J vs Ben: ULTIMATE Harry Potter Christmas TRIVIA Quiz

[@1flys0h1igh]

Your father sounds like a NatGeo narrator with 30 years of experience behind him. Such a smooth voice this man…

[@robbielong3469]

I think he was a news anchor for a long time. They talk some about him in their year 1 videos

[@1flys0h1igh]

That explains a lot then! :D

[@So_Indecisive]

Yeah he does

[@tomkemp9465]

Definitely the best questionmaster voice

[@LinkynRoss623]

He sounds like the other guy that usually ask them questions, but in 4K.

[@lachicadejengibre]

I love how their father talked to Ben, it feels like he is encouraging him and trying to be fair with both of his children. Thanks Carlin Dad, for reading the Harry Potter books, to your kids, so now we can have this channel!

[@iaminshal569]

SuperCarlinDad!

[@philippzimmerer1280]

First of all: love having daddy Carlin as quizmaster! Also: Arthur and Molly, iirc, are visiting Charlie in Romania during philosophers stone Christmas.

[@Whyteroze28]

Came here to see if anyone had answered this yet.

[@JuanMataCFC]

small correction even tho everyone probably guessed it anyway: Arthur, Molly _and Ginny_ were all visiting Charlie in Romania that Christmas.

[@philippzimmerer1280]

@@JuanMataCFC that makes complete sense, hadn't even taken her into consideration as J and Ben were only talking Molly&Arthur. Thanks!

[@Levacque]

@@JuanMataCFC since we're talking, does it ever say that Ginny accompanies them? What about the possibility that Ginny was parked with Great Aunt Muriel or another nearby family member? My money would be on Muriel because she is mentioned somewhat often and there's clearly a closeness there, if a reluctant one on the part of the children.

[@boilerfan18]

I love how he went into dad mode during the quiz. “Alright boys pay attention.”

[@Levacque]

Oh yeah. Somebody clearly has long experience wrangling these guys' energies.

[@deadlyshoc]

Bruh, y’all’s dad has a PERFECT narrator voice PLEASE put him on another video with him doing something like that

[@BilliamMC]

He was like a local newscaster I think.

[@sarahneuren7057]

@@BilliamMC He was.

[@DharmaB420]

Agreed. He should do more of these.

[@jordanbalke]

He *is* still a newscaster so you can listen to him pretty much every evening in Roanoke!

[@Kingdrasta13]

yup perfect voice

[@egross7786]

Sanguine is Latin for blood or blood red in color. So naming a kid Sanguini who becomes a vampire is like the Italian version of Remus Lupin.

[@Sonicsion]

I feel like you really can know what ever character is about in these books if you research the meaning of their name the first time you hear them lol

[@BastuGubbar]

anyone with latin knowledge could figure out what spells do what or how to reverse-engineer them, such as sectumsempra

[@justincoleman3805]

Yep. Pretty dumb

[@wpc456cpw]

@@justincoleman3805 its just a jokey creative choice :’) not dumb

[@sciencenerd5041]

I was about to comment this!! Latin!

[@mouseguin]

I love that it might be called J vs Ben but with your dad, he only calls him Jonathan. 😂

[@Liam-pv7ti]

He gave him that name and gosh darn it he’s going to use it.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Technically he only was referred to as J by his brothers, and it only became a thing because Ben started saying it on the channel

[@andrewarnone1250]

The "Are we done? Alright boys pay attention" lines were so perfect...your dad is amazing!

[@sprinklesthecat6900]

I love as a dad he totally was like "boys pay attention" great video. Have a Merry Christmas everyone!!!

[@tylarjackson7928]

"Are we through?" Lol

[@ritageorge8748]

My absolute fav&both heads pop up

[@pankaketnt2733]

As I recall, Molly and Arthur were visiting Charlie for Christmas in Sorcerer's Stone, so the boys couldn't come home

[@katharinaxyl702]

Nice one! Was looking for this comment

[@CzechMirco]

And J specifically explained this to Ben in one of the previous quizes. Looks like even J's extensive knowledge decays over the time.

