Yule Ball Tournament Questions: Tossups Only 1
YULE BALL TOURNAMENT QUESTIONS: TOSSUPS ONLY 1. Before being refurbished, it was home to a number of unpleasant creatures such as doxies and boggarts. Its decor includes a serpent-shaped door knocker, as well as the mounted heads of house- elves and a strategically burned family tapestry. FTP, name this residence, the new headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix. Answer: Number 12, Grimmauld Place 2. Born to parents named Pollux and Irma, she died in 1985 as one of the last of her pure-blood line. She hated such members of her family as Alphard and Andromeda, which is why she magically burned their names off the family tree along with that of her son. Who, FTP, is this mother of Sirius? Answer: Walburga Black 3. This actor first gained fame on the stage for playing such roles as King Lear and Falstaff, but he became most famous with the movies The Singing Detective and, of course, his role in the Harry Potter movies, which he first took on in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. FTP, name this British-Irish actor, who replaced Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore. Answer: Michael Gambon 4. They alone defend users against Lethifolds, though Dumbledore can also use them to send unforgeable messages. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Umbridge's is a cat, and in the movie of Order of the Phoenix, Ginny's is a horse. What, FTP, are these creatures that are primarily used to defend wizards against Dementors? Answer: Patronus 5. According to Ron in Chamber of Secrets, Ginny loves these.
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