210 Harry Potter Trivia Questions (That’ll Even Stump Snape)

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Are you a Harry Potter fan? If so, test your Harry Potter knowledge with these trivia questions!

What’s your favorite Harry Potter book?

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

How to Play Harry Potter Trivia

There are many ways to play with trivia questions, but here are three go-to options to try.

1. Solo. You could read through them by yourself and test your own knowledge for fun.
2. Quiz a friend. You could also find a fellow Harry Potter fan and go back and forth, testing each other.
3. Play for points. Another way to play is by gathering a group of friends and assigning 1 point for each question. After you read a question, each write down your answer on a slip and see who gets a point for that round.

Now, let’s dive into the questions!

Easy Harry Potter Trivia

Here are some warm-up questions to dust the cobwebs off the chambers of your memory that contain Harry Potter info.

1. What is the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?

Hedwig

2. Which house at Hogwarts does Harry belong to?

Gryffindor

3. What position does Harry play on his Quidditch team?

Seeker

4. What is the hidden platform at King’s Cross Station from where the Hogwarts Express departs?

Platform 9 ¾

5. Who is the Half-Blood Prince?

Severus Snape

6. What is the name of Ron’s older brother who is the current head boy?

Percy

7. Who is Harry Potter’s godfather?

Sirius Black

8. What type of creature is Dobby?

A house-elf

9. What is Harry Potter’s middle name?

James

10. What color are Harry Potter’s eyes?

Green

11. What is the spell used for levitating objects?

Wingardium Leviosa

12. In which year do students at Hogwarts take their O.W.L. exams?

Fifth year

13. How many unforgivable curses are there?

Three

Hogwarts Houses Trivia

How about questions about houses? How well do you know Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin?

14. Who are the four founders of Hogwarts?

Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin

15. What animal represents Gryffindor house?

Lion

16. Which house is known for valuing intelligence and wit?

Ravenclaw

17. Who is the head of Hufflepuff house during Harry’s time at Hogwarts?

Professor Pomona Sprout

18. What is the password to the Slytherin common room in Harry’s second year?

Pure-blood

19. Which house did the Sorting Hat originally consider for Hermione Granger before deciding on Gryffindor?

Ravenclaw

20. What is the ghost’s name of Ravenclaw house?

The Grey Lady (Helena Ravenclaw)

21. What object is used to gain entry to the Gryffindor common room?

The Fat Lady’s portrait

22. What is the symbol of Slytherin house?

Serpent

23. Which founder of Hogwarts wanted to be selective about the students admitted to the school?

Salazar Slytherin

24. What is the name of the Hufflepuff house ghost?

The Fat Friar

25. What is Salazar Slyhtherin’s wand made out of?

Snakewood with a basilisk horn core

26. What unique ability does the Grey Lady (Ravenclaw’s ghost) reveal to Harry in the final book?

The ability to interact with physical objects, which she uses to reveal the location of Ravenclaw’s Diadem

Harry Potter Characters Trivia

Now, let’s dive into the characters of the Harry Potter universe!

27. In the Battle of Hogwarts, which Slytherin student returns with reinforcements to aid in the fight?

Horace Slughorn

28. Who is the first character to be sorted into a house in the Harry Potter series?

Hermione Granger

29. What is the full name of Dumbledore’s sister?

Ariana Dumbledore

30. Before teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, what subject did Professor Quirrell teach?

Muggle Studies

31. What is the model of the first broom Harry ever receives?

Nimbus 2000

32. Which character is known for having a patronus in the form of an otter?

Hermione Granger

33. Who unexpectedly arrives at the Dursleys’ during a dinner party, causing chaos for Harry?

Dobby

34. What is the name of Draco Malfoy’s son?

Scorpius Malfoy

35. What is the profession of Hermione Granger’s parents?

Dentists

36. Who replaced Lucius Malfoy as a Death Eater in Azkaban?

Rookwood

37. What is the full name of Ron Weasley’s uncle who once tried to send him a cursed letter?

Bilius Weasley

38. Who is the only one of the three main characters to have seen thestrals before their fifth year at Hogwarts?

Harry Potter (he saw them in his fifth year, but he had witnessed death before that)

39. What are the names of Harry Potter’s three children?

James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna

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Harry Potter Creatures Trivia

Cats, rats, and toads! Do you know the Harry Potter animals and creatures?

