"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - Answers

This is the answers to our quiz on the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (but not the movie).

1. How many heads does Fluffy the dog have? Three


2. What feathers were used to make Voldemort's wand? Phoenix


3. In Harry's first Quidditch game, who tried to knock him off his broom? Professor Quirrel


4. How does Harry catch the Snitch in his first Quidditch match? Mouth


5. How did Hagrid transport infant Harry to the Dursley household? Flying Motorcycle


6. True or False: Professor Dumbledore's watch has twelve hands and no numbers. True


7. What Quidditch position does Harry play? _X_ Seeker, __Bludger, __Snitch


8. Who of the following is NOT one of Malfoy's friends? __Goyle, _X_Granger, __Crabbe


9. Which is not a Hogwarts House? __Gryffindor, _X_Dragonbreath, __Hufflepuff


10. True or False: Harry was raised by Muggles. True


11. What are three things that are different from the book compared to the movie? Answers will vary.

"The Hobbit" - Answers to the Quiz

"The Hobbit" was written by J.R.R.Tolkien, and has become quite the cult classic. This is a quiz presented to my Tween after he finished reading the book. The answers are in red.



1. How many dwarves accompanied Bilbo Baggins on the journey? 13


2. What is the name of the wizard who helps the dwarves in their quest? Gandalf


3. How do the dwarves know which hobbit hole Bilbo lives in when they start their journey? Gandalf carved a marking on Bilbo's door.


4. What does Gandalf tell the dwarves that Bilbo is, and that Bilbo will be critical to their mission in this role? Burglar


5. How does Bilbo try to get away from Gollum? They have a contest of answering riddles.


6. Bilbo finds a ring. What magic does the ring do? Provides invisibility to whoever wears it.


7. Who or what is Smaug? He is the dragon that took up residence in the dwarves mountain.


8. What is the name of the archer who kills Smaug? Bard


9. An arrow strikes Smaug and kills him. Where does that arrow strike? In the chest where there was a missing "plate".


10. What did you like best about the book? Answers will vary.













Thank you!

"Bridge to Terabithia" Oral Quiz and Answers

These are the questions that I asked my Tween when he finished reading "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson. The answers are in red, and can vary slightly.

1. Why did Jesse get up early every Summer morning? To practice running to be the fastest kid.


2. What was the most favorite thing that Jesse loved doing? Drawing


3. Why did Jesse like Fridays? Miss Edmunds, the music teacher, was wonderful.


4. Why did the boys stop running during recess? Because Leslie won all of the races she ran, and girls weren't even supposed to participate.


5. Who was Janice? A mean, big bully


6. What was Terabithia? A make-believe play-place where Leslie and Jesse went to play. It was in the woods.


7. What did Jesse get Leslie for Christmas? A free puppy named Prince Terrien. What did Leslie get Jesse? A box of watercolors with 24 tubes of color, 3 brushes and a pad of heavy art paper - paint or art supplies.


8. How did Leslie die? She tried to swing over the swollen river to get to Terabithia by herself, and the rope snapped, fell, and hit her head on a rock.


9. Why do you think it was so important for Jesse and Leslie to create Terabithia? Tween said" Because they wanted a place of their own. To get away from their nonsense." More details: Jesse had problems at home, where he wasn't listened to, ignored, and felt he had too much responsibility compared to his sisters. Leslie was new in town, away from her friends and what she was familiar with. Creating an imaginery land was a wonderful exercise for their imaginations and bodies, building it and so on.


10. What was your favorite part of the book? Tween answered: the creating of Terabithia.... it was cool to use their imagination.

Tween answered all but question number 3 correctly.

Answers for Quiz for "Farmer Boy"

The following are the answers (in red) to today's quiz for the book "Farmer Boy" by Laura Ingalls Wilder:

1. Why was the cobbler late getting to the Wilder's House? He was making shoes for a wedding and it took him three weeks. Page 288.

2. Who offered Almanzo an apprenticeship? Mr. Paddock. Page 363.

3. Who covered up the stain with wallpaper? Eliza Jane, his sister. Page 226-227.
.....Why? She didn't want Almanzo to get in trouble. Page 226-227.

4. In which room did Almanzo throw the blacking brush? The parlor. Page 220.
.....Why did he throw it? Eliza Jane had been bossing Almanzo about polishing the stove, which frustrated him. Page 219-220.

5. Which of Almanzo's sisters helped to load potatoes into the basket to go into the wagon? Alice. Page 116

6. What plant did Almanzo raise on milk? Pumpkin. (It grew very large, Almanzo entered into a contest at the county fair and he won.) Page 191-192, and Page 271.

7. What did Almanzo get from the tin peddler? A tin horn painted red (whistle). Page 139.

8. Who dared Almanzo to ask his dad for a nickel? Frank. Page 181.
....What did Almanzo's father say and/or do? Almanzo's father reminded him how much work it took to earn that nickel, then he gave him a half dollar to see if Almanzo would do the right thing. Pages 181-185.