NewsTracker Answers for week of Nov. 22, 2010

Q: The film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, begins the final battle between Harry and Lord Voldemort. Part of the movie was shot on a beach in Wales. Where is Wales?

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Q: In the film, Harry and his friends are imprisoned at Malfoy Manor, which is located somewhere in Wiltshire. What real historic site is in Wiltshire?

A. Kew Gardens

B. Buckingham Palace

C. Stonehenge

D. Westminster Abbey

C. The prehistoric monument is located in the county of Wiltshire in southwest England. The other sites are in London.

Q: Much of the action in the Deathly Hallows takes place in London. Which of these Harry Potter sites is NOT in London?

A. Ministry of Magic

B. The Burrow

C. 12, Grimmauld Place

D. Gringotts Wizarding Bank

B. The Burrow is the home of Harry's friends the Weasleys. It is located outside the fictional village of Ottery St. Catchpole, which is described as being on the south coast of England.

Q: In the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger all drop out of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to author J.K. Rowling, Hogwarts is located in . . .

A. Scotland

B. Wales

C. Cornwall

D. London

A. In the novels, Hogwarts is located somewhere in Scotland. The school has numerous charms and spells on and around it that make it impossible for a Muggle to locate it.

Q: One of the main villains in Deathly Hallows is Bellatrix Lestrange, who escaped Azkaban prison on an island off the coast of Scotland in the . . .

A. Arctic Ocean

B. Baltic Sea

C. English Channel

D. North Sea

D. The North Sea is part of the Atlantic Ocean and located between the island of Great Britain and Scandinavia.