Groups of Seven Quiz #1

I would have had another minute to go back to the seas list if I could have spelled 'Azkaban' in less than a dozen tries! ;-)

Couldn't spell Mediterranen for the life of me.

*nean

Can someone please tell me what G-7 countries mean?

I didn't care about reading the Potter series until my grandchildren persuaded me, and now they are some of my favorite books. Great messages there for kids, such as it doesn't matter who your family is, it is the choices you make in life which are important. I read the LOTR books decades ago and have forgotten a lot but I know the movies left out a lot of the material, especially at the end - the scouring of the shire, etc. Tolkien and Rowling both created amazing worlds that are great places to visit.

I've never read the books and could get by with fewer questions about them, but I got all the titles because the movies have been pretty big news.

The first two Potter movies were pretty true to the books, but the later movies left out a lot of material from the books. They seemed to pick and choose the parts that would generate the most action and special effects.

I never even saw the last movie. But the titles were the same.

Like where was Peeves? At all?? What????

My biggest disappointment was the omission of the Weasley family arriving in the Dursley living room to escort Harry back. I was really looking forward to seeing Vernon and Petunia deal with that, and I couldn't believe they left out the entire scene. Also agree, should have Peeves, also the ghost party with the rotten food, but I have to say I didn't miss the story line of S.P.E.W. at all except for the omission of Winky. Hermione's knitted hats for the house elves got a bit tedious for me, although I did smile at Dobby wearing them all.

Because I wanted to check out the Harry Potter books before my kids read them, I read the series, and really enjoyed it. Also read Lord of the Rings, though it was pretty heavy going - I remember in the third book I counted 16 pages which were just a description of one place! LOVE the movies though (and the New Zealand scenery of course!)

Australia is both a country and a continent. One is a geographical term (referring only to the central landmass) and the other is political (including both the continent and the country's other holdings, such as Tazmania). Australasia and Oceania are geographical regions encompassing multiple landmasses.

It's true that Australasia and (especially) Oceania are regions, not continents, but the continent of Australia includes Tasmania (Bass Strait, which separates the two, is quite shallow); it's not just a political grouping, it's a geographical one. The continent of Australia also includes New Guinea, I believe, and there is some argument about whether it also includes other bits and pieces up there.

Tasmania. Tazmania is something completely different

Oceania doesnt just include New guinea, it includes other countries like Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Tonga etc..

Correct. Calling Australasia 'Australia' just makes New Zealand, Tuvalu and all the other Oceanic countries feel bad..

I agree Oceania includes all the other countries down there like Tuvalu and Papua New Guinea. Australia is just Australia.

My brother lives there too, and it is still a continent.

And Aegean.

Yeah, I got stuck on North, Baltic and Aegean too- it never having occurred to me that the UK, Kalmar Union and Ottoman Empire weren't part of the medieval world

Yeah, what is the source for the medieval 7 seas? Seems questionable to me.

exactly.. I tried north sea several times. Tried aegean, and baltic aswell eventually. (and raised an eyebrow when I saw the persian gulf, when thinking of seas, that one wouldnt have crossed my mind)

Yeah, I get that it's not one of the classic Seven Seas, but from a British perspective the North Sea was where all those pesky Vikings kept appearing from!

How do you make a quiz like this?

I thought it was the Sourcerer's Stone. Is there a reason I think that?

That's the American version.

I don't know what kind of censorship they have in whatever country you are in, but if you know what our American version is, and you are on Jetpunk, aren't you probably breaking a few laws to be taking this quiz??

^What?

for british it is philosopher's, and for Americans, it is sorcerer's.

It's not accepting Afghanistan

Funny how that moon is still harder to get and it's even spelled right.

Your quiz is broken. It does not accept Afghanistan.

Hope so!

Why?

If you guys like the Groups of Things category and the anime, One Piece, then check out my quiz. Its called "Groups of Things - One Piece"

Only missed "Bashful"... was trying to think of something ending in 'y'.

You missed off Belfast from the European capitals...

It's not the capital of a sovereign nation.

It doesnt state anywhere that they ask for capitals of sovereign nations. Just capitals

It is obviously implied that they have to be capitals of sovereign countries. If they could be capitals of anything, there would be dozen more answers. Barcelona, Bremen, Bordeaux, Bologna, Bari, Basel, Białystok, Bydgoszcz...

Isn't the other sea the Tyrrhenian?

Always put deathly hollows, with an o... I'm an idiot

I did the same thing... Though I am not joining you in admitting I'm an idiot ;)

When you go to do Ionian Sea for the medieval seasand get the moon Io

Had no idea what the moons in our solar system are so i decided to type "moon" just for the hell of it. It worked lol. Gave myself a chuckle and a half.

What about the 7 books of The Chronicles of Narnia, the 7 wonders of the world, and 7 colors of the rainbow.

I said lo and Japan

GREAT QUIZ!!!

I got one Harry Potter and I'm surprised I even got one. As for largest moons I only got Titan, and that is only because I read the Kurt Vonnegut book, The Sirens of Titan.

49. Not bad, considering that I didn't get a single fairy tale character.

"Harry potter and the crystal skull" was the first thing that popped into my head. Couldnt get it out so went back to the otehr questions. When I went back to harry potter the next that came to mind was "Harry potter and the return of the king"... (or was it two towers.. kind of slipped my mind, read all comments before commenting myself) I really couldnt get those two out of my head! So I basicly remained stuck (knew there was one with that prison but couldnt reach the title) Might make great movies though :D

Wonders of the world?

lol only knew 3 Harry Potter and none of snow whites dwarves or deadly sins. Did well on the rest though