2. FITB

This is an extract from a speech given by JK Rowling at New York's Carnegie Hall on Oct 19th, 2007."In fact, recently I was in a script read-through for the sixth film, and they had X saying a line to Y early in the script, saying, 'I knew a girl once, whose hair--'“

The crowd laughed."I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter -- '_______________!

3. Fan-made recipe for what?

2 liter cream soda2 tablespoons ______ extract2 teaspoons rum extract*drop the extracts into the 2 liter bottle, put on cap and slowly rotate until combined.Cream topping1 7oz container of marshmallow creme1 cup whipping cream1 teaspoon rum extract*add all items together in an electric mixer and combine until smooth

4. ID X

They were originally called 'The Knights of Walpurgis' but Rowling's editor changed the name to X because he thought it was easier to understand and was innately scary.

5. What’s JKR talking about?

JK Rowling has cited Shakespeare's Macbeth as an influence. In an interview with The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet, she said, "It's the Macbeth idea. I absolutely adore Macbeth. It is possibly my favourite Shakespeare play. And that's the question isn't it? If Macbeth hadn't met the witches, would he have killed Duncan? Would any of it have happened? Is it fated or did he make it happen? I believe he made it happen." On her website, she referred to Macbeth again : "the ______ becomes the catalyst for a situation that would never have occurred if it had not been made."

6. Who’s that?

Who is the only Harry Potter character to be based on Rowling herself when she was at a similar age? Incidentally, the character's Patronus is Rowling's favourite animal.

7. ID X

Rowling has said the X were a fictionalization of her personal struggles before achieving literary success. “I think I had tendencies towards depression from quite young. It became really acute when I was sort of 25 to 28, which was a dark time," said Rowling during a 2010 interview with Oprah Winfrey. “It’s that cold absence of feeling, that really hollowed-out feeling; that’s what the X are.”

8. ID X Y

X means pure or white and Y is an old English word for a bumblebee.JK Rowling gave him this name because she imagined him walking around Hogwarts humming to himself. (X - first name, Y - last name)

Id XY.

9. ID X

X is a star in the constellation Canis Major, which is latin for ___________. X is also first name of a pivotal character in the Harry Potter series.

10. FITB

a. Fluxweedb. Leechesc. Lacewing fliesd. Skin of Boomslange. Horn of Bicornf. Knotgrassg. _______________________________

11. Funda/ Author

12. ID ‘X’

Rowling said the inspiration for the name of ‘X’ may have unconsciously come from the name of a plant she saw in the Kew Gardens in New York City.

13. FITBWhen an interviewer said that ____________ resembled the Iliad and the actions of Hector, Achilles, and Patroclus, Rowling said, "That's where it came from. That really, really, really moved me when I read that when I was 19. The idea of the desecration of a body, a very ancient idea...That’s what I was thinking when ___________________________.

14. What are we talking about?(Non-exhaustive list)1. Skunk Spray2. Moldy Cheese3. Rotten egg4. Soap5. Dirt6. Earthworm7. Earwax8. Sausage

15. ID ‘X’

X survived an accident, a fall in a Quidditch match, a result of a foul (Gryffindor Vs Slytherin). This incident left her with a concussion, several broken ribs and a lifelong desire to see Slytherin crushed on the Quidditch pitch.

In the film adaptation of the first book, X’s name appears prominently on the Gryffindor Quidditch trophy (pic on next slide)

15. What’s that name?

16. What is the supposed ‘blooper’ on the book cover?

17. BLOOPERS 2.0

18. What completes this exhaustive list?

19. Connect

20. ID• Shirley Henderson was the oldest actress to portray a child's character

in the films.• Which character did she play in the films?

20

21. Which is that course?

After her third year at Hogwarts, Hermione Granger decided to drop off two of her subjects.

One of them was Divination.What was the other ?

22. Connect

1st : I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer..

4th : ..and as Hagrid said, what would come would come...and he would have to meet it when it did.

7th : ???

