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Today there are six questions to get us to the end of the alphabet.
One
Now. . . those three curses – Avada Kedavra, Imperius, and Cruciatus – are known as the … Curses.
— Professor Moody, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 14.
What ‘U’ is the word removed from before the word ‘Curses’ in the above quote from JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? Secondly, what subject is being taught to the class when the quote is used?
Two
What ‘V’, the first aeroplane to fly coast to coast across the United States, was named after a sponsor’s soft drink? What company made the aircraft, and in what cities were the starting point and official destination of the flight?
Three
What ‘W’, a 19th-century battle, was known at the time as both the Battle of Mont Saint-Jean and La Belle Alliance? In what present-day country was it fought?
Four
What ‘X’ was a film directed by Matthew Vaughn that was released in 2011, and who in this film plays a character with a surname also beginning with ‘X’?
Five
What ‘Y’, a present-day city, did the Roman Empire know as Eboracum? How many Roman emperors died at Eboracum?
Six
What ‘Z’ was the regal name of the last king of Albania and in what two decades did he reign?
Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.
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