35 Harry Potter Trivia Questions and Answers
Harry Potter trivia about the seven books and the eight films: Hogwarts and its four houses, Quidditch, the spells and magical objects, the villains and the actors who played the main characters. Each question was checked against its source, and every answer is printed under its question.
There are 35 questions on this page. They are free to use for quiz nights, classrooms and pub quizzes, and each one links to its own page.
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1.Who wrote the Harry Potter novels?
Answer: J. K. Rowling
Open this question2.How many novels are in the main Harry Potter series?
Answer: Seven
Open this question3.In what year was the first Harry Potter novel published in the United Kingdom?
Answer: 1997
Open this question4.Under what title was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone published in the United States?
Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Open this question5.Which London publisher first published Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
Answer: Bloomsbury
Open this question6.How many houses is Hogwarts divided into?
Answer: Four
Open this question7.Into which Hogwarts house is Harry Potter sorted?
Answer: Gryffindor
Open this question8.What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
Answer: Hedwig
Open this question9.What is the name of the sport that wizards play on broomsticks in the Harry Potter books?
Answer: Quidditch
Open this question10.In Quidditch, how many points is catching the Golden Snitch worth?
Answer: 150
Open this question11.Which word do wizards in the Harry Potter books use for a person with no magical ability?
Answer: Muggle
Open this question12.What is the name of the wizarding bank in Diagon Alley, run by goblins?
Answer: Gringotts
Open this question13.From which platform of London's King's Cross station does the Hogwarts Express depart?
Answer: Platform 9¾ (Nine and Three-Quarters)
Open this question14.What is the name of the dark wizard who killed Harry Potter's parents?
Answer: Lord Voldemort
Open this question15.What is Lord Voldemort's real name?
Answer: Tom Marvolo Riddle
Open this question16.Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts for most of the Harry Potter series?
Answer: Albus Dumbledore
Open this question17.Which Harry Potter character is the Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts?
Answer: Rubeus Hagrid
Open this question18.What are the first names of Harry's two best friends, Weasley and Granger?
Answer: Ron and Hermione
Open this question19.Which wizarding prison is guarded by Dementors?
Answer: Azkaban
Open this question20.What is the name of the house-elf who serves the Malfoy family until Harry frees him?
Answer: Dobby
Open this question21.What is the name of the Weasley family's home?
Answer: The Burrow
Open this question22.Which actor played Harry Potter in the eight Harry Potter films?
Answer: Daniel Radcliffe
Open this question23.Which actress played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films?
Answer: Emma Watson
Open this question24.Which actor played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films?
Answer: Rupert Grint
Open this question25.Which actor played Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films?
Answer: Alan Rickman
Open this question26.What is the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter novel?
Answer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Open this question27.In what year was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows published?
Answer: 2007
Open this question28.What is the name of the Weasleys' rat that is revealed to be Peter Pettigrew?
Answer: Scabbers
Open this question29.Which tournament between three wizarding schools is at the center of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?
Answer: The Triwizard Tournament
Open this question30.What shape is the scar on Harry Potter's forehead?
Answer: A lightning bolt
Open this question31.What is the incantation of the Killing Curse in the Harry Potter books?
Answer: Avada Kedavra
Open this question32.What is the name of the wizarding village near Hogwarts that students may visit?
Answer: Hogsmeade
Open this question33.Which magical object in the Harry Potter books shows the deepest desire of whoever looks into it?
Answer: The Mirror of Erised
Open this question34.Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell and which other director made the Harry Potter films?
Answer: David Yates
Open this question35.Which theme park area based on the books opened at Universal's Islands of Adventure in 2010?
Answer: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
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