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Having read all the books and watched all the movies, you know all the Harry Potter facts like the back of your hand. And you are the biggest Potterhead in your gang. Want to prove your Potterverse knowledge? What better way than answering all these easy and hard Harry Potter trivia questions? You will also find some uncommon facts below; tell us in the comments if you know them or not!
Why a Harry Potter Trivia?
After more than twenty years since the release of the first Harry Potter book, the fandom, lovingly known as Potterheads, is as strong as ever. There are card games, theme parks, conventions, Wizarding World-themed weddings, and so much more to commemorate the undying love for the Boy Who Lived and his story.
We also like to take part in professing an unwavering love for the story, and we do it in the ways we know the best. Yup, it’s either jokes, comics, or an article dedicated to a Harry Potter quiz, hard and easy questions, of course!
So, what should you expect from this Harry Potter trivia, hard and easy, you ask? First, some easy peasy questions for a warm-up - like naming the four Hogwarts houses and how Harry got his scar. Then, once you’ve stretched your cranium for some harder work, come the hard Harry Potter trivia questions, like the legendary Hippogriff’s name and Luna’s dad’s publication.
And, when your brain is running at full speed and operating in full CPU, it is time for the Harry Potter hard quiz questions, the toughest you’ve ever seen. We won’t give any examples right now - it’s better to leave them as a surprise for you! At any rate, you can be sure that there’s a trivia question suitable for everyone - whether it’s you, a bona fide professor in Potterology, or even your kids!
What Are Some Hard Harry Potter Quiz Questions?
Collected below are a few easy and a few hard Harry Potter quiz questions. Ready to check them out? Sure you are! Scroll down for them, give the best ones your vote, and be sure to share this article with the Potterheads around you! Who knows, you might even arrange a soiree to share your wisdom in answering these questions together.
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#2
Which two people gift Harry with broomsticks for Quidditch?
Hidden City Pictures 3 years ago
It's never specifically written who gives Harry the Nimbus. Some assume that it's McGonagall, but it could have been Dumbledore or even Hagrid. Super Carlin Brothers makes a good point of Hagrid being extremely wealthy.
Larysa Perih 2 years ago
Answer: McGonagall (The Nimbus 2000) and Sirius Black (The Firebolt).
SriVaishnavi Chadalavada [Student] 3 years ago (edited)
sirus gifted harry a broom for his first birthday it was a toy broom.
#3
What are the three forbidden curses?
RoanTheMad 3 years ago (edited)
2 of Those are just the incantations.. the actual spell names are The Killing Curse and Cruciatus Curse >.>
#4
How does Harry catch his first snitch?
𝕊𝕙𝕪 𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) 2 years ago
Everybody thought he was going to throw up! ( probably?)
#5
What other house did Harry Potter almost get sorted into?
SriVaishnavi Chadalavada [Student] 3 years ago (edited)
The sorting hat takes your opinoin too
#6
What is Harry’s position on the Quidditch team?
𝕊𝕙𝕪 𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) 2 years ago
He was the youngest seeker of the century, he started when he was eleven
#7
Who is the Half-Blood Prince?
#8
How many staircases does Hogwarts have?
Ellie Contreras 3 years ago
I know right.Besides what witch or wizard doesn't know that?Unless you went to Durmstrang or Buexbatons.
#9
Name all seven of Voldemort’s Horcruxes.
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
The Harry Potter one was an unexpected and unintentional consequence of Voldemort's attempt to murder him.
SriVaishnavi Chadalavada [Student] 3 years ago
One can only survive while the other is dead THats why harry didn´t have to kill himself
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
This was possession, not soul-splitting. As also Ginny Weasley.
Load More Replies... Captain Jack 1 year ago
Diary, Nagini, Harry Potter, the giant ring, the Hufflepuff cup, Slytherin Locket, Ravenclaw diadem.
sarcastic cat 1 year ago
Harry,Hufflepuff's cup,the gaunt ring,the diadem,the locket,Nagini,the diary
Larysa Perih 2 years ago
Answer: Tom Riddle’s Diary, Nagini, Harry Potter, the giant ring, the Hufflepuff cup, Slytherin Locket, Ravenclaw diadem.
#10
How was Hermione able to take extra lessons?
Sas Quatch 3 years ago
A yes, let's give a 13 year old a freaking time machine, but it's fine because she's a nerd. The time Turner is one of the stupidest parts of HP, if there was an item that would let you LITERALLY TIME TRAVEL every single wizard would have one.
Ernie Walker 3 years ago
And why didn't they use a Time Turner to go back and kill Tom Riddle before he became evil
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What Are Some Cool or Uncommon Harry Potter Facts?
