158 Harry Potter Trivia Questions for Die-Hard Potter Fans

When J.K. Rowling released her first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, nobody knew how big this series of young adult fiction books would become. Six more novels followed, all massive hits, along with a big-screen adaption that turned Harry Potter into a worldwide franchise that brought in millions of dollars and turned its key cast members (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson) into movie stars. Then there are the spin-offs, sequels, additional novels, stage plays, and merchandise that have helped keep the pop culture phenomena in the public eye for more than 25 years. But how much do you really know about Harry Potter? There’s only one way to find out, and that’s by answering these Harry Potter trivia questions.

Whether you’re hosting a Harry Potter quiz night, a Harry Potter fan looking to test your own knowledge, or just want to know a bit more about Harry and his mates, these trivia questions will get you thinking. Covering the books, movies, and everything in between, these Harry Potter trivia questions range from easy to super hard, with only the most die-hard of Harry Potter fans sure to get them all correct. So grab your wand and put your trivia knowledge to the test.

1. Where was Harry Potter born?

Godric’s Hollow.

2. How did Harry get the lightning bolt scar on his forehead?

He got it as a baby when Voldemort tried to kill him.

3. When is Harry Potter’s birthday?

July 31.

4. Name the four Hogwarts Houses.

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.

5. What is the name of the Weasley twins’ magic joke shop?

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes.

6. How are students sorted into their houses?

By the Sorting Hat.

7. What are the names of Harry’s parents?

James and Lily Potter.

8. Which two people gift Harry with broomsticks for Quidditch?

McGonagall (The Nimbus 2000) and Sirius Black (The Firebolt).

9. What house is Harry Potter sorted into?

Gryffindor.

10. Name all the Weasley children.

Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, Percy, Charlie, and Bill.

11. What is Professor McGonagall’s animagus?

Silver tabby cat.

12. Who played the role of Harry Potter in the movie series?

Daniel Radcliffe

13. What is the name of the pub at the entrance to Diagon Alley?

The Leaky Cauldron.

14. Where did Harry and Ron first meet?

King’s Cross Station.

15. Who is the Half Blood Prince?

Professor Severus Snape.

16. What position does Harry play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?

Seeker.

17. How many staircases does Hogwarts have?

142.

18. What is the name of the Gryffindor ghost?

Nearly Headless Nick.

19. Which actress played the character of Hermione Granger?

Emma Watson.

20. Name all seven of Voldemort’s Horcruxes.

Tom Riddle’s Diary, Nagini, Harry Potter, the giant ring, the Hufflepuff cup, Slytherin Locket, and Ravenclaw diadem.

21. Who is Harry’s godfather?

Sirius Black.

22. What are the names of Ron’s parents?

Arthur and Molly Weasley.

23. Who is the Headmaster of Hogwarts when Harry arrives?

Albus Dumbledore.

24. What type of creature is Fluffy?

A three-headed dog.

25. Where does Harry go to teach Dumbledore’s Army? 

The Room of Requirement.

26. What animal can Harry speak to?

Snakes.

27. Who does Scabbers the rat turn out to be? 

Peter Pettigrew.

28. What pet does Harry own and what is its name? 

An owl called Hedwig.

29. Which spell is also known as the Thief’s Friend?

The Unlocking Charm (Alohomora).

30. Who does Harry live with before going to Hogwarts?

His aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon Dursley.

31. What are the three forbidden curses?

Avada Kadavra, Imperius, and Crucio.

32. Ron Weasley has a fear of which insect?

Spiders.

33. How was Hermione able to take extra lessons?

A Time-Turner.

34. What is Voldemort’s real name?

Tom Marvolo Riddle.

35. Who was the first goblin Harry ever met?

Griphook.

36. What does Felix Felicis do? 

Gives the person who drinks it good luck for 12 hours.

37. Who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise?

Rupert Grint.

38. What species did Hagrid’s pet dragon, Norberta, belong to?

Norwegian Ridgeback.

39. How do you close the Marauder’s Map?

Mischief Managed.

40. What is the British term for a nonmagical person?

Muggle.

41. Where did Ron and Harry crash the flying car on their way to Hogwarts?

The Whomping Willow.

42. What is Neville Longbottom’s greatest fear?

Professor Snape.

43. Who sent Harry his Firebolt?

Sirius Black.

44. What is Harry Potter’s first wand made out of?

Holly.

45. How does Harry catch his first snitch?

With his mouth.

46. What is the name of the dance that takes place in Goblet of Fire?

The Yule Ball.

47. How do you free a house-elf?

By giving them a piece of clothing.