23. What’s that?

24. What’s missing ?

Dumbledore GringottsHungarian Horntail Platform no. 9 ¾HippogriffPhoenix

25.Connect

" I mark the hours, every one, nor have I yet outrun the Sun. My use and value, unto you, are gauged by what you have to do. “

‘What’ had this inscription engraved on it ?

26. What’s that?

27. It was featured as the back cover of ‘Order of Phoenix’. What is it ?

28. CONNECT

29. Connect laterally and find what’s missing ?

In the late 1990s Nancy Stouffer, an author of children's books published in the 1980s, began to charge publicly that Rowling's books were based on her books, including The Legend of Rah and the __________and Larry Potter and His Best Friend Lilly. However, when the matter went to court, her charges were dismissed and the court explained:• Stouffer's and Plaintiffs' marks are used in two very

different ways… while Stouffer's ”__________" are tiny, hairless creatures with elongated heads. Further, the Harry Potter books are novel-length works and whose primary customers are older children and adults whereas Stouffer's booklets appeal to young children. Accordingly, the District Court correctly dismissed Stouffer's trademark claims.

Some sources, such as the TV Tropes Wiki, have pointed out that the word ”__________" (sometimes in its present meaning of "naïve") dates back at least to the 1920s

30. FITB

31. What has been blanked out?

32. Connect

• Jessica, Anne and Di• Séan P. F. Harris• Jill Prewett and Aine Kiely• Peter, Ronald Ridley and Susan Sladden• Neil, Jessica and David• Mackenzie• Neil, Jessica, David, Kenzie, Di, Anne and You

_____ _______ Cards (also known as Famous Wizard / Witches Cards) are trading cards that contain the pictures and information on many different wizards and witches on them. The Cards are obtained by buying _____ _______. Each pack contains a random card inserted into the packet.When Albus Dumbledore was being discredited by the Ministry of Magic, he was removed from the Wizengamot and from the International Confederation of Wizards. He told Bill Weasley that he didn't care what they did to him, as long as they didn't take him off _______ ________cards.

33. FITB

34. Cross-over between the Harry Potter universe and which other entity?

35. Name the movie

This bad Hindi film was touted to be the desi version of Harry Potter. The plot goes like this:

Shanu Singh lives a middle-class lifestyle with his dad, Rahul, and mom, Shivani. Rahul is a magician and performs Houdini-like tricks. Once while being locked in an iron cask and thrown into the sea, he does not surface and everyone believes he is dead, leaving Shanu to become a waiter in Dilbaug's Dhaba, while Shivani becomes a governess to Pinky, who is the daughter of Sindhi businessman, Maneklal. Shanu and Pinky wins Parle-G and Camlin Pencils contest and are enrolled in _____ ____ ________ - the school of magic, that was founded by Sage Adityanand, which is now run by a magician Rang Birangi, who has enormous magical powers

36. List of what?

• 2008- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2009- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2010- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2011- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2012- Div1 Champion: Middlebury College Div2 Champion: Purdue University• 2013- Div1 Champion: University of Texas at Austin Div2 Champion: Sam Houston State University

37. Spell Time

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The Quizzing Club of IIMKPresents

Atharva

The Boy Who Quizzed! - Answers

Girish | Pranshumaan | Sandesh | Sulagna

1. Are you ready to begin?

What is the significance of holding this quiz on this date? There are two reasons, either one will do

Birthday of Harry and JKR

2. FITB

This is an extract from a speech given by JK Rowling at New York's Carnegie Hall on Oct 19th, 2007."In fact, recently I was in a script read-through for the sixth film, and they had X saying a line to Y early in the script, saying, 'I knew a girl once, whose hair--'“

The crowd laughed."I had to write a little note in the margin and slide it along to the scriptwriter -- '_______________!

Dumbledore is gay (first time Rowling revealed this to anyone else)

3. Fan-made recipe for what?

2 liter cream soda2 tablespoons ______ extract2 teaspoons rum extract*drop the extracts into the 2 liter bottle, put on cap and slowly rotate until combined.Cream topping1 7oz container of marshmallow creme1 cup whipping cream1 teaspoon rum extract*add all items together in an electric mixer and combine until smooth

Butterbeer

4. ID X

They were originally called 'The Knights of Walpurgis' but Rowling's editor changed the name to X because he thought it was easier to understand and was innately scary.