[@LennySpring]

Yes that is correct. Stop spreading misinformation, Carlin brothers

[@BeeKayy13]

NICE ONE JAMES! 🎉

[@nicolereiff7846]

You dad gives off A+ parent vibes. I feel like if I listened to y'all interact that it would basically be a lesson in how to create well balanced humans.

[@absol1975]

I'm still a diehard Ben-Fan for life! We believe in you, Ben! Just because you're up against the winningest team in the league doesn't mean you aren't excellent! It just means you've got a rough match-up.

[@mayalackman7581]

Same!

[@DonMachado]

I always root for the underdog!

[@maygirl1595]

Everyone loves the underdog 💙

[@mayalackman7581]

@@maygirl1595 not President Snow 😆

[@tylerbutcher2585]

Can we have a special video of your dad reading the “The Boy Who Lived” chapter? His voice is so calm.

[@PSICaptain615]

*jean-luc Picard voice* "make it so"

[@pedromagalhaes8911]

thats such a great idea !

[@katieholland4244]

Can he just do all the books? 😆

[@arquebuses]

Oh yes !

[@Grivian]

With the original names like Hermoine

[@13vatra]

This gives me hope that at some point for Mother's day they'll have their mom on and start the video with "hey mother!"

[@isabelheiner631]

That would be absolutely amazing!!!!! Please make this happen brothers!!

[@iaminshal569]

Omg this absolutely needs to happen!

[@AldWitch]

Dad is an excellent Quizmaster: "Tripe" is also a synonym for 'nonsense' in the UK. It's a bit archaic but in use, e.g. Boris Johnson talks utter tripe.

[@hanagara1907]

I thought it was legit an old-fashioned word for s*it

[@rhodaleader6824]

Love using that word tripe, Or toot 🌟

[@Mark_Goddin]

Excellent use in a sentence.

[@Shudnawz]

Yes, and the context is that McGonagall is calling out Trelawney for talking nonsense when she's saying that the first to rise is the first to die.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

haha yeah im not from the uk but was familiar with that, very solid example too heh. bauble is definitely just as uncommon but i sounding like bubble is completely unrelated haha, its just a trinket, typically seen as low in value

[@stacimccarthney7846]

Dad needs to become the usual J vs B trivia caller. He is wonderful, I love hearing the memories, and J behaves better 😄

[@isabelheiner631]

J really does and it is hilarious! XD

[@iaminshal569]

😂😂😂

[@jasonmarante3156]

I love how much Tyler sounds like the dad.

[@shelbyb9056]

They have the same laugh too

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Man, your dad's voice is so soothing. It's also cool that, in a way, he is the reason the channel is here today. So thank you Mr. Carlin

[@randdmoore1]

Your dad has an amazing voice can totally hear him reading the books to you. Great Job sir.

[@thomasrudd6511]

Not gonna lie, I’d genuinely pay for a full audio of your Dad reading Philosophers Stone. Also, it sounded like he didn’t know what Chipolatas were. They’re basically just really thin sausages

[@iaminshal569]

Why stop at just the Philosopher’s Stone? Why not the entire series?! 😱

[@auroraseekins5714]

CHRISTMAS TRIVIA ON CHRISTMAS?? You guys must really love us 😂

[@kezzoliver]

"would you guys take our class?" Ben......come on .....that's what we do every week man! Love you guys. Merry Christmas to your entire family xx

[@LaRabia94]

The Carlin brothers fix Harry Potter plot holes. They make me love Harry Potter even more. They’re more than qualified to teach a Harry Potter class!

[@zeedar412]

Tripe also means "rubbish", or "nonsense", so McGonagall was actually suggesting Trelawney was speaking nonsense by offering her the food.

[@tylarjackson7928]

I thought the word was something that meant nonsense. I knew it was a word that's a food but also a (mild) insult. I'm pretty sure "trifle" also has similar meaning. Here in the South at least, "trifle" or "trifling" means "not important".

[@itsnotajokeitsahazard8700]

@@tylarjackson7928 yh trifle means "a small thing of no importance" but it's also a dessert

[@MockTrial2007]

@@tylarjackson7928 You're right that trifle (as well as being a dessert) means "something small or unimportant" but tripe specifically means "rubbish" or, when cooked, the stomach. In the UK we don't eat tripe very often, but we are served it on the reg *political joke*

[@williamlynnroden]

@zeeder422. I picked up on that inference as well but I didn't have anyone in my family to talk about it with.