48. What spell did Hermione use to free Harry and Ron from the Devil’s Snare?

Lumos Solem Spell.

49. How do you get into the Room of Requirement?

While thinking about what you need the room to become, walk past where it should be three times.

50. What is a Horcrux? 

An object that contains part of someone’s soul.

51. Who tells Harry he’s a wizard?

Hagrid.

52. Who pretended to be Mad Eye Moody in the Harry Potter book Goblet of Fire?

Bartemius Crouch Junior.

53. Which Weasley dies during the final battle of Hogwarts?

Fred Weasley.

54. What painting guards the entrance to the Gryffindor common room?

The Fat Lady.

55. Where in Kings Cross Station does the Hogwarts Express stop?

Platform 9 and ¾.

56. What magazine does Xenophilius Lovegood publish?

The Quibbler.

57. Which substance is destructive enough to destroy a Horcrux when exposed to it?

Basilisk venom.

58. What does the map do? 

Shows you the location and movement of everyone in Hogwarts.

59. Which incantation can levitate an object?

Wingardium Leviosa.

60. What is the first line spoken by Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

“It’s true, then. What they’re saying on the train.”

61. Which Harry Potter word is now in the Oxford English Dictionary?

Muggle.

62. What is the Triwizard Tournament?

A competition between the three largest European schools of wizardry.

63. How much does a ticket for the Knight Bus cost if you include a cup of hot chocolate?

14 sickles.

64. What are the last three words in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows?

“All was well.”

65. How much prize money is the winner of the Triwizard Tournament awarded?

1,000 galleons.

66. What are the real names of the four marauders?

James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin.

67. How do first years get from the Hogsmeade train station to the castle?

They take boats over the lake.

68. What does the Hogwarts’ motto – draco dormiens nunquam titillandus – mean?

“Never tickle a sleeping dragon.”

69. Where is the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets?

In the second-floor girl’s bathroom, also known as Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom.

70. What did Harry do to get him temporarily expelled from Hogwarts?

He chases away dementors.

71. How old is the Triwizard Tournament?

700 years.

72. What color did Hermione turn the leaves of the Weasley’s crabapple tree into for Harry’s 17th birthday?

Gold.

73. Name the three different types of balls used in Quidditch.

Quaffle, Bludger, Snitch.

74. What is the address of the Black family home?

12 Grimmauld Place.

75. Who anonymously sends Harry his father’s Invisibility Cloak on Christmas?

Albus Dumbledore.

76. Where are the Slytherin common rooms located?

The Dungeon.

77. Who did Luna Lovegood marry?

Rolf Scamander.

78. The wizarding version of marbles is called what?

Gobstones.

79. What is the name of Hagrid’s boarhound dog?

Fang.

80. Where are the Hufflepuff common rooms?

Next to the kitchen.

81. Who did Professor Dumbledore have to defeat to possess the Elder Wand?

Grindelwald.

82. During Harry’s sixth year in Hogwarts, who is the instructor that taught the Apparition class?

Wilkie Twycross.

83. What is the name of the Weasley family home?

The Burrow.

84. Which two teams compete for the Quidditch World Cup in Goblet of Fire?

Bulgaria and Ireland.

85. What is the secretive radio program set up by the Order of the Phoenix?

Potterwatch.

86. Where did Arthur Weasley work?

The Ministry of Magic in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. 

87. What potion gives good luck to those who drink it?

Felix Felicis.

88. Cedric Diggory has what color eyes?

Bright grey.

89. What is the final Harry Potter movie called?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

90. Bill Weasley has an earring with what hanging from it?

A fang.

91. What day did James and Lily Potter die?

October 31.

92. Who destroyed Ravenclaw’s diadem?

Vincent Crabbe.

93. What class does Professor McGonagall teach?

Transfiguration.

94. Who goes on to become a professional quidditch player?

Ginny Weasley.

95. What is the name of the Weasley twins’ magical joke shop?

Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes.

96. Who does Bill Weasley marry?

Fleur Delacour.

97. What spell created by the Half Blood Prince did Harry use on Draco Malfoy?

Sectumsempra.

98. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is split into how many movies? 

Two.

99. How many presents did Dudley get on his 11th Birthday?

36.

100. What’s the name of Ginny’s Pygmy Puff? 

Arnold.

101. Who wrote A History of Magic?

Bathilda Bagshot.

102. What are thestrals? 

Invisible winged horses.

103. Harry’s patronus is a stag. What other person also has a stag? 

Harry’s father.

104. What is Lord Voldemort’s boggart?

His own corpse.

