by Kathryn Mudgway | July 22nd, 2011
Record your answers and tally the number of As, Bs and Cs you acquire. A guide at the end of the quiz will tell you how obsessed with Quidditch you are.
1. What did you think about Quidditch when you first heard about it?
A) I don’t understand. Quidditch what?
B) I don’t play it, but I am a fan.
C) Sign me up! Where do I start?
D) I play Quidditch and I volunteer for the IQA. Yeah, I’m awesome.
2. Kidditch = Kids Quidditch. What do you think about it?
A) I don’t like it.
B) I have mixed feelings.
C) I love it! I think it’s a wonderful idea.
D) This is a fantastic idea! I want to/am already teaching kids how to play.
3. There is a Quidditch game going on. Where are you?
A) I’m a spectator. Cheering for my favorite team.
B) Pft. I’m waiting for Kidditch. They’re soo cuute!
C) I’m on the field. I’m a kick butt chaser, beater, keeper, seeker, or snitch runner.
D) I’m a member of the organizing team responsible for putting on this match today.
4. Are you a volunteer with the IQA?
A) No, and I don’t plan to be.
B) I’d rather just be a supporter.
C) WHERE DO I SIGN UP?
D) I already am a volunteer. My Quidditch family is quite amazing.
5. Would you recommend this to your friends?
A) No. I’d be too embarrassed.
B) Maybe. When the moment’s right.
C) Yes! I will. They’re going to be thrilled because they are Harry Potter fans too!
D) They weren’t surprised about it when I was trying to tell them the news.
6. How long do you think Quidditch will last for?
A) It should have never started out to begin with.
B) It won’t last very long.
C) Come on, let’s give it a chance.
D) IT HAS TO LAST FOREVER!!!
7. Where did the first Quidditch team come from?
A) Harvard University
B) Middlebury College
C) University of California, Los Angeles
D) University of Minnesota
8. Who first came up with the idea of Quidditch?
A) Alexander Benepe
B) Alicia Radford
C) Alexander Manshel
D) Alexander Terry
9. Who heads the IQA?
A) Alexander Terry
B) Alexander Benepe
C) Alexander Manshel
D) Alicia Radford
10. Where was the first World Cup held?
A) San Francisco, Calif.
B) London, England
C) New York, N.Y.
D) Middlebury, Vt.
Congratulations, you made it to the end! Calculate your score using the key below:
For questions 1 – 6:
A’s are one point
B’s are two points
C’s are three points
D’s are four points
For question 7, B is the correct answer worth four points. All other answers are worth zero points.
For question 8, C is the correct answer worth four points. All other answers are worth zero points.
For question 9, B is the correct answer worth four points. All other answers are worth zero points.
For question 10, D is the correct answer worth four points. All other answers are worth zero points.
Now count up your score and to see where you stand:
40 — 30 points: Obsessive Quidditch Disorder (OQD): You are either a hardcore athlete/volunteer/fan. Quidditch is your life and you seriously wouldn’t know where you would be without it.
30 — 15 points: The in-betweens: You are an enthusiast, but your knowledge is a still a bit shaky at times.
15 — 0 points: the unknowables: You possess little to no knowledge of Quidditch. You’re most likely somebody who would rather spend time doing something else or is still trying gain more knowledge. If you are trying to gain more knowledge, don’t worry — you’ll get there.


bcliffquidd
July 22, 2011
7:39 pm
isn’t question 8 C and question 9 B?
KathrynIQA
July 23, 2011
12:20 pm
Hi bcliffquidd,
That’s right. Alexander Manshel created Muggle Quidditch at Middleburry College in Vermont in 2005 and Alex Benepe currently serves as the IQA’s CEO, President/Commissioner.
Cartercr
October 11, 2011
12:24 pm
If you guys don’t mind, I want to use the OQD for a tee-shirt and send it in to TeeFury. If it gets made, I’ll definitely link it to here.
Kathryn Mudgway (Staff Writer)
October 11, 2011
2:48 pm
That’s fine. Thank you for the consideration.
Chandler Smith
November 23, 2011
11:37 pm
Too bad I still don’t have my own Quidditch team, but that doesn’t stop me from having OQD!
Lauren Case
November 24, 2011
12:20 am
36 points (: Awwwwww yeah!
Winter Schwaid-Lindner
HR Director
November 24, 2011
9:24 am
Kaaathryn….. I got a 40……
I don’t know what else I was expecting, but I still don’t know what to say about it hahahaha
Kathryn Mudgway (Staff Writer)
November 25, 2011
10:45 am
Staff members are supposed to score a 40 normally aren’t they?