813 J.K. Rowling Trivia Questions with Answers
813 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What pseudonym did J.K. Rowling use for her Cormoran Strike novels?
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Robert Galbraith
Where was J.K. Rowling born in 1965?
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Yate, England
Which award did J.K. Rowling win in 2010 for her contribution to children’s literature?
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Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award
What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter novel, published in 2007?
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Which Hogwarts house does J.K. Rowling’s character Harry Potter join?
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Gryffindor
Which fictional school does J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter attend?
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
What was the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 charity book about wizarding fairy tales?
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Which charity book did J.K. Rowling publish alongside Quidditch Through the Ages in 2001?
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Which film did J.K. Rowling write as her screenwriting debut?
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Under what pseudonym did J.K. Rowling publish The Cuckoo’s Calling?
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Robert Galbraith
Which Harry Potter companion book did J.K. Rowling publish under the fictional author name Newt Scamander?
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2012 adult novel about Pagford?
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The Casual Vacancy
Which university did J.K. Rowling attend to study French and Classics?
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University of Exeter
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s detective protagonist in the Strike series?
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Cormoran Strike
What was the first Harry Potter novel published in 1997?
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
What was J.K. Rowling’s birth first name?
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Joanne
Which university did J.K. Rowling attend before becoming a writer?
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University of Exeter
What was the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 Harvard University commencement speech?
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The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination
Which 2016 film marked J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut?
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
What was the name of J.K. Rowling’s charity for disadvantaged children before it became Lumos?
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Children’s High Level Group
What name was used for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the United States?
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
What was the name of J.K. Rowling’s first husband, whom she married in 1992?
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Jorge Arantes
What is the title of the first Cormoran Strike novel written by J.K. Rowling?
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The Cuckoo’s Calling
What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s 2012 novel set in the fictional town of Pagford?
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The Casual Vacancy
Which fictional school is the main setting of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series?
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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Which J.K. Rowling novel won the 2001 Hugo Award for Best Novel?
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
What pen name did J.K. Rowling use for her Cormoran Strike novels?
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Robert Galbraith
What was J.K. Rowling’s first published Harry Potter novel?
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Which J.K. Rowling novel won the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year award?
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
What was J.K. Rowling’s first screenplay for a feature film?
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them