40. What is the name of Hermione Granger’s cat?

Crookshanks

41. What is the name of Ron Weasley’s rat?

Scabbers

42. Which magical creature does Godric Gryffindor, famously duel?

A Basilisk

43. What was Neville Longbottom’s original choice of pet before his grandmother bought him Trevor the toad?

An owl (he wanted an owl, but his grandmother gave him a toad instead)

44. What kind of creature is Buckbeak in the series?

A Hippogriff

45. What is the name of Hagrid’s giant spider?

Aragog

46. Which creature is known for its ability to transform into a person’s worst fear?

A Boggart

47. What type of dragon does Harry face in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament?

A Hungarian Horntail

48. What are the skeletal, winged horses that pull the carriages to Hogwarts?

Thestrals

49. What is the name of the three-headed dog that guards the Sorcerer’s Stone?

Fluffy

50. What is the magical creature that looks like a small, twinkling light and leads travelers astray?

A Will-o’-the-wisp

51. What is the name of the merpeople’s leader in the lake near Hogwarts?

Merchieftainess Murcus

52. What color is a unicorn’s blood?

Silver

53. What is the name of the centaur who teaches Divination at Hogwarts for a short time?

Firenze

54. What magical creature is known for its ability to remove bones, as happened to Harry’s arm in his second year?

A Skrewt (Blast-Ended Skrewt)

55. What is the name of the magical creature that is half-eagle and half-horse?

A Hippogriff

Harry Potter Magic, Spells, and Potions Trivia

Bust out your spellbook for this one. Do you know the spells well?

56. Which magical object shows the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts?

The Mirror of Erised

*Fun fact: Do you see a hidden clue in the name of this mirror? It is “desire” spelled backward! The mirror shows you your deepest desire in the reflection. Making this the perfect backward name.

57. What does the spell “Lumos” do?

Produces light from the caster’s wand

58. Which magical item would you find in a goat’s stomach?

A bezoar

59. What horrific vision does Mrs. Weasley see when encountering a boggart?

Her family and Harry lying dead

60. What enabled Hermione Granger to attend multiple classes simultaneously in her third year?

A Time-Turner

61. What spell is used to disarm an opponent?

Expelliarmus

62. What magical plant does Harry take to survive underwater in the Triwizard Tournament?

Gillyweed

63. What is the name of the spell used to unlock doors?

Alohomora

64. Which spell conjures a Patronus?

Expecto Patronum

65. What potion causes the drinker to tell the truth?

Veritaserum

66. What is the name of the potion that transforms the drinker to look like someone else?

Polyjuice Potion

67. What is the incantation for the Killing Curse?

Avada Kedavra

68. What spell repairs broken objects?

Reparo

69. What is the name of the curse that causes unbearable pain?

Crucio (Cruciatus Curse)

70. Which potion is known as “Liquid Luck”?

Felix Felicis

71. What is the spell used to erase someone’s memories?

Obliviate

72. What spell is used to create a blast of wind?

Ventus

73. What is the name of the curse that controls another person’s actions?

Imperio (Imperius Curse)

74. Which potion is known for reviving people who have been Petrified?

Mandrake Restorative Draught

75. What spell is used to summon an object to the caster?

Accio

76. What is the incantation for the spell that creates a shield to block spells?

Protego

77. Which spell causes objects to swell in size?

Engorgio

78. What is the counter-curse to Levicorpus?

Liberacorpus

79. Which spell is used to make objects explode?

Reducto (the Reductor Curse)

