50 Amazing Harry Potter Trivia Questions

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Love Harry Potter? Try your hand at these Harry Potter Trivia questions to see if you are a true Potterhead!

Harry Potter Themed Questions

Trivia games for kids are the perfect activity to stretch their minds and spend quality time as a family. Whether you are interested in baseball trivia, animal trivia, or bible trivia, there are plenty of options for fun family trivia games.

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Harry Potter has been an obsession in our family for years! From the books to the movies, our kids have had countless hours of enjoyment from this one-of-a-kind series. What better way to test their knowledge than to play this amazing trivia game?

How to play Harry Potter Trivia

This game is perfect for a fun family evening or for your next party! Play in a large group and offer Harry Potter themed prizes for the winning team. Or simply play with a partner and take turns answering questions. No matter how you play, all you need is the list of trivia questions and you are all set!

How to Improve your Trivia Skills

When it comes to trivia games, practice makes progress! The only way to improve your trivia skills is to practice them. A good starting place is to become curious about things you want to learn about. Read up on random facts and you’ll probably find that the more you learn, the more you remember!

Benefits of Trivia Games

Playing games like Harry Potter Trivia are a great way to get your brain moving. These games give your memory and intelligence both a big boost. Teaching your brain to remember facts can benefit you in many other areas of your life.

Tips and Tricks

There is no wrong way to play this trivia game! If you like a little competition, have prizes for the winner. If you’re looking for something a little more relaxed, just spend a quiet evening at home playing with your family. Keep points or answer just for fun – either way, you are sure to have a blast!

50+ Harry Potter Trivia Questions

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Q. Who wrote the Harry Potter series?
A. J.K. Rowling

Q. After drinking a transformation potion, what did Hermione turn into?
A. Cat

Q. How many staircases does Hogwarts have?
A. 142

Q. Amortentia smells different to each person. What food does Harry smell?
A. Treacle Tart

Q. Who is “He who shall not be named”?
A. Voldemort

Q. What popular sport is played during the tournament held each year at Hogwarts?
A. Quidditch

Q. What pulls the carriages taking students from the Hogwarts Express to the castle?
A. Thestrals

Q. What house at Hogwarts does Ron belong to?
A. Gryffindor

Q. What is Luna Lovegood’s patronus?
A. A Hare

Q. What is the name of the Harry Potter play that premiered in London in 2016?
A. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Q. What company published the Harry Potter books in the United States?
A. Scholastic

Q. What are non-magical people called?
A. Muggles

Q. In which movie is the basilisk released?
A. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Q. In which movie does Lord Voldemort never make an appearance?
A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Q. Who kills Cedric Diggory?
A. Peter Pettigrew

Q. What device does Dumbledore use to show Harry Voldemort’s early memories?
A. Pensieve

Q. What is a Horcrux?
A. An object that contains part of someone’s soul.

Q. What is the most powerful wand in history?
A. The Elder Wand

Q. To search for the Horcruxes, Hermione drops out of school. How does she keep her parents from finding out?
A. She wipes their memory and sends them abroad.

Q. Name three of the eight horcruxes
A. Nagini, goblet, diary, locket, Voldemort himself, ring, diadem, Harry

Q. Which Horcrux was made by Voldemort on accident?
A. Harry

Q. Which character once owned Harry’s potion book?
A. Snape, also known as the Half-blood prince

Q. Name the four Hogwarts houses.
A. Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin

Q. Who lives at 4 Privet Drive?
A. The Dursleys (and Harry)

Q. How does a student learn which house they belong to at Hogwarts?
A. Put on the sorting hat

Q. Why does Professor Quirrell wear a turban?
A. To hide Voldemort’s face on the backside of his head. The excuse given by Quirrell is it was given to him by an African Prince as a gift.

Q. Who impersonated Mad Eye Moody?
A. Bartemius (Barty) Crouch, Jr

Q. How many books are in the Harry Potter Series?
A. 7

Q. What is the name of the third Harry Potter movie?
A. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Q. In what year was the book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix released?
A. 2007

Q. Who is Draco Malfoy’s father?
A. Lucius Malfoy

Q. What is Hagrid’s first name?
A. Rubeus

Q. Who does Snape love?
A. Harry’s mother Lily

Q. Name all of the Weasley children.
A. Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, Percy, Charlie, Bill

Q. How do you close the Marauder’s map?
A. Say Mischief Managed

Q. Why was Harry Potter put into Gryffindor?
A. He asked to be put there

Q. What is Harry’s position on the Quidditch team?
A. Seeker

Q. What power do Dementors have?
A. They can drain others of their happiness.

Q. Who has the same type of patronus as Harry?
A. Harry’s Father

Q. Why does Ron dislike Viktor Krum?
A. Krum takes Hermione to the dance

Q. How do you free a house elf?
A. By giving them a piece of your clothing

Q. Name one of Dumbledore’s middle names.
A. Percival, Wulfric, Brian

Q. What is the name of Harry’s owl?
A. Hedwig

Q. What is Honeydukes?
A. The candy shop in Hogsmeade Village

Q. Who killed Dumbledore?
A. Snape

Q. How many presents did Dudley get on his 11th birthday?
A. 36

Q. Who is Aragog?
A. Hagrid’s pet – a giant spider

Q. When is Harry’s birthday?
A. July 31st, 1980

Q. How is Bellatrix Lestrange related to Draco Malfoy?
A. She is his aunt (his mother’s sister)

Q. Where do most students go to get their wands?
A. Ollivander’s

Q. What is the last sentence in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
A. All was well

Q. Who gives Harry the Marauder’s Map?
A. Fred and George Weasley

Q. What is the name of the Hippogriff Hagrid owned?
A. Buckbeak

Q. What was the first Horcrux Harry destroyed?
A. Tom Riddle’s Diary

Q. What is used to destroy horcruxes?
A. Basilisk Venom (Basilisk fangs, sword of Gryffindor)

Q. Who killed Nagini?
A. Neville Longbottom

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