Caption: The Australian national quidditch team (The Dropbears) at the 2016 World Cup Remember when Harry coughed up the snitch to win his first match of quidditch for Gryffindor? Harry’s adventures playing quidditch are some of the most iconic moments in J.K.Rowling’s magical series. But did you know there are thousands of muggles all […]
Mums get a big rap in Harry Potter (quite rightly) but, when I stopped to think about it, there are a lot of dads – some good, some not-so-much! In honour of all magical and Muggle dads alike, let’s take a look at what I consider to be the five best and the five worst […]
Ever since everyone’s favourite potions master, “Bonkers” Beth, first told me about Quizzic Alley, I have been dying to check it out. Life’s penchant for getting in the way of plans notwithstanding, it was only a matter of time before I jumped on the Murray’s Express to see the store for myself and holy moly […]
Muggles the world over – as well as bonafide witches and wizards like you and I – will, this Friday, celebrate the 40th birthday of one of the most popular icons in popualr culture – the one-and-only boy who lived: Harry James Potter. Harry was born to James and Lily Potter on July 31, 1980. […]
Quizzic Alley is throwing its support behind children’s literacy as an official sponsor of this year’s MS Readathon. Registrations are open for the MS Readathon and more than 28,000 kids around the country have already signed up. Over 40,000 are expected to be ready to start reading by August. The rules are simple: Read whatever […]
As one of Australia’s most successful athletes Michael Milton is no stranger to a battle. He lost his left leg to bone cancer at nine, competed in his first Paralympic Games at 14 and won Australia’s first ever winter gold medal at just 19… a full decade before Steven Bradbury’s Olympic gold medal. In an […]
Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida announced today that the resort will re-open on Friday 5th June. It’s welcome news to the resort’s legion of fans with a number posting they intend to visit as soon as possible, despite the United States recording one of the highest COVID-19 infection and death rates in the world. The […]
The first official teaser trailer for the new Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells mobile game has landed! Zynga Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment – with official licensing from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and published under Portkey Games – has developed the match-3 puzzle game. Inspired by J.K. Rowling’s original stories, it places the […]
Quizzic Alley team member, Bonkers Beth is our go-to witch for all things creative so she was the obvious choice to assemble the Quizzic Alley book nook prototype. Here’s her review. I love art and craft and consider myself a bit of an artist so I was a little hesitant when I was asked to […]
The suspension of performances of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre will be extended for another month to the end of June. The producers made the announcement today in line with the latest government advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Performances prior to 3 June had previously been postponed, with […]
