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The Life and Work of J K Rowling

Some questions about the life and work of one of Britain’s most famous 21st century writers.
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Last updated: January 11, 2022
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Her parents met in 1964 on a train departing from which London station?
London King's Cross
What is Rowling’s first name?
Joanne
She was a researcher & bilingual secretary for which NGO?
Amnesty International
In the early 1990s she taught English in which European country?
Portugal
What was the name of her first husband, who she met there?
Jorge Arantes
In 1993 she and her daughter moved to which Scottish city?
Edinburgh
What were the name of her debut novel, published in 1997?
Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone
What was its name changed to for its US publication in 1998?
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
Which fictional school is the setting for most Harry Potter novels?
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
What is the name of her second husband, whom she married in 2001?
Dr. Neil Murray
Which of her characters has she said was based on her, aged 11?
Hermione Granger
What is the name of her 2001 work, a supplement to the Harry Potter series, supposedly written by Newt Scamander?
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The above book, together with another short book, Quidditch Through the Ages, have together raised more than £17 million for which UK charity?
Comic Relief
Rowling made a voice cameo in ‘The Regina Monologues’, a 2003 episode of which animated TV show?
The Simpsons
Which 2012 book was about local politics in the fictional town of Pagford?
The Casual Vacancy
Rowling has written several crime novels under which pen name?
Robert Galbraith
What is the name of the detective that features in these novels?
Cormoran Strike
Which 2013 novel was the first to feature him as a character?
The Cuckoo's Calling
Which play, which premiered at the Palace Theatre, London, in 2016, did she do-author with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany?
Harry Potter & the Cursed Child
Which fairy tale, about a child and his toy, was published in October 2021?
The Christmas Pig
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