The Harry Potter Universe is one with numerous characters and multiple instances. You are bound to lose a few facts when the content is massive. So, to refresh your memories or to provide you with new and exciting information, here are some cool or uncommon facts about the Potterverse:
- The first chapter of the first Harry Potter book, The Philosopher’s Stone, takes place on November 1, 1981, and the epilogue of the last book, The Deathly Hallows, occurs on September 1, 2017.
- Before starting SPEW, Hermione planned to name it ‘The House Elf Liberation Front,’ but it was too long.
- Harry went on a date with Cho at ‘Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop’ in Hogsmeade.
- Robbin Williams auditioned for the role of Hagrid but was rejected.
- Dumbledore was in love with Grindelwald.
- The motto of the Black family is Toujours Pur, which means ‘Always Pure.’
- Araminta Meliflua, a member of the Black family, tried to force through a Ministry bill to make Muggle-hunting legal.
- It was Bellatrix Lestrange who indirectly taught Harry how to use the Cruciatus curse.
- Voldemort was 71 years old when he died.
- The character of Nicholas Flamel is based on a real person who was a French scribe and lived in the 1300s.
#11
What’s the name of Hagrid’s giant half-brother?
#12
How do you free a house-elf?
#13
Who tells Harry he’s a wizard?
#14
Where in Kings Cross Station does the Hogwarts Express stop?
Isabella Tenn 3 years ago
3 is considered a magical number and 4 represents the 4 elements: earth, wind, fire and earth. So put them together and it kind of describes witches/ wizards.
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#15
Where does Harry go to teach Dumbledore’s Army?
Ellie Contreras 3 years ago
Its called Potter's Army now.How do I know?I work for- I said too much...
#16
What are the last three words in "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows"?
Sas Quatch 3 years ago
It was originally gonna be "and then Harry woke up, in his cupboard under the stairs"
Akane Bakugou 3 years ago
Thank god it wasn't that lazy a*s excuse of a plot twist of "yeah, let's pretend it was all just a dream"
Load More Replies... #17
Who tells Harry he’s a Horcrux?
#18
On what day were the Weasley twins born?
#19
Dumbledore bears a scar on his knee that is a map of what?
#20
Who is the Headmaster of Hogwarts when Harry arrives?
#21
What house is Harry Potter sorted into?
#22
How are students sorted into their houses?
#23
Where are the Slytherin common rooms located?
#24
Who goes on to become a professional quidditch player?
Hidden City Pictures 3 years ago
Exactly who I was thinking. Not to mention Viktor Krum, although he already was when he was introduced.
Load More Replies... #25
And what’s the name of Hermione’s cat?
Dante McBride 1 year ago (edited)
Crookshanks! Fun fact: if Ron wasn’t so protective of his murder rat, Sirius, lupin, Fred, dobby, hedwig, and ted tonks wouldn’t have died and the saviour of the series would have been a cat.
#26
Where does nearly every Hogwarts student go to get their wand?
#27
How many presents did Dudley get on his 11th Birthday?
#28
What does the Hogwarts’ motto — draco dormiens nunquam titillandus — mean?
#29
What is the name of Harry’s owl?
#30
Who killed Dumbledore?
Ernie Walker 3 years ago
Couldn't it be said Voldemort killed him because he was dying from a curse he got while hunting the horcrux. Didn't Snape just participate in an assisted suicide because Dumbledore told him he had to kill him .
Connor Skipsey 3 years ago
No the poison isn't made to kill just weaken and so it was truly snape that killed him bc draco was supposed to but he couldn't be draco is much stronger than that and so snape killed albus bc it was either that or draco was gonna die/albus was already dying but not by the curse of the necklace but of the ring and that is why albus told snape to kill him
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#31
What does Felix Felicis do?
#32
What wizards are trained to catch dark wizards?
#33
What happened to Voldemort’s parents?
#34
To be allowed to Apparate, you must do what two things?
Druss DaAxe 3 years ago
Can't do it in Hogwarts as the enchantments won't allow it EXCEPT if you're a house elf. Both Dobby and Kreacher did it in the books.
#35
What is the name of the popular, sweet drink usually served in Hogsmeade?
#36
Which scent attracts Hermione Granger?
KittyKatMeowmeowmeowmeowmeowme 2 years ago
She’s one of my favorite characters but my gosh girl change your love life smell!,
#37
What does Hermione say Jupiter's largest moon is?
#38
Why was Harry put into that house?