80. What spell conjures a snake?

Serpensortia

81. Which spell is used to remove memories, as performed by Professor Slughorn in an altered memory?

Obliviate

82. What is the incantation for the spell that changes an object’s color?

Colovaria

83. What is the name of the spell used to heal minor injuries?

Episkey

84. What spell can repel Dementors?

Expecto Patronum

85. Which spell can force a Boggart to take on a comical appearance?

Riddikulus

86. What is the incantation to conjure the Dark Mark?

Morsmordre

87. What spell is used to immediately halt the movement of an object or creature?

Immobilus

Who Said That? Harry Potter Quotes Trivia

These quotes will put your memory to the test. Can you match the quote with the character?

88. “Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself” (in the book)

Albus Dumbledore

89. “Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself” (in the movie)

Hermione Granger

90. “Have a biscuit, Potter.”

Professor McGonagall

91. “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”

Albus Dumbledore

92. “I don’t go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.”

Harry Potter

93. “Why spiders? Why couldn’t it be ‘follow the butterflies’?”

Ron Weasley

94. “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”

Albus Dumbledore

95. “The ones that love us never really leave us. You can always find them, in here.”

Sirius Black

96. “When in doubt, go to the library.”

Ron Weasley

97. “Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn’t mean we all have.”

Hermione Granger

98. “I don’t think you’re a waste of space.”

Dudley Dursley

99. “Twitchy little ferret, aren’t you, Malfoy?”

Hermione Granger

100. “I should have made my meaning plainer. He has achieved high marks in all Defense Against the Dark Arts tests set by a competent teacher.”

Professor McGonagall

101. “The world isn’t split into good people and Death Eaters.”

Sirius Black

102. “Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow.”

Ron Weasley

Harry Potter Locations Trivia

These questions will test your geographical knowledge of the Harry Potter world.

103. What is the name of the wizarding village near Hogwarts?

Hogsmeade

104. Where do Hogwarts students purchase their school supplies?

Diagon Alley

105. What is the name of the Harry Potter family home in Godric’s Hollow?

The Potter Cottage

106. Where does the Triwizard Tournament take place in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire?

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

107. What is the name of the secret society’s headquarters in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix?

12 Grimmauld Place

108. What is the name of the all-wizarding village where the Weasley family lives?

Ottery St. Catchpole

109. Where do Harry and Cho Chang go on their first date?

Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop

110. Where is the entrance to the Ministry of Magic located in London?

A telephone booth

111. What is the name of the lake by Hogwarts?

The Black Lake

112. Where do students go for a drink in Hogsmeade?

The Three Broomsticks

113. What is the name of the bank in Diagon Alley?

Gringotts

114. Where is Azkaban located?

In the middle of the North Sea

115. What forest borders the Hogwarts grounds?

The Forbidden Forest

116. Where is the Room of Requirement located within Hogwarts?

On the seventh floor, opposite a tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy

117. What is the name of the street where the Dursleys live?

Privet Drive

118. Where does the Sorting Ceremony take place in Hogwarts?

The Great Hall

119. Where does Dumbledore’s Army meet for their first meeting?

The Hog’s Head

120. What is the name of the magical hospital in London?

St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

121. Where does the final battle in the Harry Potter series take place?

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Harry Potter Trivia by the Numbers

You may know some math, but can you recall all the numbers that come up in the series?

