General Awareness

Fantasy Literature

3,648 Questions

This collection features fantasy literature quiz questions covering popular books, comics, and characters. It tests knowledge of magical universes, mythical creatures, and specific literary plots. These questions are highly relevant for general awareness sections in various state and central competitive examinations.

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Fantasy Literature Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Spell to turn off the lights

  2. Put-Outer

  3. Dark Powder

  4. Short circuit bulb

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Dumbledore uses a magical device called a Put-Outer (later known as a Deluminator) to extinguish the street lights on Privet Drive. This device captures and restores light, allowing wizards to operate in secrecy. The other options are incorrect - Dumbledore didn't use a spell, Dark Powder, or cause a short circuit.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Orange Sherbet

  2. Sherbet lemon

  3. Lemon Soda

  4. Salty sherbet

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dumbledore's favorite Muggle sweet is Sherbet Lemon, as revealed in the first Harry Potter book and mentioned throughout the series. This becomes a running joke and even serves as a password to his office at Hogwarts. Orange Sherbet, Lemon Soda, and Salty sherbet are not the correct answer.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. hands

  2. planet

  3. wizard

  4. phoenix

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The question describes Dumbledore's unusual watch, which instead of hands had symbols representing planets moving around the edge. This is from the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone when Dumbledore meets Professor McGonagall on Privet Drive.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Harry

  2. Sirius Black

  3. Voldemort aka Tom Riddle

  4. James and Lilly Potter

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When Hagrid arrives at Privet Drive on Harry's 11th birthday, he tells Harry that his parents didn't die in a car crash as the Dursleys claimed. However, Hagrid actually says 'You-Know-Who' killed them - he doesn't mention Sirius Black by name at that point.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Chest

  2. Hand

  3. Left knee

  4. Right Knee

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When Dumbledore tells Harry that scars can be useful, he reveals that he himself has a scar on his left knee. This is a perfect map of the London Underground. This conversation occurs when Harry first arrives at Hogwarts and meets Dumbledore in his office.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Another name for the Freemasons

  2. The creators of the “all-seeing eye” on the seal of the U.S

  3. A secret society founded in Bavaria

  4. None

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Illuminati was a real secret society founded in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt in Bavaria, Germany. It was Enlightenment-era, opposed to religious influence over public life and state power. While conspiracy theories link it to Freemasons and the US seal, historically it was a distinct Bavarian organization that lasted less than a decade.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Due to loud nosie of Hagrid's Bike

  2. Due to howling sound of Hagrid's cry

  3. Heard a crying sound in the morning

  4. Autn Petunia went out to keep tthe bottles of milk at her doorstep

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Dursleys discovered baby Harry on their doorstep when Aunt Petunia went out to collect milk bottles in the morning. She found the basket with Harry wrapped in blankets, which shocked her as she had been aware of her sister's magical family but had tried to distance herself from that world.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Harry

  2. Neville

  3. Ron

  4. Dumbledore

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Neville Longbottom destroys Nagini, the last remaining Horcrux, during the Battle of Hogwarts. He uses the Sword of Gryffindor to behead the snake, which was Voldemort's final Horcrux and contributed to his defeat.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Harry to Ron

  2. Ollivander to Harry

  3. Ron to Harry

  4. Hagrid to Harry

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mr. Ollivander says this to Harry in Philosopher's Stone when examining his wand connection to Voldemort's wand. He finds the twin cores curious because they share phoenix feathers from Fawkes, the same bird, creating a rare and dangerous wand connection.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Viktor Krum's

  2. Gridelwald's

  3. The Lovegood Symbol

  4. The sign of the Deathly Hallows

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is the sign of Grindelwald (though option B has a typo spelling it 'Gridelwald'). At Bill and Fleur's wedding, Xenophilius Lovegood wore the symbol of Grindelwald to show support. Option D is incorrect because it describes the sign, not the person associated with it.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. The unknowable room

  2. The lightning struck tower

  3. Felix Felicis

  4. The white tomb

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The White Tomb is the correct answer - it is the final chapter of Harry Potter Book 6 (Half-Blood Prince). This chapter refers to Dumbledore's white tomb and funeral. The other options are earlier chapters in the book.