[@atk05003]

When I was a kid, I knew "tripe" could be used to mean garbage or rubbish. I found out about the stomach dish later. So I immediately got the insult from McGonagall, but didn't get the pun until later. I didn't understand why Trelawney didn't fight back until I finally got the joke.

[@nicci1059]

Your father has such a wonderfully soothing voice and diction. I bet it was magical listening to him read throughout your childhood.

[@willsafran8855]

He was a news anchor

[@Monthlychore]

Being someone who doesn’t have great relationship with the dad, I really appreciate the experience Rowling gave me, all those great father figures in 7 books who showed love, kindness and respect to Harry. They taught me how to be a good father for my kids in the future. Today listening to how your father played his role in your life is also really refreshing. The way he loves you two when you were kids and understands and supports you when you are adults with unconventional career.

[@miriamrosemary9110]

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[@johnsoniant]

Having your dad do the questions was excellent! I love hearing about his memories of you guys growing up with Harry Potter. I especially love "how do you guys know this!?" since my parents say that all the time.

[@Sabrina-jc7hp]

A true miracle…Jim Dale introducing a blind 12-year -old avid reader to the magical world of Harry Potter in 1998 I think. 23 years later, I still love rereading the series.

[@tylarjackson7928]

As someone who's only listened to the audiobooks, I never know whether to say I've "read" them or "heard" them. But in your case, it absolutely is "read"! I think I can happily say I read them, given this explanation.

[@Sabrina-jc7hp]

@@tylarjackson7928 Absolutely Tyler. Reading requires comprehension in the brain whether you use eyes, fingers and/or ears. I’m glad I gave you insight.

[@kayleeriley3591]

As a fellow blind person and lover of books Jim day-old boys was also a huge part of my childhood

[@tylarjackson7928]

@@kayleeriley3591 Are you from the South, by any chance? That "day-old" instead of "Dale" kinda gives it away if you were using speech-to-text lol

[@kayleeriley3591]

@@tylarjackson7928 LOL no I am actually from a small town in the middle of Washington but I grew up around a lot of country people and exclusively listened to country music so I picked up the accent especially when I’m tired which I was very much so yesterday and your comment made my day my friends like to tease me about it especially the one from Alabama and yes I do you speech to text and I have a little bit of a hearing impairment so I didn’t even pick up on the little error at the end

[@NerdyBernie66]

It's so nice that your dad is so accepting of your career. I've heard way too many stories of even popular content creators that their parents still won't accept their career or constantly send them job offers.

[@angelethibodaux4168]

I didn’t get into Harry Potter until I was 26 and now it’s part of my everyday life! I do remember all of my classmates going to midnight releases and thinking they were nerds. Now I’m 28 and addicted

[@serenitysilvermoon]

"What are Molly and Arthur doing that none of their kids want to come home for the holiday's?" Making more Weasleys ;)

[@13vatra]

My thoughts exactly!

[@niffy6216]

I always remember tripe because that’s also a word used in the UK when someone is talking rubbish - they’re talking tripe. So McGonagall was actually being really funny as usual

[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

OMG... your DAD?!!! It's a Christmas Miracle!!! J inherited Dad Carlin's memory & Ben inherited Dad Carlin's handwriting :P I also read like J: a huge book in 48 hours.

[@Subangelis]

And Tyler inherited the voice

[@DavidRay_40]

Can you read one of the Stormlight Archive books in 48 hours? They're around 1,000 pages each.

[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

@@DavidRay_40 I could do an 800 page book in 24 hours but it depends on how engaged I am in a story

[@itsnotajokeitsahazard8700]

@@AuthorZaraHoffman like order 9f the phoenix? I finished that in like 12 hours.

[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

@@itsnotajokeitsahazard8700 Order of the Phoenix I think I did in 5 hours? All of this was a long time ago when I read longer books instead of many shorter ones so I don't remember exactly how long it took anymore.