105. Which magical device did Albus Dumbledore use to save and review his memories?

Pensieve.

106. What is the name of the popular, sweet drink usually served in Hogsmeade?

Butterbeer.

107. Which ice cream flavor did Harry eat at the zoo when he went out with the Dursleys?

Lemon Ice Pop.

108. Dumbledore bears a scar on his knee that is a map of what?

The London Underground.

109. What does Professor Lupin offer Harry to make him feel better when the Dementors try to attack him?

Chocolate.

110. How is mail delivered in the wizarding world?

By owl post.

111. On what day were the Weasley twins born?

April 1, April Fools Day.

112. Where was Harry and Voldemort’s Last Battle?

The Great Hall of Hogwarts Castle.

113. How does one ward off a Dementor?

By using the Patronus Charm.

114. What children’s book contains the story of the Deathly Hallows?

The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

115. Why does Ron Weasley decide he hates Krum?

Krum takes Hermione to the dance.

116. What is the name of Hagrid’s giant half-brother?

Grawp.

117. Who kills Dobby?

Bellatrix Lestrange.

118. How many players are on a Quidditch team?

Seven.

119. Where does nearly every Hogwarts student go to get their wand?

Ollivander’s.

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

Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy.

121. Besides Lord Voldemort, who was the only other person to leave a scar on Harry Potter? 

Dolores Umbridge.

122. What teleportation magic do sixth-years learn at Hogwarts?

Apparition.

123. Who is the seeker for the Bulgarian Quidditch team? 

Viktor Krum.

124. What potion allows a witch or wizard to disguise themselves as someone else for a limited amount of time?

Polyjuice Potion.

125. Which scent attracts Hermione Granger?

Freshly mown grass, mint toothpaste, and fresh parchment.

126. What happened to Voldemort’s parents?

His mom died during childbirth and he killed his father.

127. Why does Rita Skeeter eventually get in trouble?

She’s an unregistered Animagus.

128. What was Ron’s favorite Quidditch team?

Chudley Cannons.

129. Who was Harry’s first kiss?

Cho Chang.

130. What is James Potter’s Marauder nickname?

Prongs.

131. Why does Snape protect Harry?

He was in love with his mother, Lily.

132. What does R.A.B. stand for? 

Regulus Arcturus Black.

133. How is the Grey Lady related to Rowena Ravenclaw?

She’s Rowena’s daughter.

134. What was the name of the orphanage where Lord Voldemort grew up?

Wool’s Orphanage.

135. Who is the first person to ever successfully break into Gringotts?

Quirinus Quirrell.

136. What name does Buckbeak get after being saved from execution?

Witherwings.

137. Harry and Ginny have three children. What are their names?

James, Albus, and Lily.

138. What do Remus and Tonks name their son?

Teddy.

139. How is Bellatrix Lestrange related to Draco Malfoy? 

She’s his aunt.

140. What does Harry do with his winnings from the Triwizard Tournament?

Gives it to the Weasley Twins.

141. Which centaur rescues Harry in the Forbidden Forest?

Firenze.

142. What family does Winky the house-elf belong to before working at Hogwarts?

The Crouch family.

143. Who played Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter films?

Robert Pattinson.

144. Name all the ingredients contained in Polyjuice Potion.

Lacewing flies, leeches, powdered Bicorn horn, knotgrass, fluxweed, shredded Boomslang skin, and a bit of the person you want to turn into.

145. What is Luna Lovegood’s father’s name?

Xenophilius Lovegood.

146. How old was the Sorcerer’s Stone co-creator Nicolas Flamel when he decided to destroy it?

665.

147. What is the name of Hagrid’s pet spider?

Aragog.

148. Who teased Moaning Myrtle about her glasses?

Olive Hornby.

149. What sort of power do Dementors have?

They’re able to drain people of their happiness.

150. In the Hall of Prophecy, there are rows and rows of glowing orbs. Which row contains the prophecy about Harry and Voldemort?

97.

151. What is Filch the Hogwarts caretaker’s greatest secret?

He’s a Squib.

152. How many possible Quidditch fouls are there?

700.

153. What does Harry smell when he sniffs Amortentia?

Treacle Tart.

154. Who becomes Lord Voldemort’s trusted snake and Horcrux? 

Nagini.

155. What is the max speed of a Firebolt broomstick?

150 mph.

156. Whose name appears on the “Service to the School” trophy next to the quidditch trophy? 

Tom M. Riddle.

157. What does the acronym S.P.E.W. stand for? 

Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare.

158. Who killed the Grey Lady?

The Bloody Baron.