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Harry Potter trivia questions and answers
20 questions on the Harry Potter books: Hogwarts houses, Quidditch, the Marauder's Map, Dobby's sock, Harry's wand, the Deathly Hallows and Padfoot.
Medium 20 questions 30 s each · about 16 min Checked against two sources
A round for a movie marathon, a themed birthday or a pub quiz table full of people who read the books under the covers. It stays with the seven novels, from the Sorting Hat to the Deathly Hallows, so film-only fans will get most of it and readers will get all of it. The last five questions are for the people who know what Padfoot means. Twenty questions take about 16 minutes.
How to run it
- Sort the room into the four houses before you start and keep a house score alongside the individual one. Gryffindor will claim they won whatever the numbers say.
- After question 6, the Patronus, ask everyone what animal theirs would be. It is the fastest way to find the quiet fans in the room.
- Questions 16 to 20 are app only. Question 17, the year the first book came out, is the tie-breaker, and most people guess a year or two late.
Questions and answers
1The Sorting Hat puts Harry into which Hogwarts house?Easy
- ASlytherin
- BGryffindor
- CRavenclaw
- DHufflepuff
Reveal answer
B. Gryffindor
The hat thinks hard about Slytherin first, and Harry's silent plea of not Slytherin settles it. Gryffindor prizes courage, nerve and chivalry.
2Harry's two closest friends at Hogwarts are Ron Weasley and who?Easy
- AGinny Weasley
- BLuna Lovegood
- CHermione Granger
- DCho Chang
Reveal answer
C. Hermione Granger
Hermione is the bookish one of the trio. Harry and Ron rescue her from a troll in their first term, and the three are friends from then on.
3Harry grows up with the Dursleys in which fictional Surrey town?Easy
- ALittle Whinging
- BGodric's Hollow
- CHogsmeade
- DOttery St Catchpole
Reveal answer
A. Little Whinging
Number four, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, is where the letters from Hogwarts start arriving. Godric's Hollow is where Harry was born, and the Weasleys live near Ottery St Catchpole.
4The Hogwarts Express leaves from platform nine and three-quarters at which London station?Easy
- APaddington
- BWaterloo
- CKing's Cross
- DEuston
Reveal answer
C. King's Cross
Students walk straight at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. The real King's Cross now has a luggage trolley half sunk into a wall for photos.
5Which position does Harry play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?Easy
- AKeeper
- BChaser
- CBeater
- DSeeker
Reveal answer
D. Seeker
He becomes the youngest Seeker in a century in his first year. The Seeker's one job is to catch the Golden Snitch, which ends the match and is worth 150 points.
6What animal shape does Harry's Patronus take?Easy
- AA stag
- BAn otter
- CA phoenix
- DA doe
Reveal answer
A. A stag
The stag is the same shape as his father James's Animagus form, which is why Dumbledore says Prongs rode again. The doe belongs to Snape and the otter to Hermione.
7What do you say to make the Marauder's Map show its secrets?Medium
- AMischief managed
- BI solemnly swear that I am up to no good
- CAlohomora
- DShow me Hogwarts
Reveal answer
B. I solemnly swear that I am up to no good
Tap the map with your wand and say the words. Mischief managed wipes it clean again. Fred and George Weasley hand the map to Harry in his third year.
8Who is Harry's godfather?Medium
- ARemus Lupin
- BArthur Weasley
- CRubeus Hagrid
- DSirius Black
Reveal answer
D. Sirius Black
James and Lily chose their friend Sirius when Harry was born. He spends twelve years in Azkaban for a crime he did not commit before Harry learns the truth.
9The wizarding bank Gringotts is run by which creatures?Medium
- AHouse-elves
- BGoblins
- CDwarves
- DTrolls
Reveal answer
B. Goblins
The goblins own and run it from Diagon Alley, with vaults deep under London reached by cart. Harry, Ron and Hermione break into it in the final book and escape on a dragon.
10Which spell, Harry's trademark, knocks the wand out of an opponent's hand?Medium
- AExpelliarmus
- BExpecto Patronum
- CStupefy
- DPetrificus Totalus
Reveal answer
A. Expelliarmus
The Disarming Charm. Lupin tells Harry the Death Eaters think of it as his signature move, and it is the spell he uses in his last duel with Voldemort.
11Before he became Lord Voldemort, what was the Dark Lord's name?Medium
- ATom Marvolo Riddle
- BGellert Grindelwald
- CSalazar Slytherin
- DBarty Crouch
Reveal answer
A. Tom Marvolo Riddle
The letters of Tom Marvolo Riddle rearrange into I am Lord Voldemort, which he shows off in the Chamber of Secrets. He was born on 31 December 1926.
12Dobby the house-elf is freed when his master is tricked into handing him what?Medium
- AA wand
- BA galleon
- CA key
- DA sock
Reveal answer
D. A sock
A house-elf is freed when the master gives them clothing. Harry hides the sock in Tom Riddle's diary, Lucius Malfoy throws the diary to Dobby, and the sock goes with it.
13What is the name of Hagrid's three-headed dog?Easy
- AFang
- BFluffy
- CNorbert
- DBuckbeak
Reveal answer
B. Fluffy
Fluffy guards the trapdoor to the Philosopher's Stone and falls asleep to music. Fang is Hagrid's boarhound, Norbert his dragon and Buckbeak a hippogriff.
14What is inside Harry's wand?Hard
- AUnicorn hair
- BDragon heartstring
- CA phoenix feather
- DThestral hair
Reveal answer
C. A phoenix feather
The feather comes from Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, which gave only one other: the one in Voldemort's wand. Harry's wand is made of holly.
15In which book does Harry compete in the Triwizard Tournament?Medium
- AChamber of Secrets
- BPrisoner of Azkaban
- CGoblet of Fire
- DOrder of the Phoenix
Reveal answer
C. Goblet of Fire
The tournament returns to Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year with champions from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. There are three tasks: the dragons, the lake and the maze.
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Sources
Every answer shown here was checked against two sources, listed below. Links last checked 29 October 2026.
- Harry Potter (character) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Harry Potter | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Hermione Granger | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Number Four, Privet Drive | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Hogwarts - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Platform Nine and Three-Quarters | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Harry Potter | What is a Patronus? | Wizarding Worldharrypotter.com
- Magical objects in Harry Potter - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- The Marauder's Map | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Sirius Black - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Sirius Black | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Magical creatures in Harry Potter - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Gringotts | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- The Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus) | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Harry Potter | Expelliarmus: Harry Potter’s Signature Spell | Wizarding Worldharrypotter.com
- Voldemort - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Lord Voldemort / Tom Riddle | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Dobby | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Fluffy | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Triwizard Tournament | Official Harry Potter Encyclopediaharrypotter.com
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