Test your knowledge of Quidditch with this quiz
1. How many Quidditch Grand Slams are there?
B. 5
C. 6
2. Quidditch is known as the 'only wizard sport' because...
2. Quidditch is known as the 'only wizard sport' because...
B. Wizards couldn't think of any other sport
C. Because its name means 'money-ditch', giving up bad Muggle habits of thinking they own things
3. The Seeker on a Quidditch team is regarded as the most important player, because only he can finish the game by catching the snitch. Why is he the only one to catch the snitch?
3. The Seeker on a Quidditch team is regarded as the most important player, because only he can finish the game by catching the snitch. Why is he the only one to catch the snitch?
B. The real snitch, a live bird used in professional games, gets frightened if too many players try to grab it, and never returns
C. It's to make the Seeker more important
4. Harry Potter of Essen Dragons is regarded as one of the best seekers in the professional game. What is his snitch capture rate (the percentage of games he finishes the match not the opposing seeker)? 1=100%.
4. Harry Potter of Essen Dragons is regarded as one of the best seekers in the professional game. What is his snitch capture rate (the percentage of games he finishes the match not the opposing seeker)? 1=100%.
B. 0.89
C. 1.0 (he wins all games)
5. Chasers score goals with the Quaffle, a red ball, by putting them through the hoops. How many points does each goal score?
B. Five points
C. Ten points
6. Which Chaser currently has the highest goal scoring rate?
B. Manfried Steigis (Kologne Krautzeir)
C. Alexei Joubert (Nantes AmourΓ©)
7. What is the most essential feature of a Quidditch player?
7. What is the most essential feature of a Quidditch player?
B. He is fast on a broom
C. He can guide a broom without using his hands, leaving them free to grab the quaffle, catch the snitch or bat away a bludger
8. Do witches use black cats to ride brooms?
B. No. It is a myth that arose when fake witches tried to use cats to get their brooms in the air
C. They use tabby cats as in The Worst Witch stories
9. What is the spell to get a broom into the air?
B. Wingardium Leviosa!
C. Either 'La Keepone Criffs Crumpet Leech' or 'Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee' as sung by Eglantine Price in Bedknobs and Broomsticks
10. Which is the fastest broom in the world?
B. Nimbus 2006
C. Firebolt Mach 4.0 (update on the Firebolt)
Bonus question:
11. Which broom does Harry use at Essen?
Bonus question:
11. Which broom does Harry use at Essen?
B. A custom made Banzigher Aerolite. Cost: 280 Galleons (5,600 pounds)
C. Silver Arrow Trailblazer 200. Price: 180 Galleons (3,600 pounds)
How many did you get right? Are you a complete Potterhead and got all 11 (answers at the bottom of the page)?
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Answers
1(C), 2 (C), 3(B), 4 (B), 5(C) 6(A), 7(C), 8(B), 9(A), 10(C), 11(A)
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