[@Venquine_R]

I'm going to be honest. This was probably my *favorite* HP Quiz of this year, purely because it was a real family occasion. I know that you had your brother read the questions a few times, but the fact that it's your dad this time makes it a bit more extra special. *Happy new year SCB!*

[@inwalters]

As a dad, I can hear in your Dad's voice a couple of times the dad tone - "quit messing around and get back on topic". Merry Christmas.

[@ecocentriclife]

Little does he know that their messing around is PART of the topic 😏

[@reesebrumbelow8220]

The intro threw me off, I was ready to say “hey brother!” with them but instead heard Harry and Ron wishing each other a Happy Christmas 😂

[@iaminshal569]

I do the same!

[@townii]

What a treat! Been a fan for 6yrs now. Happy Christmas SCB!

[@danceyyc2586]

I JUST rewatched you guys do this quiz how ever many years ago. Crazy how many of the same thought processes repeat the second time. (Christmas trees in the great hall for example) love it

[@shoshanarubinstein2354]

I was very fortunate - my mother preordered separate copies for my sister and I! She'd pick them up at midnight so we had them immediately and Barnes&Noble / Borders didn't run out. I'd stay up late with a flashlight to read them.

[@adamrabe3105]

So funny how the last question comes down to the least Harry Potter-type of character in a vampire. So great to hear Mr. Carlin read the questions as this was a treat. Any possible chance for a Mrs. Carlin reading (just imagining how she would do these)?

[@stoosies]

Ben and J's dad is the real MVP here. Love his "news announcer" voice!

[@LarryPowellII]

If memory serves, I believe Ron said his parents were visiting his brother Charlie in Romania! I bought books 5-7 at midnight and I had each read within 5 hours of getting home with it!

[@12srr]

We also did the midnight book releases! Such good times. Your father sounds lovely! Thank you all for sharing your Christmas with us! :)

[@yogtheterrible]

This is one of those rare occasions where your father sounds exactly how I expected him to sound.

[@johneubanks6005]

I actually beat the carlin brothers. It's a Christmas miracle. Merry Christmas.

[@Milleneum]

More Father Carlin would be welcome, the interaction is just great.

[@anna-katehowell9852]

YOUR DAD IS PRECIOUS, PLEASE HAVE HIM ON MORE

[@marthacalkins8054]

Geographical interpretations of color is a real thing: I had a couple of orange tee-shirts that I never wore when I lived in New Jersey; they just seemed too flashy. Then I moved to Gainesville, Florida (home of the University of Florida, blue & orange-Go, Gators!), and in this part of the world bright orange is practically camo. It’s just protective coloration!

[@GooeyChewie]

I was not there for the midnight release of Harry Potter books. I'm just now reading through all of them, thanks to y'all.

[@tylarjackson7928]

I wasn't allowed to as a kid. I started them at 19.

[@JustPleinBilly]

Do more with your dad. He’s great not just his voice but the small little facts of your youth is really cool.

[@cmarie1357]

Please ask your dad to come back and do more of these! This was great! Oh…..have him and Tyler doing it together! Or he reads and all THREE of you take the quiz.

[@isabelheiner631]

YAAAASSSS!!!!!

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

I love that you got your dad!!!!!! This makes me so happy. Hope y’all had a good Christmas! Also that “robe!” reference to Kronk made me so happy

[@illustrecombattante]

I remember receiving Goblet of Fire on Christimas Eve, and I was done reading it like 36 hours later, maybe 48.

[@laurenlanezra1814]

Your Dad has an amazing voice for reading questions! He should totally do more!!

[@iiishimmyiii]

My wife who has a masters in school psychology actually took a class for Harry Potter. And one day there was a trivia night with some friends and she was horrible! She went in with such confidence and came out so mad she wasted so much time for nothing. We still won, but she might as well have not participated lol

[@sladeanderson6450]

Tripe is slang for 'bs' as well - trelawney talks a load of old tripe in Mcgonagals opinion haha its brilliant i always loved that line

[@morphyvampy5681]

21:00 I unfortunately was never able to be waiting for the book to release at a store, but my birthday is July 31st so my mom used to gift me the next book in the series for my birthday. I still have my original books, some with a birthday message written inside. Never giving them up, even if I do sell or donate my other physical books. 😁

[@Bee.Bee9329]

At 26:35, Ben and J both prepare for multiple choice the same way - writing A thru D, then going back from bottom to top adding the punctuation. I love that!