Death Eaters

5. What’s JKR talking about?

JK Rowling has cited Shakespeare's Macbeth as an influence. In an interview with The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet, she said, "It's the Macbeth idea. I absolutely adore Macbeth. It is possibly my favourite Shakespeare play. And that's the question isn't it? If Macbeth hadn't met the witches, would he have killed Duncan? Would any of it have happened? Is it fated or did he make it happen? I believe he made it happen." On her website, she referred to Macbeth again : "the ______ becomes the catalyst for a situation that would never have occurred if it had not been made."

The prophecy that Trelawney made which forced Voldemort to come after Harry

6. Who’s that?

Who is the only Harry Potter character to be based on Rowling herself when she was at a similar age? Incidentally, the character's Patronus is Rowling's favourite animal.

Hermione

7. ID X

Rowling has said the X were a fictionalization of her personal struggles before achieving literary success. “I think I had tendencies towards depression from quite young. It became really acute when I was sort of 25 to 28, which was a dark time," said Rowling during a 2010 interview with Oprah Winfrey. “It’s that cold absence of feeling, that really hollowed-out feeling; that’s what the X are.”

Dementors

8. ID X Y

X means pure or white and Y is an old English word for a bumblebee.JK Rowling gave him this name because she imagined him walking around Hogwarts humming to himself. (X - first name, Y - last name)

Id XY.

Albus Dumbledore

9. ID X

X is a star in the constellation Canis Major, which is latin for ___________. X is also first name of a pivotal character in the Harry Potter series.

Answer

Sirius (star is shaped like a dog)

10. FITB

a. Fluxweedb. Leechesc. Lacewing fliesd. Skin of Boomslange. Horn of Bicornf. Knotgrassg. _______________________________

POLYJUICE POTION

Hair of the person one is transforming to.

11. Funda/ Author

GILDEROY LOCKHART

AFTER HE LOST HIS MEMORY TO A BACKFIRING MEMORY CHARM.

12. ID ‘X’

Rowling said the inspiration for the name of ‘X’ may have unconsciously come from the name of a plant she saw in the Kew Gardens in New York City.

Croton capitatus, known as the Hogwort or woolly croton

13. FITBWhen an interviewer said that ____________ resembled the Iliad and the actions of Hector, Achilles, and Patroclus, Rowling said, "That's where it came from. That really, really, really moved me when I read that when I was 19. The idea of the desecration of a body, a very ancient idea...That’s what I was thinking when ___________________________.

Harry saving Cedric’s body

14. What are we talking about?(Non-exhaustive list)1. Skunk Spray2. Moldy Cheese3. Rotten egg4. Soap5. Dirt6. Earthworm7. Earwax8. Sausage

Bertie Bott’s Every flavour beans

15. ID ‘X’

X survived an accident, a fall in a Quidditch match, a result of a foul (Gryffindor Vs Slytherin). This incident left her with a concussion, several broken ribs and a lifelong desire to see Slytherin crushed on the Quidditch pitch.

In the film adaptation of the first book, X’s name appears prominently on the Gryffindor Quidditch trophy (pic on next slide)

15. What’s that name?

Minerva McGonagall

16. What is the supposed ‘blooper’ on the book cover?

Harry wearing the Gryffindor scarf before he’s been sorted :D

Answer

17. BLOOPERS 2.0

FULL MOON

18. What completes this exhaustive list?

WHO ELSE?

HORCRUXES CREATED BY VOLDEMORT

19. Connect

GRYFFINDOR COMMON ROOM PASSWORDS!

20. ID• Shirley Henderson was the oldest actress to portray a child's character

in the films.• Which character did she play in the films?

20

Moaning Myrtle

21. Which is that course?

After her third year at Hogwarts, Hermione Granger decided to drop off two of her subjects.

One of them was Divination.What was the other ?

22. Connect

Animagus

(all of them are animagi – can change form into an animal.)

1st : I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer..

4th : ..and as Hagrid said, what would come would come...and he would have to meet it when it did.

7th : ???