122. How many players are on a Quidditch team?

Seven

123. How many floors does Hogwarts Castle have?

Seven main floors

124. What number vault at Gringotts was the Philosopher’s Stone kept in?

713

125. How many points is catching the Golden Snitch worth in Quidditch?

150 points

126. How many Horcruxes did Lord Voldemort create (intentionally and unintentionally)?

Seven

127. What number is on the front of the Hogwarts Express?

5972

128. In which book does Harry Potter first visit the Room of Requirement?

Book 5 (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”)

129. How many Weasley siblings are there?

Seven

130. What is the maximum speed for a Firebolt broomstick in miles per hour?

150 mph

131. How many points is the Quaffle worth in Quidditch?

10 points

132. What age must a wizard be to legally use magic outside of school?

17 years old

133. How many Deathly Hallows are there?

Three

134. In what year did the Battle of Hogwarts take place?

1998

135. How many O.W.L.s did Hermione Granger receive?

Ten O.W.L.s

136. What is the street number of the Dursley’s house on Privet Drive?

Number 4

137. How many House points does Neville Longbottom earn for Gryffindor at the end of “The Philosopher’s Stone”?

10 points

138. How many house-elves work in the Hogwarts kitchen?

Around 100

139. What is the number of the forbidden vault in Gringotts where the Sorcerer’s Stone is kept?

Vault 713

140. At what age can a young witch or wizard attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

11 years old

Harry Potter True or False

Here are some classic true or false questions to test your knowledge.

141. True or False: Professor Snape was a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

True

142. True or False: Harry Potter’s Patronus is a stag.

True

143. True or False: Dumbledore destroyed the Horcrux in Helga Hufflepuff’s cup.

False (It was Hermione Granger who destroyed it.)

144. True or False: Moaning Myrtle’s real name is Myrtle Elizabeth Warren.

True

145. True or False: The Marauder’s Map was created by Sirius Black, James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew.

True

146. True or False: Neville Longbottom’s parents were killed by Bellatrix Lestrange.

False (They were tortured to insanity but not killed.)

147. True or False: Luna Lovegood marries Neville Longbottom.

False (She marries Rolf Scamander.)

148. True or False: The spell to get rid of a Boggart is Expelliarmus.

False (The spell is Riddikulus.)

149. True or False: Draco Malfoy’s mother is Narfissa Malfoy.

False (It was Narcissa Malfoy)

150. True or False: Harry Potter was the youngest Seeker in a century.

True

151. True or False: Percy Weasley becomes the Minister for Magic after the Second Wizarding War.

False (Kingsley Shacklebolt becomes the Minister for Magic after the war)

152. True or False: The spell “Sectumsempra” is designed for enemies, as discovered by Harry in the Half-Blood Prince’s potion book.

True

153. True or False: Luna Lovegood’s father is the editor of The Daily Prophet.

False (Xenophilius Lovegood is the editor of The Quibbler).

154. True or False: Albus Dumbledore destroyed the Horcrux made from Marvolo Gaunt’s ring with Godric Gryffindor’s sword.

True

Trivia about J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter wouldn’t exist without J.K. Rowling! How much do you know about her life?

155. What is J.K. Rowling’s full name?

Joanne Rowling,

156. How old was J.K. Rowling when she published the first Harry Potter?

31

157. Where was Rowling when she conceived of the idea of Harry Potter?

She was sitting on a delayed train in Manchester on the way to London King’s Cross.

158. Before gaining fame, what was J.K. Rowling’s profession?

A teacher.

159. Which university did J.K. Rowling attend?

The University of Exeter

160. What does the “K” in J.K. Rowling stand for?

Kathleen, her father’s mother’s name. 

161. Why did Rowling go by J.K. instead of Jo or Joanne?

It was the publisher’s idea who feared that since the target audience was young boys, they’d be turned off by a woman writer. 

162. What inspired the name of the character Hermione Granger?

A character from Shakespeare’s play “A Winter’s Tale”

163. How long did it take J.K. Rowling to plan the Harry Potter series before she started writing it?

Five years

164. Which charity did J.K. Rowling found?

Lumos (which supports countries with childcare protection services).

165. What pen name did J.K. Rowling use to write the Cormoran Strike series?

Robert Galbraith

166. What is the name of the Harry Potter play that J.K. Rowling co-authored?

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

167. How many rejections did J.K. Rowling receive before “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was accepted?