Andrew L 3 years ago (edited)
Only a true Gryffindor can pull the sword of Gryffindor from the sorting hat
KittyKatMeowmeowmeowmeowmeowme 2 years ago
You said it wrong only a true gryfindoor can pull the sword of gryffindoor from the sorting hats butt. I watch harry pitter parodies
Load More Replies... RoanTheMad 3 years ago
Not just that. It was where he belonged. It's likely the sorting hat saw the piece of Voldemort inside him, and that is why it suggested Slytherin. Harry on his own is Gryffindor for sure.
justagirl 1 year ago
Not exactly, I don't think? He just said, "Not slytherin" didn't he?
Load More Replies... #39
How does Harry get the lightning bolt scar on his forehead?
#40
What kind of dragon does Harry fight during the Tri-Wizard cup?
#41
Name one of Dumbledore’s middle names.
#43
What is Harry’s wand made of?
𝕊𝕙𝕪 𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 (𝕤𝕙𝕖/𝕙𝕖𝕣) 2 years ago
One of the only two phoenix feathers that Dumbledore’s phoenix Fawkes gave.
#44
Name the six subjects every Hogwarts student is required to study during their first two years of school.
AE Forester 3 years ago (edited)
I think the potions and transfiguration is considered as one
Load More Replies... Larysa Perih 2 years ago
Answer: Astronomy, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, History of Magic, Potions and Transfiguration.
#45
What are the three European wizarding schools that participate in the Triwizard Tournament?
#46
Who anonymously sends Harry his father's Invisibility Cloak on Christmas?
#47
What was the name of the orphanage where Lord Voldemort grew up?
#48
Name the four Hogwarts Houses.
#49
Why does Snape protect Harry?
#50
What’s the name of the three-headed dog that guards the door to the Sorcerer’s Stone?
#51
What keeps the three-headed dog asleep?
RoanTheMad 3 years ago
I thought it was an enchanted harp (and then harry's wooden flute he was gifted from Hagrid..?)
Vivienne-Marie Hintzen 3 years ago
Wasn't there a self playing harp in the movie ? But actually it's music in general In the book the golden trio gets past fluffy because Harry plays the Flute he got from Hagrid for Christmas that year
#52
What’s the name of the dance that takes place in Goblet of Fire?
Abbigayle Rexrode 2 years ago
Did you know that the goblet of fire was hand carved from a tree trunk?
#53
How do you close the Marauder’s Map?
#54
What magical creature pulls students the carriages that take students from the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts?
The Captain 3 years ago
Does anyone edit these for miatakes? Or do the Thestrals also pull students outside the carriages?
#55
What does Harry smell when he sniffs Amortentia?
#56
Harry’s patronus is a stag. What other person also has a stag?
Akane Bakugou 3 years ago
I would like to precise that as long as i remember we never see which is James Potter's patronus. If i'm correct, we only know that Harry's patronus is a stag cause James IS a stag himself, in his animagus form.
#58
What does R.A.B. stand for?
#59
What do Remus and Tonks name their son?
#60
How is Bellatrix Lestrange related to Draco Malfoy?
#61
What is Harry Potter’s date of birth?
#62
Who played Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter films?
Vivienne-Marie Hintzen 3 years ago
And after he got killed by Voldemort he first became a Sparkling vampire and then batman Was a very weird spell
#63
Harry, Ron, and Hermione help save the Sorcerer’s Stone from being stolen. How old was its co-creator, Nicholas Flamel, when he decided to destroy it?
Sas Quatch 3 years ago
You'd think if there's one dude who invented a rock that makes you immortal then literally everybody would know who they are.
Vivienne-Marie Hintzen 3 years ago
I think he didn't invent it, he was just the last one living able to create it
Load More Replies... #64
Name every ingredient contained in Polyjuice Potion.
Larysa Perih 2 years ago
Answer: Lacewing flies, leeches, powdered Bicorn horn, knotgrass, fluxweed, shredded Boomslang skin and a bit of the person you want to turn into.
#65
How many possible Quidditch fouls are there?
#66
Who teased Moaning Myrtle about her glasses?
#67
In the first movie, how does Hagrid describe his job at Hogwarts?
#68
In Book 7, what three Ministry of Magic employees do Ron, Harry, and Hermione impersonate?
#69
What is Luna Lovegood’s father’s name?
#70
Name the three different types of balls used in Quidditch.
#71
What is a Horcrux?
#72
What does the map do?
Giuditta Jones 3 years ago
You meen the Marauders map? Quite the vague question. "The map". Unless you're watching Dora, of course
#73
What are the real names of the four marauders?
#74
What does it mean to be a parselmouth?
