Q 01/05

Which disarming spell became Harry's signature and rebounded Voldemort's final Killing Curse?

A) Expelliarmus

B) Stupefy

C) Impedimenta

D) Relashio

Answer · why

A) Expelliarmus

Some wizarding historians credit Merlin with inventing it, but it only caught on after Elizabeth Smudgling used it in a Dartmoor duel in 1379.

Q 02/05

In which year did Elizabeth Smudgling popularise the Disarming Charm in a duelling contest on Dartmoor?

A) 1479

B) 1579

C) 1679

D) 1379

Answer · why

D) 1379

Others claimed its first widespread use was in Madagascar in the 11th century.

Q 03/05

What does Wingardium Leviosa, the charm taught to Hogwarts first-years, do?

A) Locks doors and windows

B) Lights the caster's wand

C) Makes objects fly or levitate

D) Repairs a broken object

Answer · why

C) Makes objects fly or levitate

Ron got the swish-and-flick wrong until Hermione corrected his pronunciation, and later used it to knock out a troll with its own club.

Q 04/05

Which charm illuminates the tip of the caster's wand?

A) Nox

B) Lumos

C) Incendio

D) Reducto

Answer · why

B) Lumos

It can also be used to reveal magically hidden things.

Q 05/05

Which counter-charm puts out the light at the end of a wand?

A) Finite

B) Nox

C) Deletrius

D) Quietus

Answer · why

B) Nox

It is Latin for night; its partner charm is Latin for light.

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