HP JKR Knowledge: JKR - Who is she?

1) When was JKR born?
In 1960.
In 1965.
In 1967.
In 1970.

2) Near which city did she live as a young child?
London.
Brighton.
Bristol.
Edinburgh.

3) What was she christened to?
Joanne.
Joanne Kate.
Joanne Kathleen.
Jo Kathleen.

4) Does she have any siblings?
None.
An older brother.
A younger sister.
An older brother and a younger sister.

5) How old was she when she wrote her first story, and what was it called?
Six years old, Rabbit.
Six years old, Bunny.
Nine years old, My Friend Bunny.
Nine years old, The adventures of Binky.

6) Who owned the original Ford Anglia?
Her father.
A very good friend in her teenage years, called Sean Harris.
Her first husband.
The Ford Anglia was invented from imaginations only.

7) Which person was the first to believe that she'd be a success as a professional writer?
Her father.
Her mother.
Her sister.
A very good friend in her teenage years, called Sean Harris.

8) What subject did she study at the Univeristy of Exeter and why?
English, because it was her favourite subject in school.
English, because her parents wanted it.
French, because it was her favourite subject in school.
French, because her parents wanted it.

9) What happened in 1990 which changed JKR's world profoundly?
Her parents got bankrupted.
Her mother died at the age of 45 due to MS.
Her mother died at the age of 45 due to cancer.
She married her first husband.

10) We all know that Harry "came" to her on a train ride. But why was she on the train?
She was going home to visit her parents on a holliday from University.
Returning to London after looking for a flat to rent in Manchester.
Comming back to England from her years abroud.

11) How much had she written down by the time she arrived in London?
A first, vague, outline of all seven books.
A first, vague, outline of PS/SS.
Basic facts about Harry himself.
Almost nothing, it was much too vague to copy down.
Nothing at all, she didn't have a pen with her!

12) Why did she use initials instead of her full name on the HP books?
The publisher wanted it.
JKR wanted it herself. She was affraid noone would read the books if they knew the sex of the author.
JKR thought her name was too long to fit together with the long title of the first book.

13) Which House would JKR belong in herself?
Gryffindor.
Hufflepuff.
Ravenclaw.
Slytherin.

14) What is the best place to sit and write, in JKR's opinion?
In a café.
At the kitchen table.
At her desk in her study.

15) What does JKR do nowadays when she need a short pause in writing?
Go play with her children.
Take a quick walk to the nearest café, get a coffee and remember old times.
Read a chapter in a favourite book.
Talk to her husband (in person or over the phone).
Play a game of Minesweeper.
Smoke a cigarette.

16) Where in the world does she live now?
London.
Wales.
Scotland.
Isle of Man.

17) What is the best that JKR's earnings has given her, in her opinion?
A chance to meet her husband.
Her house in which the family now lives.
Absence of financial worry.

18) What are JKR's childrens first names?
Jean, Neil and Mackenzie.
Jessica, Neil and Jean.
Jean, David and Diane.
Jessica, David and Mackenzie.
Jessica, David and Jean.

19) In PS/SS some baby photos of Dudley are described as showing 'what appeared to be a beach ball wearing different coloured bobble hats'. Whose baby photos could also be described as that according to JKR?
Her own.
Her sister's.
Her oldest daughter's.
Her first husband's.

20) Who is it that make her world magic?
Her husband and children together.
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. (The trio's acters.)
Harry, Ron and Hermione.
Warner Brothers.
Bloomsbury and Scholastics. (The publishers).