The Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -- The Vanishing Glass quiz: 48 questions by Charlotte M.

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Like the first quiz on the first chapter (The Boy Who Lived) this quiz is based solely on Chapter 2 of the first Harry Potter book.

How much time passed between chapters 1 & 2?

1 year
A couple of months
10 years

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What is one of the pictures on the mantel?

Harry with his aunt and uncle
Harry playing a computer game
Dudley with his aunt and uncle
Dudley on a carousel ride

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When Aunt Petunia knocks on Harry's door, what is Harry doing?

Killing spiders
Dreaming
Packing
He's already up making breakfast

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What day is it at the beginning of Chapter 2?
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Dudley's birthday
Harry's birthday
Mr. Dursley's birthday
The Prime Minister's birthday

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When do you find out that Harry sleeps in the cupboard underneath the stairs?

The beginning of the third chapter
He sleeps in a cupboard under the stairs?! How awful!
When Harry pulls a spider off his sock
When Harry crawls out and shuts the door

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Who is Dudley's favorite punching bag?

Piers, his best friend
Kids at school
Harry
His father

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How is Harry described?

Small and skinny in Mr. Dursley's clothes, thin face and blonde hair
Tall and athletic in Dudley's clothes, round face and blue eyes
Tan and skinny in his own clothing, knobby knees and green eyes
Small and skinny in Dudley's clothes, thin face and black hair

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What holds together Harry's glasses?

Scotch tape
Spellotape
He doesn't wear glasses
They aren't broken

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How did Aunt Petunia answer Harry's questions about how he got his scar?

Don't ask questions
In a car crash
In a car crash...don't ask questions
When your parents died in the car crash

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How often does Mr. Dursley tell Harry he needs a haircut?

Once a month
Every morning over the top of his newspaper
Every week over the top of his newspaper
Uncle Vernon doesn't look at Harry, or care

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What is Harry doing when Dudley arrives in the kitchen?

Frying eggs
Tending the bacon
Trying to flatten his hair
Arguing with Uncle Vernon

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How is Dudley described?

A stocky boy with little neck like his father, and dark brown hair combed neatly on his head
A large pink face, not much neck, small, watery blue eyes, and thick blonde hair
A large pink face, little neck to match his father, small beady blue eyes and thick blond hair
Huge

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How many presents does Dudley count; and he concludes that he is how many presents less than last year?

34; 2
37; 3
33; 4
36; 2

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Who else sent Dudley a birthday present?

Harry
An unknown sender
Aunt Marge
Uncle Fred

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What does Aunt Petunia do to keep Dudley from throwing a tantrum?

Smooth his hair and feed him bacon
Call him popkins and agree to buy him 2 more presents in town
Pulls down 3 more surprise presents from the top of the refrigerator
Reveals a huge ice cream cake

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Who calls while the Dursleys eat breakfast?

Ronald Weasley, to talk to Harry
Dumbledore, to check on Harry
Aunt Marge, to wish Dudley happy birthday
Mrs. Figgs, to say her legs broken

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How many computer games does Dudley receive?

14
30
16
10, along with a new computer

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Name 3 of the 5 presents Dudley received listed in the book

VCR, racing bike, a new computer
Video camera, VCR, paper airplane
Video camera, racing bike, book
Racing bike, VCR, gold wristwatch

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How many streets away does Mrs. Figgs live, what does Harry say she smells like, and what does she force Harry to do?

3; cat litter; feed her cats
2; air freshener; groom her cats
2; cabbage; look at pictures of cats
3; cabbage; moldy bread; brush her cat's teeth

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Name 2 of Mrs. Figgs cats.

Snowy & Tibbles
Mr. Paws & Whiskers
Tufty & Socks
Tibbles & Piddles

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Who do they recommend take Harry?

Uncle Fred or Yvonne
Dumbledore or Aunt Marge
No one; leave him at home
Aunt Marge or Yvonne

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Where is Yvonne?

