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1.	His casting in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was the first time that most audience members had heard of Robert Pattinson. But it was most certainly not the last, as he went on to appear in which blockbuster series? (yes, we're starting off really easy)
		Twilight
		Spider-Man
		The Lord of the Rings
		Bourne

2.	This Potter actress is a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire:
		Gemma Jones
		Maggie Smith
		Shirley Henderson
		Bonnie Wright

3.	The film series having established her as a star, Emma Watson's decision to attend this Ivy League school was welcomed by the US tabloid set:
		Brown
		Yale
		Columbia
		Dartmouth

4.	Which series supporting character has been played in every film by Joshua Herdman?
		Oliver Wood
		Gregory Goyle
		James Potter
		George Weasley

5.	In which Potter film was Ralph Fiennes first credited as Voldemort?
		Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
		Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
		Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
		Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

6.	The Potter franchise has consistently drawn fine actors into its fold. The actor/actress behind each of the following characters boasts at least an Academy Award nomination, except for:
		Albus Dumbledore
		Minerva McGonagall
		Sybill Trelawney
		Severus Snape
		*By way of explanation.....* Richard Harris has two Oscar nominations; Emma Thompson and Maggie Smith have both won; as of 2010, Alan Rickman has somehow not been nominated

7.	Two Potter franchise actors were married from 1989-1995. They went on to play which two roles?
		McGonagall and Quirrell
		Pomfrey and Slughorn
		Sprout and Filch
		Trelawney and Lockhart
		*By way of explanation.....* Of course, we're talking about Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson

8.	The married thespians in the previous question also appeared together in a decent 1991 thriller. Any idea of what movie we're talking about?
		Shattered
		Dead Again
		The Last Seduction
		Miller's Crossing
		*By way of explanation.....* Scissors!

9.	Can you identify the last movie in which Richard Harris played Dumbledore before his death?
		Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
		Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
		Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
		Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

10.	Actresses Afshan Azad and Shefali Chowdhury have played siblings with this last name in the series:
		Weasley
		Malfoy
		Patil
		Black

11.	Of the actors that play Harry, Ron and Hermione, who is the oldest?
		Daniel Radcliffe
		Rupert Grint
		Emma Watson
		Daniel and Rupert share the same birthdate and are older than Emma
		*By way of explanation.....* Rupert was born in 1988, Daniel in 1989 and Emma in 1990

12.	The man behind Nearly Headless Nick, John Cleese has had his hand in three landmark film franchises. Having played multiple roles in Monty Python films, Cleese also appeared in a handful of James Bond films, as a character known by this single-word code name:
		M
		X
		Q
		V

13.	Speaking of Potter alumni who have been in James Bond movies....Which series mainstay has played a character named Zukovsky in a pair of Bond films?
		Alan Rickman
		David Thewlis
		David Bradley
		Robbie Coltrane

14.	Speaking of Potter alumni who have played Russians on film: The actor behind this character has also played a fanatical Russian who sought to take hostage the President of the United States and his family:
		Severus Snape
		Sirius Black
		Quirinus Quirrell
		Argus Filch

15.	The Harry Potter and Star Wars franchises share the actor behind this Potter character, as he also played a key role in The Return of the Jedi and two lesser roles in The Phantom Menace:
		Flitwick
		The Sorting Hat
		Kreacher
		The Fat Friar
		*By way of explanation.....* Warwick Davis, who plays Flitwick, also appeared in Jedi as the Ewok Wicket W. Warrick and in Phantom Menace as Wald and Weazel

16.	Earlier in the quiz we mentioned Academy Awards. Emma Thompson (Sybill Trelwaney) received an acting nomination and won for Adapted Screenplay for 1995's Sense and Sensibility. The film also featured the actor behind which other Potter character?
		Horace Slubhorn
		Severus Snape
		Peter Pettigrew
		Alastor Moody

17.	If you have been jonesing for a Clemence Posey fix since her appearance as Fleur Delacour in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, you could have found her in a brief 2010 story arc on this CW series:
		Smallville
		Gossip Girl
		Supernatural
		90210

18.	We've been dealing primarily with the actors in the series....how about a question concerning the directors? Which of the following correctly pairs the film with its director?
		Chamber of Secrets - David Yates
		Prisoner of Azkaban - Alfonso Cuaron
		Half-Blood Prince - Chris Columbus
		Order of the Phoenix - Mike Newell

19.	Among the following, the only one to have portrayed a Muggle is:
		Julie Walters
		Chris Rankin
		Fiona Shaw
		Timothy Spall
		*By way of explanation.....* Shaw played Harry's aunt Petunia Dursley - the others played Molly Weasley, Percy Weasley and Peter Pettigrew, respectively)

20.	Toby Jones has provided the voice of this Potter series character:
		Firenze
		Aragog
		Grawp
		Dobby

21.	Who did not play a Death Eater in the series?
		Matthew Lewis
		David Tennant
		Helena Bonham Carter
		Jason Isaacs
		*By way of explanation.....* Tennant (Barty Crouch, Jr.), Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy) all played Death Eaters; Matthew Lewis played Neville Longbottom

22.	Michael Gambon, one of the two portrayers of Dumbledore in the series, starred (with future Oscar winner Helen Mirren!) in the notorious 1989 movie The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. Which role did he play?
		The Cook
		The Thief
		In an upset, His Wife
		Her Lover

23.	Who plays the character seen here?
		Shirley Henderson
		Evanna Lynch
		Zoe Wanamaker
		Katie Leung
		*By way of explanation.....* That's Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood

24.	In yet another franchise cross-over, Verne Troyer, Mini-Me from the Austin Powers movies, appeared in a Harry Potter film as:
		Dobby
		Firenze
		Viktor Krum
		Griphook

25.	Ask any one of Tom Felton's legion of fans, and they could tell you that the man behind Draco Malfoy has won this unconventional movie award:
		Best Villain, 2010 MTV Movie Award
		Superstar of Tomorrow, 2009 Young Hollywood Award
		Best Young Actor, 2009 People's Choice Award
		Most Oddly Blonde Actor, 2003 Rock Mountain Film Critics Association Award