Braingle: '"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (Tales 1 and 2)' Trivia Quiz

"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is the latest addition to the Harry Potter universe. How well you know these fairy tales? Take this quiz to find out!

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Category:	Literature > Harry Potter
Created By:	rainbowboywjh

#1 Who translated the tales from the ancient runes so that Muggles could read them?

#2 Who wrote the commentary that follows each story?

#3 In "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot", why does the pot begin to torment the son after his father's death?

It torments him because it liked his father better.
It torments him because he is cruel and selfish and will not help his Muggle neighbors like his father did.
It torments him because it thinks it is funny to do so.
It torments him because it hates wizards.
It torments him because he is not as powerful a wizard as his father.

#4 What does the pot do to torment the son?

It follows him around, hopping up and down on a metal foot to make a continuous loud noise.
It sings to him.
It mimics the ailments of the people of the town.
Both A and C
None of the above

#5 What does the son do that finally makes the pot be quiet?

He casts a spell on it.
He has it melted down.
He runs away to a foreign land.
He goes and helps each and every one of his Muggle neighbors.
He kills himself.

#6 According to Dumbledore, what is the real message of "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"?

It is a pro-Muggle message that shows a Muggle-loving wizard as superior to a wizard who hates Muggles.
It is a message of love and hope for the new millennium.
It teaches kids that it is best to do what one's pot wants one to do.
It teaches that wizards are better than Muggles.
It teaches that wizards should not use pots at all.

#7 In "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", how did the group overcome the first obstacle, the giant white worm?

The knight slew it with his sword.
Altheda sang it to sleep.
Asha began to cry and, after drinking her tears, the worm left them alone.
Amata distracted it while the others ran on.
None of the above

#8 In "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", how did the group overcome the second obstacle?

Altheda ran very hard and her sweat fell to the ground, completing the second task.
Amata summoned brooms and they all flew the rest of the way to the fountain.
The knight fell to the ground and prayed that they be allowed to continue.
Asha fell to the ground sick, proving that they needed the fountain's help.
None of the above

#9 In "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", how does the group get past the final obstacle?

The knight floated them safely to the other side of the stream on his shield.
They all jumped over the stream.
Altheda called a giant bird to carry them over the stream.
Amata extracted her happy memories of her former lover from her head and gave them to the stream.
None of the above

#10 Does the fountain in "The Fountain of Fair Fortune" really have any magical healing powers?

Yes
No

#11 In Dumbledore's commentary on "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", he states that one person in particular wanted the story removed from the Hogwarts library. Who is that person? Please provide the first and last name.

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#12 In his commentary on "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", Dumbledore writes of someone who wants the story removed from the Hogwarts library. Why does this person want the story removed?

He thinks it is a poorly written story.
He hates the writing of Beedle the Bard.
At the end of the story, the Muggle knight and the witch Amata fall in love. He does not like Muggles and objects to any story that shows a union between a Muggle and a witch.
He doesn't like knights.
He hates stories with happy endings.

"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" (Tales 1 and 2)