Twelve

168. What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s website for Harry Potter fans?

Pottermore (now known as Wizarding World)

169. What pen name did J.K. Rowling use to write Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?

Newt Scamander

170. In what city did J.K. Rowling finish writing the Harry Potter series?

Edinburgh, Scotland

171. What honorary degree did J.K. Rowling receive from Harvard University?

A Doctor of Letters

172. What is J.K. Rowling’s birth date?

July 31, 1965

173. What social cause has J.K. Rowling been vocal about in her philanthropy?

Multiple sclerosis research and children’s welfare

174. What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults?

The Casual Vacancy

Trivia About Film Production and the Book Publishing

These questions are about the book and film. Who had a hand in them, and how’d they do?

175. How many copies has the entire Harry Potter book series sold?

600 million

176. What book publisher published Harry Potter?

Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Press

177. What year was the first Harry Potter book published?

1997 in the UK and 1998 in the US.

178. What year was the first Harry Potter movie released?

2001.

179. In what year was the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, released?

2007

180. What was the worldwide gross for the first Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?”

Over $974 million

181. Which Harry Potter film earned the highest worldwide box office revenue?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

182. How many directors worked on the Harry Potter film series?

Four (Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, and David Yates)

183. What is the running time of the longest Harry Potter film?

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at 161 minutes

184. Which Harry Potter book is the longest in terms of word count?

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

185. How many words do the seven Harry Potter books have combined?

1,084,170

186. What year did the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, get released?

2011

187. Who composed the iconic theme music for the Harry Potter films?

John Williams

188. What was the budget for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?

Approximately $125 million

189. Which Harry Potter book holds the record for the fastest-selling book in history?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

190. How many languages have the Harry Potter books been translated into?

Over 80 languages

191. Who designed the cover art for the original U.K. editions of the Harry Potter books?

Thomas Taylor (for the first book) and Cliff Wright (for several subsequent books)

192. Who designed the original hardcovers of the US novels?

Mary GrandPré

193. Which Harry Potter movie had the largest opening weekend earnings at the time of its release?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

194. How long did it take J.K. Rowling to write the first Harry Potter book?

Approximately six years

195. What year was the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park opened in Orlando, Florida?

2010

196. Which Harry Potter book was the first to be released simultaneously in the UK and the US?

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

197. How many Academy Award nominations did the Harry Potter film series receive in total?

12 nominations

Expert Level Harry Potter Trivia Questions

Watch out. These questions are for true Harry Potter experts only!

198. What is J.K. Rowling’s favorite chapter of the first book?

The Mirror of Erised

199. Where did J.K. Rowling get the idea for dementors?

Her own experience of depression.

200. When was James Potter born?

March 27, 1960.

201. What is the five-digit code Arthur Weasley dials into the telephone booth to access the Ministry of Magic?

62442 (spells “MAGIC”)

202. What are the names of Severus Snape’s parents?

Tobias Snape and Eileen Prince

203. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which specific type of wood does Lupin say is particularly good for wandmaking?

Willow

204. What is the name of the apparition instructor who comes to Hogwarts in Harry’s sixth year?

Wilkie Twycross

205. What is the exact wording of the prophecy made about Harry and Voldemort?

“The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies… and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not… and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives…”

206. Which potion ingredient is only found in the stomach of a dragon?

Dragon Liver

207. How much does dragon liver cost?

16 Sickles an ounce

208. What are the names of all of Draco Malfoy’s known family members?

Lucius Malfoy (father), Narcissa Malfoy (mother), Andromeda Tonks (aunt), Bellatrix Lestrange (aunt), Cygnus Black III (grandfather), Druella Rosier (grandmother), Scorpius Malfoy (son)

209. What is the inscription on the fake Horcrux locket found by Dumbledore and Harry in the cave?

“To the Dark Lord, I know I will be dead long before you read this but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more. R.A.B.”

210. Who developed the recipe for doxycide?

Zygmunt Budge

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