Question Twenty:
The book, Quidditch Through the Ages, is marketed at 3 gold
- True
- False
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I’ll close the last of the polls and count up the answers shortly!
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Alright, here are the answers, @PubQuiz…
Question 1:
JK Rowling created Quidditch in a small hotel in Manchester
True - In a 1999 radio interview, J.K. Rowling mentioned that the word Quidditch was a completely made up word she created after deciding the wizard sport should start with the letter ‘Q.’
Question 2:
Witches and Wizards have been using brooms since 962 AD
True - Classic depictions of witches are often seen with a broom in hand, flying in front of the moon. According to Rowling, witches and wizards have been using brooms since 962 AD.
Question 3:
The Snitch was originally a battle called a Golden Snippet
False - One of the tidbits of information found in the book Quidditch Through the Ages is the history of the Golden Snitch. Apparently, witches and wizards used to commit animal cruelty on a regular basis by using an actual bird, called a Golden Snidget, during gameplay
Question 4:
The longest game ever played lasted 7 months
False - In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone , Quidditch captain, Oliver Wood, tells Harry that the longest game ever lasted for three months. “They had to keep bringing on substitutes so the players could get some sleep,” Wood explained.
Question 5:
Players can bring their wands onto the field
True - An interesting rule found in Quidditch Through the Ages concerns the use of wands. The rule states the following: “Players may take their wands onto the pitch, but they must not be used on or against any players, any players’ broomsticks, the referee, any of the four balls, or the spectators.”
Question 6:
Harry Potter is not the only film where you can see people playing Quidditch
True - At the clubs and activities fair in Pitch Perfect , you can catch a glimpse of a sign that says “Quidditch Club” and a group of students riding broomsticks around a field on the left.
Question 7:
Quidditch is not a real sport
False - Students on college campuses around the US had already been playing Quidditch as an intramural sport since 2005. It is actually a competitive sport between schools.
Question 8:
Quidditch is played with 5 balls
False - Only with four balls (a Quaffle, two Bludgers and a Golden Snitch)
Question 9:
There are 7 players on a Quidditch team
True - A Quidditch team is composed of seven people: three Chasers, two Beaters, a Keeper and a Seeker
Question 10:
Catching The Golden Snitch is worth 150 points
True - it also ends the game.
Question 11:
Each goal was worth five points
False - They’re worth ten points.
Question 12:
Quidditch pitches were typically in the shape of a rectangle
False - Quidditch pitches were typically in the shape of an oval
Question 13:
Players can leave the boundary lines of the pitch
False - Players must not stray over the boundary lines of the pitch, although they may fly as high as desired
Question 14:
Contact during play is allowed
True - but a player may not seize hold of another player’s broomstick or any part of their anatomy.
Question 15:
Bumphing is hitting Bludgers towards spectators.
True - This is one of the 700 fouls listed.
Question 16:
A game of Quidditch will also end at the mutual consent of both team Captains
True
Question 17:
Ginny had a successful career in Quidditch
True - Ginny Weasley was good at Quidditch at Hogwarts and she ended up having a career as a Chaser in the all-female team, the Holyhead Harpies. According to JK Rowling, after retiring from the sport, Ginny became the senior Quidditch correspondent at The Daily Prophet. She also covered the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.
Question 18:
The 2014 Quidditch World Cup took place in Argentina
True - The 427th Quidditch World Cup took place in the Patagonian Desert situated in Argentina. That year, Bulgaria won the Cup against Brazil.
Question 19:
Quidditch Through the Ages is another book in the series that JK Rowling has her name to
False - Rowling used Kennilworthy Whisp as a pen name for the book.
Question 20:
The book, Quidditch Through the Ages, is marketed at 3 gold
False - The book’s market price was 14 Sickles and 3 Knuts.
And the winner of the quiz is… @Kiwi!
@Kiwi 18
@anon68003072 17
@Littlefeets 14
@Kristi 12
@benitz786 11
@Ouijaloveletters 11
@heavenbound 11
@_abbinshire 1
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I know, right.
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THEY HAD MAGICAL POWERS THEY NEVER HAD TO COMMIT ANIMAL CRUELTY 
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Uh 
huh.
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HAHAHA. This is sooo true.
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i didnt expect to win 
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HEHEHE. But you did. (wink)
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Pub quiz is over 
