Harry Potter Trivia Contest 


1. Who teaches the potions class?  Prof. Snape

2. Who did Harry live with before he went to Hogwarts?  The Dursleys

3. Who wrote the Harry Potter books?  J.K.Rowling

4. How do wizards deliver their mail?  by Owl

5. Where does Harry buy his books before school begins each year?  Diagon Alley

6. Who is the evil wizard that killed Harry's parents?  Lord Voldemort

7. What kind of pet does Neville Longbottom have?  a toad (Trevor)

8. What is the name of Hermione's cat?  Crookshanks

9. What is special about the ceiling of the Great Hall at Hogwarts?  It shows the weather outside.

10. What day of the year does the Hogwarts Express always leave for Hogwarts? September 1

11. Who teaches Transformations?  Prof. McGonnagal

12. What is the name of the poltergeist at Hogwarts?  Peeves

13. What is the name of the Herbology teacher?  Prof. Sprout

14. What is the name of the Hogwarts High Inquisitor?  Prof. Umbridge (Deloris Jane Umbridge)

15. What guards the entrance to the Gryffindor Common Room?  Portrait of the Fat Lady

16. What was the name of Hagrid's dragon in the first book?  Norbert

17. Who was "the prisoner of Azkaban" (what was his name)?  Sirius Black

18. What kind of creatures guard Azkaban?  Dementors

19. Who taught Defense against the Dark Arts in book 2, The Chamber of Secrets?  Guilderoy Lockhart

20. What was the name of the Hippogriff that Sirius Black escaped on in The Prisioner of Azkaban?  Buckbeak

21. What is the newspaper that Luna Lovegood's father edits?  The Quibbler

22. What is the name of the Minister of Magic?  Cornelius Fudge

23. How many "tasks" were there in the Triwizard Tournament?  Three

24. What country was Fleur Delacour from?  France

25. What country was Viktor Krum from?  Bulgaria

26. What street did the Dursleys live on?  Privet Drive

27. What was the address of Sirius Black's hours in the Order of the Phoenix?  12 Grimauld Place (London)

28. What spell do you use to make something float off the ground?  Wingardium Leviosa

29. What spell do you use to open a lock?  Alohomora

30. What spell do you use to knock somebody's wand out of his hand?  Expelliarmus

31. What spell did Voldemort use to kill Harry's parents?  Avada Kedavra

32. Where did Moaning Myrtle usually stay?  In the girl's bathroom

33. What kind of creature was Firenze?  Centaur

34. Name all the Weasley children (no points unless all 7 are named correctly).  Bill, Charley, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny

35. Where do the Weasleys live?  The Burrow

36. How many points do you score in Quidditch for putting the Quaffle through the hoop?  Ten

37. How many points do you score in Quidditch for catching the Snitch?  150

38. How many people are on a Quidditch team?  Seven

39. Who is the Witch in Order of the Phoenix who can change her appearance at will? Tonks

40. What did Hermione use in Prisioner of Azkaban to attend more than one lesson at the same time?  A Time-Turner

41. What is Harry's vault number at Gringott's Bank in Diagon Alley?  687

42. Who was Minister of Magic Fudge's Junior Assistant in Order of the Phoenix?  Percy Weasley

43. How many knuts are there in a sickle?  17

44. How many sickles are there in a galleon?  29

45. What is the snake language called that Harry can speak?  Parseltongue

46. What was Lord Voldemort's original name?  Tom Riddle

47. What is the name of the shop that Fred and George open on Diagon Alley after they leave Hogwarts?  Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes

48. What date is Harry Potter's birthday?  July 31

49. What was the name of Hagrid's Brother?   Grawp

50. What was the name of Albus Dumbledore's brother?  Aberforth

51. What is the name of Dumbledore's phoenix?  Fawkes

52. What do Hermione's parents do for a living?  They're dentists

53. What form does Harry's Patronus take?  A Stag

54. Who is the Ravenclaw house ghost?  The grey lady

55. What kind of plant is used to cure people who have been frozen by a basilisk?  Mandrake

56. Why is Prof. Lupin afraid of the full moon?  Because he turns into a wolf during the full moon.

57. What are Voldemort's followers called?  Deatheaters

58. In Goblet of Fire, what were the two teams that played in the Quidditch World Cup Match?  Ireland and Bulgaria

59. What happens to Leprechaun gold after a few hours?  It disappears.

60. In Goblet of Fire, why did Ludo Bagman have to run away from the goblins?  Because he owed them money from gambling.

61. What do Ron, Harry, and Hermione enjoy drinking when they are at The Three Broomsticks?  Butterbeer

62. Who prepares all the food for the students at Hogwarts?  House Elves

63. In Goblet of Fire what was the name of the House Elf that Mr. Crouch set free?  Winky

64. In Goblet of Fire what color were Harry's dress robes?  Green

65. What happened to Guilderoy Lockhart when the spell that he was trying to cast on Ron and Harry backfired on him?  He lost his memory

66. What kind of magical creatures like to dig around for shiny things?  Nifflers

67. What was the name of Sirius Black's brother, who was a Deatheater?  Regulus

68. Which of Harry's classmates is Sirius Black's distant cousin?  Draco Malfoy (any of the Weasleys would also be correct)

69. Hogwarts students take special exams at the end of their fifth year that are called OWLs.  What does "OWL" stand for?  Ordinary Wizarding Levels

70. Who plays Harry in the first two Harry Potter movies?  Daniel Radcliffe

71. Who plays Ron in the first two Harry Potter movies?  Rupert Grint

72. Who plays Hermione in the first two Harry Potter movies?  Emma Watson

73. Which actor died after Chamber of Secrets was completed?  If you don't know the actor's name, then what character did he portray?  Richard Harris (Dumbledore)

74. What train station in London does the Hogwarts Express leave from?  King's Cross Station

75. What is the name of the conductor on the Knight Bus?  Stan Shunpike

76. What is the name of the potion that is used to make you look like another person?  Polyjuice potion

77. What is Draco Malfoy's mother's name?  Narcissa

78. What is the name of the squib who lives in Harry's neighborhood, and used to babysit him when he was young?  Mrs. Figg

79. Where does Madame Rosmerta work?  The Three Broomsticks (in Hogsmeade)

80. What magical substance is in the core of Harry's wand?  Phoenix Feather