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1. When you tease someone, you pull their leg in a lighthearted way. But when certified prankster Fred Weasley did that to Mad-Eye Moody, the latter wasn't amused. What exactly did Fred do, in wizarding terms?
2. Muggles have an idiom, according to which there is no use crying over spilt milk. The wizarding counterpart replaced "milk" with something wizards were more familiar with. What liquid am I talking about?
3. Harry studied several books in preparation for the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. One of them was a modified version of the popular Muggle proverb, "Where there is a will, there is a way". But what was "will" replaced with, in the wizarding version?
4. Ron's mother is full of wizarding superstitions. One of them is- "Wand of _____, never prosper". Fill in the missing word.
5. Ivor Dillonsby uses the following phrase to describe this person: "The fire's lit, but the cauldron's empty". Which person is he/she?
6. When Muggles get proud or condescending, they "get on their high horses". What do wizards get onto?
7. The motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus". What does it mean in English?
8. The wizarding idiom "Cat among the _____" is a modification of the Muggle idiom "Cat among the pigeons". Fill the missing word.
9. Which of the following expressions means "to be cold and insensitive"?
10. According to Ron, "Poisoned toadstools don't change their spots". This is a sarcastic reference to someone who has been a much hated character throughout the series. Who am I talking about?
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