Bonnie Lunsford 3 years ago
Yes, being a parselmouth means having the ability to talk to snakes and other creatures related to the serpent family and you can find books in knock turn alley about parselmagic as well.For example if Harry had chosen the Chinese Fireball dragon instead of Victor Krum then Harry could have use his ability in parseltongue to ask the dragon for the egg instead.
#75
Why was being able to speak parseltongue especially troubling to Harry?
Vivienne-Marie Hintzen 3 years ago
Wasn't the biggest problem that Salazar Slytherin was a parseltongue and so everyone thought Harry was his heir ? Since only a very few people knew that Voldemort was a parseltongue as well
Bylee Victoriqua Malox 3 years ago
Yes, it's because they thought he opened the chamber.
Load More Replies... #76
What are thestrals?
Naveel Badruddoza 3 years ago
They aren’t exactly invisible. If you have witnessed death you will be able to see them.
#77
What sort of power do Dementors have?
#78
What does the Mirror of Erised do?
#79
Who poses as Mad-Eye Moody and teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts to Harry and his friends?
#80
Why does Ron decide he hates Krum?
#81
How does Rita Skeeter learn secrets for her sensational articles?
#82
What magical creation can people use to view other people’s saved memories?
#83
Where does Arthur Weasley work?
#84
What is the name of Hagrid’s pet, a giant spider?
#85
What’s the full name of Nearly Headless Nick, Gryffindor’s House ghost?
#86
What is the visitor’s entrance to the Ministry of Magic shaped like?
#87
Ron Weasley had a phobia for which insect?
Bylee Victoriqua Malox 3 years ago
Arachnids people, that's why it's called 'arachnophobia'
Load More Replies... #88
This one is a two-parter. Where does Vernon Dursley work, and what does the company produce?
#89
In which book do Harry and Ginny share their first kiss?
#90
What does Dumbledore tell Harry he sees in the Mirror of Erised?
sarcastic cat 1 year ago (edited)
"I see..a pair of thick,wooly socks. You can never have too many socks."
#91
Whose name appears on the “Service to the School” trophy next to the quidditch trophy?
#92
Who is the first character to take Voldermort’s name in the series?
Akane Bakugou 3 years ago
Am i the only one who didn't understand at all this question? Cause if they mean who is the first working for voldemort as some sort of possessed being, then the first is the defense against dark arts teacher in the first book, of whom i can't remember the name, even tho he was willingly being possessed.
#93
Name at least two Hogwarts electives.
Larysa Perih 2 years ago
Answer: Arithmancy, Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Muggle Studies or the Study of Ancient Runes.
#94
In Book 4, which two teams compete for the Quidditch World Cup?
#95
What are the two pubs in Hogsmeade called?
#97
What is the animal symbol of Ravenclaw?
Jihana 3 years ago
Still, almost all Ravenclaw stuff you can buy has an efffing raven on it. Drives me crazy.
Vivienne-Marie Hintzen 3 years ago
Thank you ! How do so many fellow Ravenclaws don't point that out?!
Load More Replies... #98
Who wrote A History of Magic?
#99
Where is the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets hidden?
Lotte B. 3 years ago
Of course not. Hermione said that nobody did go to that bathroom because of Myrtle so there must be others
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#100
What kind of magical creature is Aragog?
#101
How is Bellatrix related to Tonks?
#102
Who killed the Grey Lady?
#103
What color is Teddy Lupin's hair when he is born?
#104
What is the core of Draco Malfoy's wand?
#105
What does Professor Kettleburn wish to do after retiring from Hogwarts?
#106
What is Lily Potter's birthday?
#107
Why did Hermione miss the lesson on Cheering Charms?
#108
Where are the Hufflepuff common rooms?
#109
What’s the name of Ginny’s Pygmy Puff?
#110
What does Prof. Lupin offer Harry to make him feel better when the Dementors try to attack him?
#111
Which Hogwarts professor was rumored to be dueling champion as a student?
#112
Why was the Whomping Willow originally planted?
Larysa Perih 2 years ago
Answer: To help Remus Lupin escape Hogwarts when he needed to turn into a werewolf.
#113
Who said, “Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!”
#114
Which is destructive enough to destroy a Horcrux when exposed to it?
Brian Laurito 3 years ago
Only because it had basilisk venom in it from when Harry killed the basilisk. Hence why dumbledore gave the sword to Harry in his will
Load More Replies... Jordan Coggan 3 years ago
The killing curse is also meant to be able to destroy horcruxes. Don't know about objects but certainly on ones put into living people
#115
Monkshood and wolfsbane are the same plants. They are also known as what?
#116
In Book 2, who is the first victim to be petrified by the basilisk?
#117
How is mail delivered in the wizarding world?