23. What’s that?

All was well.

(last lines of the given books)

24. What’s missing ?

Dumbledore GringottsHungarian Horntail Platform no. 9 ¾HippogriffPhoenix

Ford Anglia (the Flying Car)All the subjects mentioned have been

featured on the cover of the seven books.

25.Connect

Seeker

( all of them have played as seekers for their quidditch teams ).

" I mark the hours, every one, nor have I yet outrun the Sun. My use and value, unto you, are gauged by what you have to do. “

‘What’ had this inscription engraved on it ?

26. What’s that?

Hermione’s TIME TURNER

27. It was featured as the back cover of ‘Order of Phoenix’. What is it ?

Fountain of Magical Brethren

28. CONNECT

Gellert Grindelwald

• Krum’s grandfather was killed by him.

• His name is mentioned on the Chocolate Frog card featuring Dumbledore!

• Bathilda Bagshot is his aunt.

• His defeat symbolizes the end of World War 2 in the Muggle World too!

29. Connect laterally and find what’s missing ?

Grades given in O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s

Missing grade : Troll

In the late 1990s Nancy Stouffer, an author of children's books published in the 1980s, began to charge publicly that Rowling's books were based on her books, including The Legend of Rah and the __________and Larry Potter and His Best Friend Lilly. However, when the matter went to court, her charges were dismissed and the court explained:• Stouffer's and Plaintiffs' marks are used in two very

different ways… while Stouffer's ”__________" are tiny, hairless creatures with elongated heads. Further, the Harry Potter books are novel-length works and whose primary customers are older children and adults whereas Stouffer's booklets appeal to young children. Accordingly, the District Court correctly dismissed Stouffer's trademark claims.

Some sources, such as the TV Tropes Wiki, have pointed out that the word ”__________" (sometimes in its present meaning of "naïve") dates back at least to the 1920s

30. FITB

“Muggles”

31. What has been blanked out?

32. Connect

• Jessica, Anne and Di• Séan P. F. Harris• Jill Prewett and Aine Kiely• Peter, Ronald Ridley and Susan Sladden• Neil, Jessica and David• Mackenzie• Neil, Jessica, David, Kenzie, Di, Anne and You

People to whom the books in the Harry Potter series have been dedicated

_____ _______ Cards (also known as Famous Wizard / Witches Cards) are trading cards that contain the pictures and information on many different wizards and witches on them. The Cards are obtained by buying _____ _______. Each pack contains a random card inserted into the packet.When Albus Dumbledore was being discredited by the Ministry of Magic, he was removed from the Wizengamot and from the International Confederation of Wizards. He told Bill Weasley that he didn't care what they did to him, as long as they didn't take him off _______ ________cards.

33. FITB

Chocolate Frog Cards

34. Cross-over between the Harry Potter universe and which other entity?

Harry Potter-Game of Thrones Crossover

35. Name the movie

This bad Hindi film was touted to be the desi version of Harry Potter. The plot goes like this:

Shanu Singh lives a middle-class lifestyle with his dad, Rahul, and mom, Shivani. Rahul is a magician and performs Houdini-like tricks. Once while being locked in an iron cask and thrown into the sea, he does not surface and everyone believes he is dead, leaving Shanu to become a waiter in Dilbaug's Dhaba, while Shivani becomes a governess to Pinky, who is the daughter of Sindhi businessman, Maneklal. Shanu and Pinky wins Parle-G and Camlin Pencils contest and are enrolled in _____ ____ ________ - the school of magic, that was founded by Sage Adityanand, which is now run by a magician Rang Birangi, who has enormous magical powers

36. List of what?

• 2008- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2009- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2010- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2011- Middlebury College, Vermont• 2012- Div1 Champion: Middlebury College Div2 Champion: Purdue University• 2013- Div1 Champion: University of Texas at Austin Div2 Champion: Sam Houston State University

(Muggle) Quidditch World Cup Winners

37. Spell Time

1. Alohomora2. Dissendium3. I solemnly swear that I m up to no good. (homonum revealio)4. Lumos5. Gemino6. Impervio7. Flipendo8. Expecto Patronum

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