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Question: Q: And how does Parvati defeat her boggarts in the “Prisoner of Azkaban” book, and separately, the movie.
Answer: A: In the book, the mummy trips on its wrappings. In the movie, it turns into a giant jack-in-the-box.
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Question: Q: According to Andrew Marshall's 2002 book about Burma, a Burmese may well sidle up to you, and murmur, "Excuse me, sir, but I see that your department store is open even on weekends." What are they talking about?
Answer: A: Your flies are undone.
Notes: *: 1x01 The book was called "The Trouser People: A Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire"
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Question: Q: Name those who taught defence against the dark arts teachers at Hogwarts.
Answer: A: 1) Quirinus Quirrell (1991-1992) 2) Gilderoy Lockhart (1992-1993) 3) Remus Lupin (1993–1994) 4) Bartemius Crouch Jr (1994-1995, as Alastor) 5) Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody (1994-1995, even though he didn’t actually do any teaching) 6) Dolores Umbridge (1995-1996) 7) Severus Snape (1996-1997) 8) Amycus Carrow (1997 - 1998)
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Question: Q: How many words are there in (the English translastion of) Leo Tolstoy's novel War & Peace?
Answer: A: 587,287
Notes: *: https://wordcounter.net/blog/2016/10/28/102640_how-many-words-is-war-and-peace.html
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