Harry Potter
30 Harry Potter quiz questions
Thirty Harry Potter questions in five rounds, starting easy and finishing with a few for the real fans. This is an unofficial fan quiz: we’re not connected with J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. or the publishers.
A shortened quiz, to play solo
30 questions to play on your own, online. Type your answers and get your score at the end. No PDFs and no group play.
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- 50 questions, none of them on this page
- Question and answer PDFs, with answer sheets and picture round
- Host it live: a private game room, everyone answers on their phones
- Questions
- 30
- Rounds
- 5
- Difficulty
- Easy to hard
Round 01 / Hogwarts
Hogwarts
- Difficulty: easy
How many houses are there at Hogwarts?
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Four
Also accept: 4
- Difficulty: easy
Which Hogwarts house is Harry sorted into?
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Gryffindor
- Difficulty: easy
What decides which house each new pupil joins?
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The Sorting Hat
Also accept: Sorting Hat, A hat
- Difficulty: easy
Which platform at King's Cross does the Hogwarts Express leave from?
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Platform 9¾
Also accept: 9¾, 9 3/4, Platform 9 3/4, Nine and three-quarters, Platform nine and three-quarters, Nine and three quarters
- Difficulty: easy
Which animal is on the Slytherin crest?
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A snake
Also accept: Snake, A serpent, Serpent
- Difficulty: easy
Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts when Harry starts school?
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Albus Dumbledore
Also accept: Dumbledore, Professor Dumbledore
Round 02 / Characters
Who's who
- Difficulty: easy
What shape is the scar on Harry's forehead?
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A lightning bolt
Also accept: Lightning, Lightning bolt, A bolt of lightning
- Difficulty: easy
What are the first names of Harry's two best friends?
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Ron and Hermione
Also accept: Hermione and Ron, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
- Difficulty: easy
What is the name of the half-giant gamekeeper at Hogwarts?
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Hagrid
Also accept: Rubeus Hagrid
- Difficulty: medium
What is the surname of the aunt and uncle Harry lives with?
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Dursley
Also accept: The Dursleys, Dursleys
- Difficulty: medium
Which professor teaches Potions in Harry's first year?
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Professor Snape
Also accept: Snape, Severus Snape
- Difficulty: hard
What is the name of the Weasley family's home?
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The Burrow
Also accept: Burrow
Round 03 / Spells
Spells and magic
- Difficulty: medium
Which spell does Hermione use to make a feather float?
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Wingardium Leviosa
"It's Levi-O-sa, not Levio-SA."
- Difficulty: medium
Which spell lights up the tip of a wand?
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Lumos
- Difficulty: medium
What does the spell "Alohomora" do?
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Unlocks doors
Also accept: Opens locks, Unlocks things, Opens doors, Unlocks locks, Opens locked doors
- Difficulty: medium
Which spell does Harry use to drive away Dementors?
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Expecto Patronum
Also accept: The Patronus charm, Patronus, Patronus charm
- Difficulty: hard
In which Diagon Alley shop does Harry buy his wand?
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Ollivanders
Also accept: Ollivander's, Olivanders
- Difficulty: hard
Which magical mirror shows Harry what he wants most in the world?
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The Mirror of Erised
Also accept: Mirror of Erised, Erised
"Erised" is "desire" spelled backwards.
Round 04 / Creatures
Magical creatures
- Difficulty: easy
What kind of creature is Dobby?
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A house-elf
Also accept: House-elf, House elf, A house elf, An elf, Elf
- Difficulty: easy
What kind of animal is Ron's pet, Scabbers?
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A rat
Also accept: Rat
- Difficulty: medium
What is the name of Hagrid's giant three-headed dog?
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Fluffy
- Difficulty: medium
What kind of creature is Buckbeak?
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A hippogriff
Also accept: Hippogriff
- Difficulty: medium
Which creatures run Gringotts, the wizarding bank?
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Goblins
Also accept: Goblin
- Difficulty: hard
What is the name of Dumbledore's phoenix?
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Fawkes
Round 05 / Quidditch & more
Quidditch and the wizarding world
- Difficulty: medium
How many players are there on a Quidditch team?
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Seven
Also accept: 7
- Difficulty: easy
Which ball must the Seeker catch to end a Quidditch match?
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The Golden Snitch
Also accept: Golden Snitch, The Snitch, Snitch
- Difficulty: easy
Which position does Harry play in Quidditch?
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Seeker
- Difficulty: medium
Which sweets from Bertie Bott come in every flavour, nice or nasty?
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Every Flavour Beans
Also accept: Every-Flavour Beans, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, Jelly beans, Beans, Every Flavor Beans
- Difficulty: medium
What is the name of the main wizarding newspaper?
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The Daily Prophet
Also accept: Daily Prophet
- Difficulty: easy
Who wrote the Harry Potter books?
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J.K. Rowling
Also accept: JK Rowling, J K Rowling, Rowling, Joanne Rowling, J. K. Rowling
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30 questions to play on your own, online
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