The Great HP!!

My little girl is not so little now.  She just turned TEN!! And for her birthday she wanted to go to the Warner Brothers’ Studio where they filmed the Harry Potter movies.

To clarify any misconceptions, this is NOT an amusement park.  There are no rides.  It is two gigantic warehouses stuffed full of all things Harry Potter – the actual sets, propts and clothes used by in the movies.

If you want to go, and who wouldn’t, you’ve got to book tickets online.  They’re not sold on-site. 

Oh, by the way, it was just me (Rob) and Katya.  The rest of the family stayed home.  Actually, that’s not entirely true.  They actually went to a BBQ at a friend’s house while we were gone, but we all know when it comes to Harry Potter vs BBQ, the wizard always wins.

I took a whole mess of pictures during the tour because I wanted to show Alex and quiz him to see how well he knows HP.  I have yet to show him the pictures (it’s been 6 weeks!!!).  So Alex, I’ll turn this post into a quiz for you. 

All questions refer to the picture ABOVE the question.

Question 1) Which HP movie were these larger-than-life chess figures (yes, these actual figures) featured?

2) This is an easy one.  What sport did HP love to play?

3) Name all four characters on the wall.  Bonus points if you can name the car too.

4) What is Katya doing in this picture?  I’ll give you this one.  She’s standing in line with her dad, waiting to start the tour.

5) Where did HP live?

6) Where do these doors lead?  Side note: Katya and the other girl got to open the doors because it was their birthdays (same age too).

7) Who wore those costumes and what House did they belong to?

8) Same question.  Who wore those costumes (yes, those are the actual costumes from the movies) and what House did they belong to?

9) Who’s the guy with the white beard?  (FULL NAME)

10) How many of these guys can you name?

11) What room is this?

12) How about this room? 

13) Can you believe that HP, RW and HG actually wore these outfits?!

14) Name the movie where these props were featured.

15) Recognize this painting?  Where was it?

16) Why is this my favorite room in Hogwarts?

17) Recognize this door?

18) Where were these great green walls found?

19) Why do you think Katya liked this room?  Who did it belong to?

20) Pretty cool place, huh?

21) Bet you don’t know what this is?

22) Do you think you’d like Butter Beer?  We did.

23) How would you like to take a ride on the Knight Bus?

24) Do you think anybody answered the door?

25) Who won the chess game?

26) Recognize anybody?

27) What’s this creature’s name?  Like everything there, this was the actual thing used in the movies, complete with animatronics.

28) Look closely.  Who’s shop was this?

29) What do you think Katya was dreaming of?

30) What castle is this?  It’s the real thing from the movies, you know.  Anytime they did an aerial shot, they used this huge model.

31) What do you think your wand would be made of?

32) Name that hat.

33) Did I buy this overly-priced lolly for Katya?

34) What do you think?  Do you want to go now?