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July 18, 2005
Q: With the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, it's time to explore the wizarding world created by J.K. Rolling. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the book and film series. The author has said it is in Scotland. Where in this map of Great Britain is Scotland?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Hogwarts is reached by a train called the Hogwarts Express. Where does the Hogwarts Express drop students arriving at the start of each term?
A. Hogwarts Castle
B. Diagon Alley
C. Hogsmeade
D. Hagrid's Hut
C. Hogwarts is across the lake from Hogsmeade, and the Hogwarts Express stops at the station there to let students get off at the start of each term.
Q: According to the Harry Potter Lexicon, which of the following are located in the village of Hogsmeade?
A. Madam Puddifoot's
B. Scrivenshaft's Quill Shop
C. The Shrieking Shack
D. All of the above
D. Hogsmeade is the only entirely wizarding village in Britain. It's a picturesque village of little thatched cottages and shops.
Q: Which of these locations has NOT figured in any of the Harry Potter books?
A. Gryffindor Tower
B. Tatooine
C. Forbidden Forest
D. Little Whinging
B. Tatooine is Luke Skywalker's home planet in the Star Wars saga.
Q: On the Hogwarts Coat of Arms is the motto in Latin: "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus." What does that mean?
A. Never tickle a sleeping dragon
B. What happens at Hogwarts stays at Hogwarts
C. To become a wizard, eat a lizard
D. We're not in Kansas anymore
A. The advice to leave sleeping dragons alone is a reminder to avoid pranks or other behavior that will provoke danger or a dangerous individual.