The year the first Harry Potter book was published
What is 1998?
This Student has the shortest full name
Who is Ekin Ay?
tightfisted
This person is the current Mayor of NYC
Who is Bill DeBlasio?
to talk in a bitter, critical way
What is having a sharp tongue?
JK Rowling was born in this country
What is England?
Name the two Albanian Students in this Class
Who are Erindi Golemi and Admir Kurtbegu?
not wearing any shoes or socks
barefooted
The other name for 6th Avenue
What is Avenue of the Americas?
To talk until the other person is tired of listening
What is talking someone's ear off?
Harry Potter was put into this house
What is Gryffindor?
These two Students always join the Class together, and often answer questions on each other's behalf
Who are Aneri Shah and Hitesh Nagda?
mesmerized
awestruck / spellbound
This is the name of the Mayor's residence (bonus points if you can tell us where it is)
What is Gracie Mansion (88th Street and East End Avenue)?
To talk indecisively, avoid saying something directly
What is to hem and haw?
Name the four Hogwarts houses
What are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Hufflepuff?
These two Students have all 5 vowels in their names
Who are Daniela Lopez Amezquita and Kiswensida Ouedraogo?
can't stop talking
long-winded
This is the only borough of NYC that is NOT an island
What is The Bronx?
To have a talent for speaking
What is to have a way with words?
The "K" in J.K. Rowling's name stands for this
What is nothing? She added the K in honor of her grandmother Kathleen but her name actually only Joanne Rowling.
This is the only Peruvian Student in the Class
Who is Karina Watanabe?
done with great care of thoroughness
painstaking
These two neighborhoods (where the public actually lives) are part of the borough of Manhattan, but are not located on Manhattan Island.
What are Roosevelt Island and Marble Hill?
To convince a person to do something
What is to talk someone into something?