Q 01/05

Who plays Newt Scamander?

A) Callum Turner

B) Eddie Redmayne

C) Jude Law

D) Ezra Miller

Answer · why

B) Eddie Redmayne

Rowling wanted a subtle, understated British hero, and British critics warmed to him more than American ones did.

Q 02/05

In what year does the first Fantastic Beasts film take place?

A) 1926

B) 1912

C) 1932

D) 1945

Answer · why

A) 1926

Newt arrives in New York the year before Grindelwald's escape kicks off the sequel in 1927.

Q 03/05

For which charity was the original Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book written in 2001?

A) Children in Need

B) Save the Children

C) Comic Relief

D) Lumos

Answer · why

C) Comic Relief

It was published under the pen name Newt Scamander as a real copy of Harry's Care of Magical Creatures textbook.

Q 04/05

The first film marked whose debut as a screenwriter?

A) Steve Kloves

B) David Yates

C) David Heyman

D) J.K. Rowling

Answer · why

D) J.K. Rowling

Steve Kloves, who adapted the Potter books, only joined as co-writer on the third film.

Q 05/05

What is the American wizarding word for a non-magical person?

A) Muggle

B) Squib

C) No-Maj

D) Nomag

Answer · why

C) No-Maj

American law also forbids witches and wizards from any social relationship with them, which complicates Queenie and Jacob.

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