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In November 2026, we celebrate 25 years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (known as Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States) arrived in cinemas. The first film introduced audiences to Hogwarts and began a movie franchise that continues to attract fans around the world. To mark the anniversary, we’ve brought together Harry Potter trivia questions and answers from our existing quizzes, covering the magical world created by J.K. Rowling.
This collection explores memorable characters, Hogwarts houses, magical spells, creatures and important events from the Harry Potter books and films. You’ll encounter familiar names such as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort, alongside details that are easier to overlook. Some questions focus on well-known moments, while others examine the smaller pieces of wizarding world lore that dedicated readers and viewers may remember.
Try answering each question before revealing the correct answer. You can first recall the answer from memory, then reveal the available choices and check which option is correct. The collection includes topics suitable for casual fans as well as more challenging material for readers and viewers who know the series in greater detail. It’s also a useful collection for anyone putting together a Harry Potter trivia night or a themed quiz with friends.
All questions in this collection are drawn from Harry Potter quizzes published on This Quiz. If you want to explore a particular topic further, you can follow the link to the original quiz and take the complete challenge. Browse the questions, check your answers and revisit the characters, places and stories that have made Harry Potter a lasting part of popular culture.
- A Metamorphmagus has the innate ability to:
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- Change his physical appearance according to his will.Correct answer
- To transform himself into an animal while preserving human thought.
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- TransfigurationCorrect answer
- Charms
- Wand Work
- Performing the accio spell
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- The Order of the PhoenixCorrect answer
- The Order of Hogwarts
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- Molly Weasley.
- Narcissa Malfoy.Correct answer
- Nymphadora Tonks.
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- plasmaCorrect answer
- liquid
- air
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- Bonnie Wright
- SeekerCorrect answer
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- The wisest
- Eagle
- BumblebeeCorrect answer
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- diamonds
- emeralds
- sapphiresCorrect answer
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- Unicorn
- StagCorrect answer
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- With Polyjuice Potion
- With the Invisibility Cloak
- By transforming into a dogCorrect answer
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- 136
- 152
- 163
- 142Correct answer
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- Godric’s sword
- a HorcruxCorrect answer
- a Golden Snitch
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
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- Quirrell, Lockhart, Lupin, Moody, Umbridge, SnapeCorrect answer
- Quirrell, Lockhart, Lupin, Moody, Umbridge, Slughorn
- Quirrell, Lockhart, Lupin, Umbridge, Moody, Snape
- Quirrell, Lockhart, Moody, Lupin, Snape, Umbridge
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- 5
- FalseCorrect answer
- 9
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- Battle of Hogwarts.
- Battle of Little Whinging.Correct answer
- Battle of Astronomy Tower.
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- Vivid dream
- Fight with her boyfriendCorrect answer
- Sectumsempra
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- Tom Marvolo RiddleCorrect answer
- Tom Gaunt Riddle
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- 5
- 10Correct answer
- July 31, 1980
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- Charing Cross
- King's CrossCorrect answer
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- Rowena RavenclawCorrect answer
- Hepzibah Smith
- the Grey Lady
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- A raven.
- A butterfly.
