Harry Potter Quiz Questions With Answers: 40 Easy to Hard

These Harry Potter quiz questions with answers are for anyone who has ever wondered which house they would be sorted into, or argued about which book is the best. We put together 40 questions split into three rounds. Easy covers Hogwarts, the main trio and the basics of the wizarding world. Medium asks about spells, creatures and places that regular readers will know. Hard goes after wand cores, the Deathly Hallows and the details that only true fans remember. Each question has one correct answer in bold right underneath, followed by a one-line fact. Use it solo, at a family quiz night or as practice. When you want the pressure turned up, the live version gives you 10 seconds per question against a real opponent, and faster correct answers score more. Keep count and find out whether you are a first-year or a Head Boy or Girl.

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Easy Harry Potter quiz questions

1. Who wrote the Harry Potter books?
   Answer: J.K. Rowling
   The first book was published in the UK in 1997.

2. What is the full name of the school Harry attends?
   Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
   It has four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

3. Which house is Harry sorted into?
   Answer: Gryffindor
   Gryffindor values bravery and daring.

4. What shape is the scar on Harry's forehead?
   Answer: A lightning bolt
   He received it when Voldemort's curse failed to kill him as a baby.

5. What is the name of Harry's owl?
   Answer: Hedwig
   Hagrid gives her to Harry as a birthday present.

6. From which platform does the Hogwarts Express leave?
   Answer: Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
   It is reached by walking through a barrier at King's Cross station.

7. What is the name of the wizarding sport played on broomsticks?
   Answer: Quidditch
   Each team has seven players.

8. Which position does Harry play on the Gryffindor team?
   Answer: Seeker
   He became the youngest house player in a century.

9. What do wizards call a person with no magical ability?
   Answer: A Muggle
   The Dursleys are the best-known Muggles in the series.

10. Which house is Draco Malfoy sorted into?
    Answer: Slytherin
    The Sorting Hat places him there almost instantly.

11. On which street do the Dursleys live?
    Answer: Privet Drive
    Their house is number 4, in the town of Little Whinging.

12. Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts when Harry first arrives?
    Answer: Albus Dumbledore
    Dumbledore is widely considered the greatest wizard of his time.

13. What is Ron's surname?
    Answer: Weasley
    Ron has six siblings.

14. What are the first names of Harry's parents?
    Answer: James and Lily
    Harry inherited his mother's green eyes.

Medium Harry Potter quiz questions

15. What is the name of Hagrid's three-headed dog?
    Answer: Fluffy
    Fluffy falls asleep when music is played.

16. What is the incantation for the Disarming Charm?
    Answer: Expelliarmus
    It becomes Harry's signature spell.

17. What form does Harry's Patronus take?
    Answer: A stag
    His father's Animagus form was also a stag.

18. What is the name of the wizarding bank?
    Answer: Gringotts
    It is run by goblins.

19. What is the name of Hermione's cat?
    Answer: Crookshanks
    Hermione buys him in Diagon Alley before her third year.

20. Who is Ron's pet rat Scabbers really?
    Answer: Peter Pettigrew
    He is an Animagus who betrayed Harry's parents.

21. Who is Harry's godfather?
    Answer: Sirius Black
    Sirius can transform into a large black dog.

22. How many points is catching the Golden Snitch worth?
    Answer: 150 points
    Catching the Snitch also ends the match.

23. What is the name of Dumbledore's phoenix?
    Answer: Fawkes
    Phoenix tears have healing powers.

24. What is the name of the mirror that shows a person's deepest desire?
    Answer: The Mirror of Erised
    "Erised" is "desire" spelled backwards.

25. What monster lives in the Chamber of Secrets?
    Answer: A basilisk
    Its gaze can kill anyone who looks directly into its eyes.

26. What is the name of the all-wizarding village near Hogwarts?
    Answer: Hogsmeade
    Students from third year up can visit with permission.

27. What is the name of the Gryffindor house ghost?
    Answer: Nearly Headless Nick
    His full name is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.

Hard Harry Potter quiz questions

28. What is Lord Voldemort's birth name?
    Answer: Tom Marvolo Riddle
    The letters rearrange to spell "I am Lord Voldemort".

29. What is the core of Harry's wand?
    Answer: A phoenix feather
    The feather came from Fawkes, who gave only one other, for Voldemort's wand.

30. Who is the Half-Blood Prince?
    Answer: Severus Snape
    The name comes from his mother's maiden name, Prince.

31. What are the three Deathly Hallows?
    Answer: The Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility
    Whoever unites all three is said to be the Master of Death.

32. What animal represents Ravenclaw house?
    Answer: An eagle
    Ravenclaw values wit and learning.

33. Who kills Sirius Black?
    Answer: Bellatrix Lestrange
    He falls through the veil in the Department of Mysteries.

34. What was Harry's first broomstick?
    Answer: A Nimbus 2000
    It was later replaced by a Firebolt, a gift from Sirius.

35. Which Weasley twin dies in the Battle of Hogwarts?
    Answer: Fred
    His twin is George.

36. What is the name of Neville Longbottom's toad?
    Answer: Trevor
    Trevor goes missing on the very first train ride to Hogwarts.

37. What does Harry use to destroy Tom Riddle's diary?
    Answer: A basilisk fang
    The diary turns out to be one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.

38. What phrase reveals the Marauder's Map?
    Answer: "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
    Saying "Mischief managed" hides it again.

39. What kind of creature is Remus Lupin?
    Answer: A werewolf
    He takes Wolfsbane Potion to stay in control during full moons.

40. What is Hagrid's official job when Harry first comes to Hogwarts?
    Answer: Keeper of Keys and Grounds
    He later also becomes the Care of Magical Creatures teacher.

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FAQ

Are these Harry Potter questions from the books or the films?

The questions use facts that are the same in both the books and the films, so you can answer them whichever way you came to the series.

Are these Harry Potter quiz questions good for kids?

Yes. The Easy round suits younger fans and anyone new to the story. The Hard round mentions later plot points, such as character deaths, so readers still working through the books may want to stop after Medium.

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