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Why don't Muggle-born wizards use Muggle technology to fight Death Eaters?

asked Mar 23, 2011 at 6:08

212 votes

5 answers

248k views

Did Tolkien really explicitly consider Sam the true hero of The Lord of the Rings?

asked Oct 17, 2011 at 1:04

126 votes

11 answers

27k views

Why were the Elves so great at archery?

asked Feb 5, 2012 at 13:35

125 votes

12 answers

21k views

Was Harry making a big mistake with his plan for Elder Wand?

asked Mar 6, 2012 at 3:19

111 votes

5 answers

45k views

Are Jedi required to abstain from all sexual relations, or only from the ones involving emotional attachments?

asked Jan 15, 2015 at 15:48

102 votes

7 answers

22k views

Why do the people in MarvelVerse dislike X-Men more than other superheroes?

asked Sep 6, 2014 at 23:08

96 votes

6 answers

22k views

Does Aragorn wear pants?

asked Jun 16, 2016 at 11:21

95 votes

14 answers

16k views

Why does Millennium Falcon bank when turning in vacuum?

asked Dec 1, 2011 at 3:19

89 votes

3 answers

29k views

Did Voldemort actually curse the job of Defense Against Dark Arts professor after being denied the position?

asked Feb 7, 2012 at 1:23

86 votes

15 answers

72k views

Were there any canon examples of Harry being an innately powerful wizard?

asked Jun 5, 2012 at 23:55

84 votes

4 answers

31k views

What are the rules and limits of Accio spell?

asked Oct 14, 2012 at 22:36

79 votes

14 answers

25k views

Why did Voldemort assume that no-one knew about Room of Hidden Things?

asked Jan 9, 2012 at 0:26

77 votes

8 answers

14k views

Why do less-bright students end up in Slytherin?

asked Apr 14, 2017 at 1:21

76 votes

9 answers

25k views

Why didn't they make the dinosaurs all male?

asked Oct 21, 2015 at 1:13

76 votes

7 answers

18k views

Why was the Triwizard cup portkey in Goblet of Fire two-way?

asked Jun 12, 2012 at 7:18

74 votes

6 answers

14k views

Why didn't Gandalf and Elrond equip the Fellowship (especially hobbits) better?

asked Dec 3, 2015 at 4:55

71 votes

5 answers

16k views

Why do blaster bolts move slower than the speed of light?

asked Mar 25, 2012 at 16:34

69 votes

7 answers

8k views

Why didn't the IF want Peter Wiggin?

asked Sep 16, 2012 at 21:26

69 votes

2 answers

7k views

Was the casting of Alan Rickman as Snape based on the full knowledge of the future of that character?

asked Dec 29, 2011 at 5:01

68 votes

13 answers

9k views

Were there any jokes in the Lord of the Rings?

asked Sep 23, 2012 at 19:10

68 votes

8 answers

28k views

Why wasn't James Potter his own Secret Keeper?

asked Dec 18, 2012 at 11:36

65 votes

4 answers

10k views

Were there any democracies in Middle-earth?

asked Dec 16, 2014 at 3:46

65 votes

9 answers

36k views

Why doesn't either side in the Wizarding War use Felix Felicis?

asked Sep 10, 2012 at 17:42

64 votes

11 answers

19k views

Who gets Muggle-born students onto Platform 9 3/4?

asked Feb 3, 2012 at 7:33

59 votes

2 answers

4k views

In "The Lord of the Rings," what important background information is contained in the poems?

asked May 11, 2011 at 14:57

59 votes

6 answers

64k views

What is the symbolism of the colors assigned to Istari wizards?

asked Oct 19, 2011 at 3:02

57 votes

10 answers

30k views

Why does Harry Potter wear glasses?

asked May 24, 2011 at 2:04

57 votes

9 answers

15k views

How did Kirk manage to get Captaincy of the Enterprise despite just graduating from Academy?

asked Dec 7, 2015 at 3:00

56 votes

7 answers

9k views

Is Kylo Ren a Sith?

asked Dec 17, 2015 at 19:50

56 votes

3 answers

27k views

Is "Lord of the Rings" a trilogy of books in Tolkien's opinion?

asked Jan 4, 2014 at 21:31

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Why don't Muggle-born wizards use Muggle technology to fight Death Eaters?

Did Tolkien really explicitly consider Sam the true hero of The Lord of the Rings?

Why were the Elves so great at archery?

Was Harry making a big mistake with his plan for Elder Wand?

Are Jedi required to abstain from all sexual relations, or only from the ones involving emotional attachments?

Why do the people in MarvelVerse dislike X-Men more than other superheroes?

Does Aragorn wear pants?

Why does Millennium Falcon bank when turning in vacuum?

Did Voldemort actually curse the job of Defense Against Dark Arts professor after being denied the position?

Were there any canon examples of Harry being an innately powerful wizard?

What are the rules and limits of Accio spell?

Why did Voldemort assume that no-one knew about Room of Hidden Things?

Why do less-bright students end up in Slytherin?

Why didn't they make the dinosaurs all male?

Why was the Triwizard cup portkey in Goblet of Fire two-way?

Why didn't Gandalf and Elrond equip the Fellowship (especially hobbits) better?

Why do blaster bolts move slower than the speed of light?

Why didn't the IF want Peter Wiggin?

Was the casting of Alan Rickman as Snape based on the full knowledge of the future of that character?

Were there any jokes in the Lord of the Rings?

Why wasn't James Potter his own Secret Keeper?

Were there any democracies in Middle-earth?

Why doesn't either side in the Wizarding War use Felix Felicis?

Who gets Muggle-born students onto Platform 9 3/4?

In "The Lord of the Rings," what important background information is contained in the poems?

What is the symbolism of the colors assigned to Istari wizards?

Why does Harry Potter wear glasses?

How did Kirk manage to get Captaincy of the Enterprise despite just graduating from Academy?

Is Kylo Ren a Sith?

Is "Lord of the Rings" a trilogy of books in Tolkien's opinion?