- A beetle.Correct answer
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
- A dark wizard
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- Mrs. Weasley's fudge
- Lemon drops
- Pumpkin juice
- Treacle tartCorrect answer
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- WaterCorrect answer
- Air
- Fire
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- the Sorting HatCorrect answer
- the Dividing Hat
- the Separating Hat
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- yellow and blackCorrect answer
- emerald and silver
- blue and bronze
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- a portrait of the Fat Lady
- a stone wall that opened after giving a password
- a wooden door without a handle, which opened after solving a riddleCorrect answer
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- Gordon Gryffindor
- Gilderoy Gryffindor
- Godric GryffindorCorrect answer
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- Nearly Headless Nick
- the Bloody BaronCorrect answer
- the Fat Friar
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- the House CupCorrect answer
- the Winners’ Cup
- the Hogwarts Cup
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- the current or former Head of GryffindorCorrect answer
- famous people who were students in Gryffindor
- the families of Gryffindor students
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- ambition, cunning, resourcefulness and fraternityCorrect answer
- intelligence, wisdom and originality
- bravery, courage and honesty
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- the dungeonsCorrect answer
- a tower
- the basement
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- Hufflepuff
- Slytherin
- GryffindorCorrect answer
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- a raven
- an eagleCorrect answer
- a badger
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- TrueCorrect answer
- False
- The Deathly HallowsCorrect answer
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- Voldemort
- False
- Lucius Malfoy
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- Blonde
- Black
- BrownCorrect answer
- Gray
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- Peeves
- DobbyCorrect answer
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- Our Master
- The Dark LordCorrect answer
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- Seven-league boots
- An invisibility cloakCorrect answer
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- A cat.
- A hare.
- An otter.Correct answer
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- Privet Drive 6, Little Hangleton, Surrey
- Privet Drive 4, Little Whinging, SurreyCorrect answer
- Privet Drive 4, Little Hangleton, Surrey
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- George
- Francis
- FawksCorrect answer
- Ferdinand
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- Magik Moste Evil
- A Guide to Medieval Sorcery
- Secrets of the Darkest ArtsCorrect answer
- Darkness Within
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- Being jealous
- Laughing hystericallyCorrect answer
- Durmstrang
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- The Prefects' bathroom
- The Chamber of Secrets
- The Room of RequirementCorrect answer
- Dumbledore's office
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- Oktocorpus
- LiberacorpusCorrect answer
- Legicorpus
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- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanCorrect answer
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- R. L. Stine
- Marvolo Flitwack
- Tom RiddleCorrect answer
- Bryan Rustcheek
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- It's from Snape
- It's a dog hair
- It's a cat hairCorrect answer
- Nothing went wrong with the polyjuice potion
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- A spider
- A basiliskCorrect answer
- A dragon
- A snake
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- Hunter
- SeekerCorrect answer
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- Cruciatus
- Reducio
- ExpelliarmusCorrect answer
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- Kedavra Avada
- Avada KedavraCorrect answer
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- Avada Kedavra
- Confringo
- MorsmordreCorrect answer
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- Peter PettigrewCorrect answer
- Sirius Black
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- FluffyCorrect answer
- Hairball
- Flopsy
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- Weasleys' Wizard WheezesCorrect answer
- Wizarding World
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- Third year.
- First year.Correct answer
- Fourth year.
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- TrevorCorrect answer
- Scabbers
- Crookshanks
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- True
- FalseCorrect answer
- Lucius Malfoy
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- Next to the kitchen
- The dungeonsCorrect answer
- Below the great hall
- In the west tower
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- Hogsmeade
- Godric's HollowCorrect answer
- Privet Drive
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- The Prefect's Bathroom.
- Room of Requirement.Correct answer
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- Hippogriffs
- Boggarts
- ThestralsCorrect answer
- Manticores
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- Severus Snape
- Albus Dumbledore
- Minerva McGonagall
- Filius FlitwickCorrect answer
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- Nagini
- Tom Riddle's diaryCorrect answer
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- SlytherinCorrect answer
- Hufflepuff
- Ravenclaw
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- Charles Weasley.
- Percy Ignatius Weasley.
- William Arthur Weasley.Correct answer
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- Beater
- SeekerCorrect answer
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- Deprimo
- Protego
- RevelioCorrect answer
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- The three-headed dog
- A mountain trollCorrect answer
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- Cuthbert Binns
- The Fat FriarCorrect answer
- Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore
- The Grey Lady
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- A mountain troll
- Moaning MyrtleCorrect answer
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- Peter Pettigrew.
- Bartemius Crouch Jr.Correct answer
- Rodolphus Lestrange.
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- Remus Lupin
- Albus Dumbledore
- Sirius BlackCorrect answer
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- Black
- CrouchCorrect answer
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