Seven days of questions and answers

Harry Potter Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 1 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which hidden street contains shops for Britain’s wizarding community?

    Answer: Diagon Alley

    Diagon Alley is the hidden London street serving wizarding shoppers.

  2. What kind of charm is Lumos?

    Answer: Wand-Lighting Charm

    Lumos is the Wand-Lighting Charm.

  3. Which professor has a secret lifelong connection to Lily Potter?

    Answer: Severus Snape

    Severus Snape is the professor with a long secret connection to Lily Potter.

  4. Which Hogwarts house does Hermione join?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Hermione Granger joins Gryffindor.

  5. Which half-giant serves as Hogwarts keeper of keys and grounds?

    Answer: Rubeus Hagrid

    Rubeus Hagrid is the half-giant keeper of keys and grounds.

Daily round

  1. Which Hogwarts house values learning and wit?

    Answer: Ravenclaw

    Ravenclaw is the Hogwarts house valuing learning and wit.

  2. What does the hat perform at each opening feast?

    Answer: a new song

    It sings a new song at the opening feast.

  3. Which famous shop sells wands there?

    Answer: Ollivanders

    Ollivanders sells wands there.

  4. Which dark wizard was born Tom Marvolo Riddle?

    Answer: Lord Voldemort

    Lord Voldemort is the dark wizard who divides his soul to avoid death.

  5. Who originally owned Ron’s first wand?

    Answer: Charlie Weasley

    His first wand originally belonged to Charlie.

Daily round

  1. What alias is Buckbeak given while in hiding?

    Answer: Witherwings

    Buckbeak is renamed Witherwings while Sirius’s allies keep him hidden.

  2. Which giant spider was raised by Hagrid?

    Answer: Aragog

    Aragog is the giant spider raised in a cupboard by Hagrid.

  3. Which Deathly Hallow hides its wearer from sight?

    Answer: Invisibility Cloak

    Invisibility Cloak is the garment that hides its wearer from sight.

  4. How many players does each Quidditch team field?

    Answer: seven

    A Quidditch team fields seven players: three Chasers, two Beaters, one Keeper, and one Seeker.

  5. Which act is used to split the soul when making a Horcrux?

    Answer: murder

    Creating a Horcrux uses murder to split the soul.

Daily round

  1. How many points is catching the Snitch worth?

    Answer: 150 points

    Catching it is worth 150 points.

  2. Which winged Quidditch ball does the Seeker chase?

    Answer: Golden Snitch

    Golden Snitch is the small winged ball pursued during Quidditch.

  3. How many Horcruxes did Voldemort intend to create?

    Answer: six

    Voldemort intended to create six of them.

  4. Which snowy owl belongs to Harry?

    Answer: Hedwig

    Hedwig is the snowy owl given to Harry before his first school year.

  5. Which founder’s weapon can emerge from the Sorting Hat?

    Answer: the Sword of Gryffindor

    Its founder’s sword appears from the Sorting Hat.

Daily round

  1. Which stronger variation of Lumos produces an intense burst of wand light?

    Answer: Lumos Maxima

    Lumos Maxima is presented as a stronger variation of the wand-lighting charm.

  2. What kind of animal does Ron initially believe Scabbers to be?

    Answer: a rat

    Ron believes Scabbers is an ordinary rat before learning his true identity.

  3. What identifying memory does a Golden Snitch preserve?

    Answer: the first person who touched it

    A Golden Snitch has flesh memory and remembers the first person who touched it.

  4. During which escape is Hedwig killed?

    Answer: the flight from Privet Drive

    Hedwig is killed while Harry’s allies fly him away from Privet Drive.

  5. Which wizard keeps Fawkes?

    Answer: Albus Dumbledore

    Albus Dumbledore keeps Fawkes.

Daily round

  1. What shape is the scar on Harry Potter’s forehead?

    Answer: a lightning bolt

    Harry’s forehead scar has the shape of a lightning bolt.

  2. Who founded Gryffindor house?

    Answer: Godric Gryffindor

    Godric Gryffindor founded the Hogwarts house that bears his surname.

  3. Which Hogwarts house does Harry join?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Harry Potter joins Gryffindor.

  4. On which floor is its concealed entrance?

    Answer: seventh floor

    The Room of Requirement's concealed entrance is on the seventh floor.

  5. Which words begin the map’s activation phrase?

    Answer: I solemnly swear

    Its activation phrase begins I solemnly swear.

Daily round

  1. Which Hogwarts headmaster guides Harry through most of his school years?

    Answer: Albus Dumbledore

    Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster who guides Harry through much of the story.

  2. Which wizard owns Hedwig?

    Answer: Harry Potter

    Harry Potter owns Hedwig.

  3. Which defensive spell does Harry use especially often?

    Answer: Expelliarmus

    Harry uses it as a signature defensive spell.

  4. Which incantation disarms an opponent?

    Answer: Expelliarmus

    Expelliarmus is the incantation that knocks an object from an opponent’s hand.

  5. How many balls are used in a Quidditch match?

    Answer: four balls

    A Quidditch match uses four balls.