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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. Who buys Hedwig for Harry?

    Answer: Hagrid

    Hagrid buys her in Diagon Alley.

  2. Which red-haired student becomes Harry’s closest male friend?

    Answer: Ron Weasley

    Ron Weasley is the youngest Weasley son and Harry’s best friend.

  3. Which Hogwarts house values courage and daring?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Gryffindor is the Hogwarts house valuing courage and daring.

  4. What animal form does Hermione Granger’s Patronus take?

    Answer: an otter

    Hermione’s Patronus takes the form of an otter.

  5. Which professor can transform into a tabby cat?

    Answer: Minerva McGonagall

    Minerva McGonagall is the strict professor able to transform into a cat.

Daily round

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

    Answer: four balls

    A Quidditch match uses four balls.

  2. Which subject does McGonagall teach?

    Answer: Transfiguration

    She teaches Transfiguration.

  3. Which ceremony welcomes new students in the Great Hall?

    Answer: the Sorting Ceremony

    The annual Sorting Ceremony places new Hogwarts students into houses in the Great Hall.

  4. What must someone do to summon the Room of Requirement?

    Answer: walk past its wall three times while focusing on a need

    A person makes the Room of Requirement appear by walking past its wall three times while concentrating on what is needed.

  5. From which platform does the Hogwarts Express depart?

    Answer: Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

    Hogwarts Express departs from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

Daily round

  1. Which incantation turns the wand light off?

    Answer: Nox

    Nox extinguishes the light.

  2. What must a student answer to enter Ravenclaw Tower?

    Answer: a riddle

    Its tower entrance asks a riddle.

  3. On which floor is its concealed entrance?

    Answer: seventh floor

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

  4. What does its enchanted ceiling resemble?

    Answer: the sky outside

    Its ceiling is enchanted to resemble the sky.

  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. What color is the umbrella that conceals the pieces of Hagrid’s wand?

    Answer: pink

    Hagrid hides the pieces of his broken wand inside a pink umbrella.

  2. Which parchment shows people moving around Hogwarts?

    Answer: Marauder’s Map

    Marauder’s Map is the parchment revealing people moving through Hogwarts.

  3. Which hippogriff appears in Hagrid’s first Care of Magical Creatures lesson?

    Answer: Buckbeak

    Buckbeak is the proud hippogriff introduced in Hagrid’s class.

  4. Who founded Gryffindor house?

    Answer: Godric Gryffindor

    Godric Gryffindor founded the Hogwarts house that bears his surname.

  5. Which student group practices there?

    Answer: Dumbledore’s Army

    Dumbledore’s Army practices there.

Daily round

  1. Which wizard keeps Fawkes?

    Answer: Albus Dumbledore

    Albus Dumbledore keeps Fawkes.

  2. Which incantation opens many ordinary locked doors?

    Answer: Alohomora

    Alohomora is the incantation used to open many locked doors.

  3. Who founded Slytherin house?

    Answer: Salazar Slytherin

    Salazar Slytherin founded the Hogwarts house that bears his surname.

  4. Who anonymously gives Harry the Invisibility Cloak at Christmas?

    Answer: Albus Dumbledore

    Dumbledore anonymously returns James Potter’s Invisibility Cloak to Harry at Christmas.

  5. Where is Slytherin’s common room located?

    Answer: beneath the lake

    Its common room is beneath the lake.

Daily round

  1. Which snowy owl belongs to Harry?

    Answer: Hedwig

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

  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 animal symbolizes Ravenclaw in the novels?

    Answer: eagle

    The eagle symbolizes Ravenclaw.

  4. Who founded Hufflepuff house?

    Answer: Helga Hufflepuff

    Helga Hufflepuff founded the Hogwarts house that bears her surname.

  5. What charm uses the words Expecto Patronum?

    Answer: Patronus Charm

    Patronus Charm uses the incantation Expecto Patronum.

Daily round

  1. What distinctive markings appear around McGonagall’s Animagus eyes?

    Answer: spectacle-shaped markings

    McGonagall’s tabby-cat Animagus form has markings around its eyes that resemble her spectacles.

  2. Which Hogwarts subject does Snape teach when Harry first arrives?

    Answer: Potions

    Snape teaches Potions during Harry’s first years at Hogwarts.

  3. What does the Sorting Hat consider besides a student’s traits?

    Answer: the student’s choices

    The Sorting Hat considers a student’s choices as well as personal qualities.

  4. Which student is known for exceptional research and preparation?

    Answer: Hermione Granger

    Hermione Granger is the high-achieving student and close friend of Harry.

  5. How many points is catching the Snitch worth?

    Answer: 150 points

    Catching it is worth 150 points.