1. Where did Rowling get the name for the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore?

   1. Anglo-Saxon for 'protector'

   2. Pig Latin for 'wizard'

   3. Old English for 'bumblebee'

   4. Portuguese for 'long beard'

2. 

   What was JK Rowling's profession before she became a full time writer?

   1. A sales assistant in a magic shop

   2. A French teacher

   3. A waitress

   4. A journalist

3. Who read the whole of the first book in an eight-hour marathon on Radio 4?

   1. Stephen Fry

   2. JK Rowling

   3. Robbie Coltrane

   4. Maggie Smith

4. What is the racial slur for a wizard with non-magical genes?

   1. Mudblood

   2. Badborn

   3. Mugwump

   4. Muggle

5. 

   Where was JK Rowling when she first imagined Harry?

   1. At a Paul Daniels magic show with her daughter

   2. On a train from Manchester to London

   3. In a classroom in Portugal

   4. In a cafe in Edinburgh

6. What's the drawback with leprechaun gold?

   1. It melts away

   2. It's enchanted to feel white-hot

   3. It's too heavy to lift

   4. Everything the possessor touches turns to gold too

7. Harry's American editor changed such words as 'wonky', 'barking mad' and 'bogey' for a US audience. How did he translate 'cracking'?

   1. Most excellent

   2. Out of sight

   3. Spanking good

   4. Humungous

8. Which journalist and writer wrote that "reading [Harry Potter books] is an activity marginally less testing than watching Neighbours"?

   1. Germaine Greer

   2. Julie Burchill

   3. Martin Amis

   4. Anthony Holden

9. What do you see in the Mirror of Erised?

   1. Your true self

   2. Your dearest wish

   3. The whereabouts of Lord Voldemort

   4. Your worst enemy

10. Which is the worst spell to use on another human?

    1. Abracadabra

    2. Assassinati

    3. Avada Kedavra

    4. Exterminatus

11. 

    Which US director walked away from the Harry Potter film after JK Rowling refused to allow an American child actor to play Harry?

    1. David Cronenberg

    2. Chris Columbus

    3. Steven Spielberg

    4. Steven Soderburgh

12. What was the name of the three-headed dog that guarded the philosopher's stone?

    1. Fluffy

    2. Moloch

    3. Dementor

    4. Cerberus

13. When is Harry's birthday?

    1. July 31

    2. September 2

    3. July 4

    4. New Year's Day

14. Hagrid is forbidden to practise magic, but Harry suspects he's kept his wand - disguised as what?

    1. An umbrella

    2. A dragon egg

    3. A sausage

    4. A walking stick

15. What has JK Rowling included on the flyleaf of some of the books?

    1. A dedication to her daughter

    2. A quote from CS Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia

    3. A fan letter from a child

    4. A magic spell

16. Which of the following does Harry not use as a method of transport?

    1. Flying car

    2. Owl

    3. Enchanted bits of debris that Muggles assume to be rubbish

    4. Hearth fire

17. JK Rowling faced a writ for plagiarism from another children's book writer, Nancy Stouffer. What was Stouffer's hero called?

    1. Sally Potter

    2. Carrie Potter

    3. Barry Potter

    4. Larry Potter

18. Which of the following publishers DID NOT turn down the original Harry Potter manuscript?

    1. Penguin

    2. Transworld

    3. Bloomsbury

    4. HarperCollins

19. What is Uncle Vernon's newspaper of choice?

    1. The Daily Mail

    2. The Sun

    3. The Guardian

    4. The Telegraph

20. What is Parseltongue?

    1. A herb used to make a truth-telling potion

    2. The ability to converse with snakes

    3. An unpleasant mouth infection

    4. A wizardly word game

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:A, 4:A, 5:B, 6:A, 7:C, 8:D, 9:B, 10:C, 11:C, 12:A, 13:A, 14:A, 15:C, 16:B, 17:D, 18:C, 19:A, 20:B

Scores

1. 8 and above.

   Face the facts, you're a muggle. Time to get your invisibility cloak and head back to the Dursleys.

2. 15 and above.

   Not bad, but take a leaf out of Hermione's book and spend more time in the library and less time on your broomstick.

3. 20 and above.

   With such mastery of magic, could you be the next Dumbledore or even...You Know Who?