Sas Quatch 3 years ago
Wizards are so cruel, getting nature's slowest bird to deliver your mail.
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
Still quicker than US Postal Service or Royal Mail
Load More Replies... #118
The wizarding version of marbles is called what?
#119
How do first years get from the Hogsmeade train station to the castle?
#120
What do the students call the Gryffindor ghost?
#121
Which Weasley dies during the final battle of Hogwarts?
#122
Which incantation can levitate an object?
#123
What class does Professor McGonagall teach?
#124
Who does Bill Weasley marry?
#126
What teleportation magic do sixth-years learn at Hogwarts?
#127
What does Charlie Weasley do for a living after graduation?
#128
What is Dean Thomas's favorite sport?
#129
What does Harry do with his winnings from the Triwizard Tournament?
#130
What was the name of the Quidditch team on the sock Mrs. Weasley tries to give to Harry?
#131
When did Harry learn Accio?
#132
Who lives at 4 Privet Drive?
#133
Who does Scabbers the rat turn out to be?
#134
What does the Sorting Hat list as two characteristics of most Ravenclaws?
#135
How many points do you get when you catch a snitch?
#136
Why does Rita Skeeter eventually get in trouble?
#137
What is Honeydukes?
#138
What is the password given to the fat lady to enter into Gryffindor tower?
Daryl Royal 3 years ago
When? There are soo many passwords given throughout the series as listed by Gemma.
Hidden City Pictures 3 years ago
Fortuna Major. Now that I think about it, I don't think that the movies ever mention a password other than Fortuna Major.
Isabel Drake 3 years ago
No in harry’s first year it was different idr what it is tho
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In which House did Sorting hat originally want to include Harry?
#140
Who is the headmistress of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic?
#141
Who becomes Lord Voldemort’s trusted snake and Horcrux?
#142
In “The Sorcerer’s Stone,” Harry and his friends are awarded last-minute House Points, putting Gryffindor ahead of Slytherin by just 10 points. What was the final tally?
#143
For Harry’s 17th birthday, what color did Hermione turn the leaves of the Weasley’s crabapple tree?
#144
What does the acronym S.P.E.W. stand for?
#145
What does Romilda Vane ask Ginny about in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
#146
What does O.W.L. stand for?
#147
What was Voldemort’s mother’s name?
Hidden City Pictures 3 years ago
Did Merope actually marry Tom Riddle and change her name though?
Vivienne-Marie Hintzen 3 years ago
Yep She gave him that potion for a looooong time
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Who hosts the radio show Potterwatch?
#149
Where does Dudley go to school?
#151
What does the Mirror of Erised’s inscription read?
Larysa Perih 2 years ago
Answer: “Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi” read backward says, “I show not your face, but your heart’s desire.”
#152
Who are the only known characters to receive all 12 O.W.L.S?
#154
How fast can a firebolt broomstick reach?
#155
Fill in the blank from this line said by Cedric Diggory: “So… We’re______ each other again!”
#156
Fill in the blank from this line said by Cedric Diggory: “You know that golden egg? Does yours ______ when you open it?”
#157
What is Filch the Hogwarts caretaker’s greatest secret?
Daryl Royal 3 years ago
Or that he has a secret burning passion for Ms. Pince the librarian. 😁
#158
In Book 4, what magical creature does Harry answer a riddle from in the maze during the Triwizard Tournament?
#159
Which centaur rescues Harry in the Forbidden Forest in Book 1?
#160
What is the name of the magical hospital?
#161
What potion allows a witch or wizard to disguise themselves as someone else for a limited amount of time?
#162
In Book 5, Snape is assigned to teach Harry what type of magic?
#163
How does one ward off a Dementor?
#164
Where are the vaults kept in Gringotts Bank?
#165
What is at the base of the Whomping Willow?
#166
What school-aged peer is Harry’s nemesis throughout his time at Hogwarts?
#167
What is the name of the pub at the entrance to Diagon Alley?
#168
What year do Hogwarts students take O.W.L.S?
#169
What magazine does Xenophilius Lovegood publish?
#170
What's the address of the Black family home?
#171
What is the name of the Weasley family home?
#172
What is the maiden name of sisters Lily Potter and Petunia Dursley?
#173
What day did James and Lily Potter die?
#174
What does Hagrid use to channel the pieces of his wand once it's been broken?
#175
What is James Potter's Marauder nickname?
#176
How is the Grey Lady related to Rowena Ravenclaw?
#177
What name does Buckbeak get after being saved from execution?
#178
Who is the seeker for the Bulgarian Quidditch team?
#179
What about The Weasley’s Rat?
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