Braingle: 'Famous Authors: J.K. Rowling' Trivia Quiz

#1 J.K. Rowling was born in which of the following places?

#3 Which of the following does the 'K' in J.K. Rowling stand for?

#4 Rowling has a younger brother with whom she is very close.

#5 In December of 2008, Rowling published a book of wizard's children's tales. The book was called "The Tales of Beedle the Bard". To which charity did all proceeds from the book go?

#6 Where was Rowling when she came up with the idea for her book series?

#7 The character "Harry Potter" is based on one of Rowling's childhood friends. Note: Think about this one carefully!

#8 Rowling's mother was diagnosed with an incurable disease when she (Rowling) was just fifteen. Which of the following diseases was it?

#9 Rowling recalls writing down her first story as a young child. What was it about?

A frog called "Frog" who gets the mumps
An elephant called "Elephant" who gets the chicken pox
A kitten called "Kitten" who gets a bad case of the hiccups
A puppy called "Puppy" who gets a case of the flu
A rabbit called 'Rabbit' who gets the measles

#10 Which "Harry Potter" character has Rowling admitted to being loosely based on herself?

#11 In what year was Rowling named a runner-up for Time Magazine's Person of the Year?

Famous Authors: J.K. Rowling