Britain
Down the street, but Mrs. Dursley doesn't want to bother her
Majorca
At a wedding

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How many ideas do the Dursleys come up with on where Harry could go before giving in and taking him to the zoo?

1
4
3
5

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What does Piers Polkiss look like?

Rat
Scrawny and Rat-Faced
Just as fat as Dudley
Boney and knobbly

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What is Piers job when it comes to bullying people?

Helping Dudley punch them
Holding people to the ground
Chasing Harry
Holding people's arms behind their back

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How long after Piers arrives do the Dursleys leave for the zoo and where does Harry sit in the car?

An hour later; in the back
A half hour; in the front
A half hour; in the back
An hour later; in the front

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How long does Uncle Vernon say Harry will be in the cupboard if he messes up?

A year
Until Dudley's next birthday
Until his birthday
Until Christmas

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How many things does Harry reflect on making happen accidentally?

2
4
3
1

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Why does Uncle Vernon almost crash on the way to the zoo?

Because Piers offends Petunia
Harry tells him about the flying motorcycle
Harry complains about the conditions of the back of the car
Dudley starts crying

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On what day of the year was Dudley's birthday that year?

Sunday
Wednesday
Saturday
Tuesday

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What kind of treats does Uncle Vernon buy Dudley, Piers and Harry?

3 Chocolate ice creams
2 large vanilla ice creams and a cheap lemon ice pop
2 large chocolate ice creams and nothing for Harry
2 large chocolate ice creams and a cheap lemon ice pop

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Why does Harry get to finish Dudley's ice cream at the zoo restaurant?

Because Dudley was full
Because Dudley sneezed on it
It didn't have enough ice cream on top
Uncle Vernon felt bad that Harry didn't get anything special

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What does Dudley do to wake the snake up?

Uncle Vernon taps on the glass
He screams at it
He throws his ice cream at the window
Dudley punches Harry into the glass to make a loud noise

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What does the snake do that's very unlike a snake?

Sings
Dances
Winks
Laughs

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What kind of snake is it, and where's it from?

Anaconda; Brazil
Anaconda; Peru
Boa; Peru
Boa; Brazil

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How does Harry find out that the snake was born in captivity?

The snake tells him
He reads the sign
The zookeeper standing next to him begins rattling off facts

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Who yells for the others to come watch what Harry's doing with the snake?

Piers
Mrs. Dursley
Mr. Dursley
Dudley

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How did the glass disappear?

A magician did a vanishing spell
Harry got angry at Dudley for punching him and accidentally vanished the glass
Harry muttered a spell after being punched
The glass broke

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What does the snake tell Harry as he slithers away?

Thanks...amigo
Brazil, here I come
Finally...
Both 1 & 2

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Who made Aunt Petunia a cup of tea at the zoo?

The keeper of the reptile house
Harry--he felt bad
The zoo director
The zoo's owner

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What does Dudley say the snake did to him; what does Piers say the snake did to him?

Nearly bit off his leg; Almost squeezed to death
Almost squeezed to death; Nearly bit off his leg
Snapped playfully at their heels
Chased them from the reptile house

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What drink does Aunt Petunia make Uncle Vernon when they get home?

Single malt whiskey
Large brandy
Water
Coffee

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What does Harry wish he had while he sits in his cupboard?

A match
A book
Food
A watch

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What are the 2 things that Harry remembers from the "car crash"?

Blinding red light and a pain in his leg
Blinding green light and a pain in his leg
Blinding green light and a pain in his head
Blinding red light and a pain in his head

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When he was younger, a tiny man in a _____(color) top hat bowed to Harry in a shop.

Violet
Blue
Green
Black

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When he was younger, a wild-looking woman dressed in all____(color) waved at him on a bus.

Emerald
Violet
Green
Black

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A bald man in a very long____(color) coat shook his hand in the street.

Blue
Violet
Green
Purple

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Why didn't Harry have friends at school?

Everyone knew he wore old stinky clothes
Everyone knew he was mean
Everyone knew he was Dudley's cousin, and everyone hated Dudley
Everyone knew Dudley's gang hated him

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