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Quiz about The Wizard Behind Harry Potter

The Wizard Behind Harry Potter Quiz

JK Rowling is the creator of the most amazing kid on the bookshelf - Harry Potter. Answer these 10 questions and you truly are a HP fan!

A multiple-choice quiz by cool_kid. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cool_kid

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
216,554

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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2736

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is J.K. Rowling's full birth name? Hint

Judy Kippler Rowling

Joanne Rowling

Joanna Kathlin Rowling

Julia Kayler Rowling

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was Rowling born? Hint

Ivy Mansion, Hertfordshire

Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire

Beverly Villa, Hertfordshire

Magpie House, Gloucestershire

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did Rowling start writing her first novel - 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'? Hint

Portugal

New York

Spain

Britain

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the profession of Rowling's first husband? Hint

Journalist

Surgeon

Businessman

Lawyer

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Rowling's first child's name? Hint

Matthew

Scott

Margaret

Jessica

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which of the following subjects does Rowling have a degree? Hint

Literature

Has no degree

Arts and Literature

French and Classics

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which council gave Rowling a grant to begin writing 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets'? Hint

English Literary Council

Scottish Arts Council

Bloomsbury Council

Spanish Art Council

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Question 8 of 10

8. The plot of which book of the HP series had a massive flaw and took Rowling 3 months to fix? Hint

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to Rowling, which novel has, "the best ever twist in literature'? Hint

Agatha Christie's 'Jane Marple'

Jane Austen's 'Emma'

Agatha Christie's 'Hercule Poirot'

Agatha Christie's 'Cards On The Table'

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which character in the HP series is closest to Rowling? Hint

Lily Potter

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

Albus Dumbledore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is J.K. Rowling's full birth name?

Answer: Joanne Rowling

The K, which stands for Kathleen, is part of Rowling's pen name only. As she explains; "My real name is Joanne Rowling. My publishers wanted another initial, so I gave myself my favourite grandmother's name as a middle name, Kathleen".

JK Rowling has bewitched the world. Harry walked into her mind while she was travelling in a train. She spent the next 5 years constructing the plots of the seven books.

2. Where was Rowling born?

Answer: Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire

Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire is the perfect place for someone who loves strange but believable names.

3. Where did Rowling start writing her first novel - 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'?

Answer: Britain

Rowling got the idea for the first novel whilst delayed on a train journey from Manchester to London. She began to write it down as soon as she reached home.

Rowling continued writing her first novel in Portugal where she was an English teacher. She left Portugal in 1993 to live with her sister when her first marriage failed and she was in need of money.

4. What was the profession of Rowling's first husband?

Answer: Journalist

Rowling married a journalist when she was in Portugal. The marriage lasted barely a year but produced her first child.

5. What was Rowling's first child's name?

Answer: Jessica

Rowling is fiercely protective of her daughter - Jessica. Jessica too is an avid Harry fan but she too has to wait until publication day to find out what Harry does next.

6. In which of the following subjects does Rowling have a degree?

Answer: French and Classics

Rowling actually comes form a middle class background and had intended to become a full fledged teacher to earn her living. She used to live in a mouse infested two bedroom flat before the success of Harry changed her entire life.

7. Which council gave Rowling a grant to begin writing 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets'?

Answer: Scottish Arts Council

At first nobody wished to publish Harry, but Rowling at last found a publisher - Bloomsbury and also received a grant of $12,000 from the Scottish Arts Council.

8. The plot of which book of the HP series had a massive flaw and took Rowling 3 months to fix?

Answer: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

As Rowling admits, "I'm not an editor's dream!"

9. According to Rowling, which novel has, "the best ever twist in literature'?

Answer: Jane Austen's 'Emma'

Rowling's passion is plot construction and she loves a good whodunit. She says that readers love to be tricked but not conned.

10. Which character in the HP series is closest to Rowling?

Answer: Hermione Granger

Rowling feels that she was very like Hermione at that age. Hermione 'melts' her heart(!)

Source: Author cool_kid

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