[@pinkimimi]

I love the christmas feel that your father brings to this episode. here is my long rant about getting the books. I wasn't allowed to wait outside the bookstore when the books came out but my sister (11 years older then me) was allowed and my father would bring her, pay for the book(s), and pick her up -she would go to readers parties as long as she brought two books - one for her and one for me. She didnt say any spoilers but she would take the book and read forme when she got impatient and wanted to discuss it with me. I am dyslexic so it always took a bit longer for me to finish them, then her. Merry holidays and happy new year

[@iaminshal569]

You gotta have your father in more of these videos!!! His voice sounds amazing reading these questions.

[@shawnwilcowski]

Thank you guys for helping the year go by, merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

[@phoenixmason4101]

It’s so cute that your dad read the books to you guys. We must be around the same age because my grandmother did the same for me

[@chaneloosthuizen7210]

A Merry Christmas to all of you at SCB! Your dad is an amazing narator- I'm listening to this on Christmas night while digesting a HUGE Christmas lunch, and I'm enjoying every second of this quiz. P.S. I was one of those kids who lined up at Midnight to purchase the books- such awesome memories 😊

[@ichmagaber]

Of course Supercarlindad is very well spoken, funny and calm

[@orangefaintofsky]

Happy Christmas everyone, and thank you SCB for great videos throughout the year!

[@jonathanansleymusic4992]

Your dad is my all time favorite quiz master!! Please bring him back!! 😄👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@deniseclair6100]

The Pottermore and Quizmaster gift to you: No Christmas on the Closed Ward questions!! Lol Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to everyone at SCB, you are all amazing people!

[@It9LpBFS37]

I would absolutely take your guys' HP classes! Just generally going over and reviewing every chapter of books, oh man!! 😊

[@MattModify]

you need to do more quizzes with your dad..... he's cool

[@EcceJack]

I know I'm a month late, but..... I LOVE YOUR DAD!!!!! A really nice voice, an excellent quizmaster, and just seems like an all-round lovely person :)

[@bekkibKindNest]

Merry Christmas to the whole (Super) Carlin family!!! BTW: Your dad is awesome!!

[@1991carlosd]

For some reason I had a smile on my face all of the video. Their interactions with their dad is so wholesome, and his voice is amazing

[@AuntinaRocks]

Had to pause the video to confirm that yes... my sister and I were mid-night release fans. SO MUCH FUN! Happy Christmas Carlin Brothers. Happy Christmas Towel Section.

[@Pleytopleyto]

Loved that you all had your dad in this one. Brought back memories of my childhood as well listening to yours💓

[@terrishabuckley7753]

Love these videos. Your dad kinda sounds like Tom Hanks. Really cool.

[@AmandaButterfly95]

Excellent! I love all the famililial vibes of reminiscing with your Dad, letting him call J Jonathan (probably the only one who does that), and his calmly saying "Boys, focus." There's so much love and admiration there and I could feel it, a bit more than your other videos. Brotherly love is awesome, but there's nothing quite like fatherly love. Perfect for Christmas!

[@brianthompson4422]

Not sure if y'all are joking about teaching a Harry Potter class, but YES PLEASE!!

[@morrigankasa570]

Hey, baked potatoes are fantastically delicious same for good potatoes in general. But was awesome your Dad being quizmaster. I frequently read through entire books within 3 days.

[@rando_user0078]

Im watching on Christmas Day. I've never read the books. I just like watching y'all's commentary on things.

[@kmbehrens14]

Oh friend - you have so much joy to yet discover if you have not read the books! It is absolutely worth your time!

[@sierrabokoskie8374]

Your dad is the best quizmaster. His videos are always my favorite because he embodies how we as the audience feel about you two and your silliness.

