Q 01/05
A) Expelliarmus
B) Stupefy
C) Impedimenta
D) Relashio
Answer · why
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
A) 1479
B) 1579
C) 1679
D) 1379
Answer · why
Others claimed its first widespread use was in Madagascar in the 11th century.
Q 03/05
A) Locks doors and windows
B) Lights the caster's wand
C) Makes objects fly or levitate
D) Repairs a broken object
Answer · why
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
A) Nox
B) Lumos
C) Incendio
D) Reducto
Answer · why
It can also be used to reveal magically hidden things.
Q 05/05
A) Finite
B) Nox
C) Deletrius
D) Quietus
Answer · why
It is Latin for night; its partner charm is Latin for light.
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