[@AbstractlyDelen]

I thought the second Quizmaster question said “what fish…” and was very confused when J wrote baked potato, and Ben wrote trifle, so I had to go back and read the question again 😂😂😂

[@lovepixity3059]

ME TOO! I was sitting here thinking of all of the fish dishes I know and I eventually decided it must be a dish that I just didn't realize was made out of food since it's all British food and I'm a lowly American 😂

[@kmanc418]

Me too!

[@marthacalkins8054]

Garden gnomes, funnels, shot glasses...one year, our Christmas tree was topped by a vulture piñata. Quite the look.

[@jessicaclark9703]

As a college student Ben’s quiz experiences perfectly sum up my life.

[@naomijohns4334]

Possibly my favorite j vs Ben!! I feel like your dad would be a perfect quidditch commentator!

[@emmanlss]

This is my favourite SCB traditions! 😁 Merry Christmas!!

[@jamcdonald120]

2:00 I love how the voice you would make up for your dad is correct

[@Hinatachan360]

I thought it was hilarious when you were mirroring each other's hand gestures. My twin and I do that sometimes too.

[@annalisevezina]

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas is my favorite Christmas film of all time!! It truly captures the magic of Christmas and the stories are wonderful!

[@rudybarrera9285]

Merry Christmas SCB thank you for the year of content

[@mjpete27]

I ordered my book from Amazon and get it in the mail the day of release, I even got a couple early as our post office did not keep them back! Nice to have your Dad to read you your questions you should realize just how lucky you truly are!

[@thebrianna7387]

This is not a drill Father Carlin is here everyone this is not a drill!

[@Kilthan2050]

I gotta say, its cool when you have family on. It’s heartwarming. Makes me think of doing things with my dad. He didn’t read to us (my mom did that), but we played games together, and still do. I went through multiple MMOs with my dad as the group healer. And I’m currently reading my daughter Lord of the Rings at bed time. Once we finish we’ll start on Harry Potter.

[@thebreaddealer4942]

Second: Hey love you're channel, j and ben do fullmetal alchemist. Happy holidays!

[@DharmaB420]

I’d love to see them do theories for Fullmetal! Good call.

[@MystearicaClaws]

your family is the dream family I always wanted. So loving, supportive, fun, friendly.....

[@ajjamsen694]

I can totally see J finish reading the books while Ben was still reading and just bursting to talk about it and trying not to spoil everything for him. J : Hey...hey ben... didja get to ( x place in book ) yet? Didja?! Wanna know what happens? Ben : I swear to Dumbledore, you ruin this for me and sic my basilisk on you **enter their dad as Dumbledore** Dad : DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE?! 🤣

[@anainesgonzalez8868]

Your dad is the best reader ever in the channel (and you always have good readers for the questions)

[@Laura-pk2fd]

Papa Carlin, what a voice! Of course we bought the books at midnight! Every year HP was sold at 12am with my mum!

[@AshBash1824]

Their Dad’s voice is so soothing like omg I love his voice so much

[@AnimeManiac1987]

Love your dad as the Quizmaster, get him to do more. Btw cornmeal doesn't exist over here in the UK outside of international grocery shops

[@Thatchdawg4]

So I paid the math budget… and here are the numbers: In 2021, there have been 24 games of J vs Ben. J has won 16 games Ben has won 5 games 3 games have ended in a tie J has scored 230 total points Ben has scored 191 total points (This is without counting the “Most Expensive Disney Artifacts” video, where they used percentages) Which means J outscored Ben by 39 total points this year Which also also actually actually means that J outscored Ben by 1.7 points a game on average Ben got his first win on April 1st, in “Hardest Harry Potter Magical Objects Trivia Quiz” He went on a win streak when he started wearing the glasses on July 22, beating J three times in a row. Since those 3 games, however, he is 0-6 whilst donning glasses. In Harry Potter Trivia specifically, the score is 10-3-1 in favor of J. The most viewed J vs Ben video was the Harry Potter redemption quiz, with 287,850 views, which J won 10.5-6.5. The win tied J’s largest margin of victory at 4, along with the “Hardest Loki Trivia Quiz”, which he won 13-9. Ben’s biggest win was in the “Hardest Pixar Movie Trivia Quiz”, which he won by 4, 8-4. Congrats on a great year, enjoy the stats and go have an awesome 2022!