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 11 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which pub provides an entrance to Diagon Alley?

    Answer: Leaky Cauldron

    Leaky Cauldron provides the entrance to Diagon Alley.

  2. Which school does Dumbledore lead?

    Answer: Hogwarts

    Albus Dumbledore leads Hogwarts.

  3. Which creatures can the Patronus Charm repel?

    Answer: Dementors

    A corporeal Patronus can drive away Dementors.

  4. Which bank stands in Diagon Alley?

    Answer: Gringotts Wizarding Bank

    Gringotts Wizarding Bank operates from a grand white building in Diagon Alley.

  5. Which incantation opens many ordinary locked doors?

    Answer: Alohomora

    Alohomora is the incantation used to open many locked doors.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. What kind of charm is Expelliarmus?

    Answer: Disarming Charm

    Expelliarmus is the Disarming Charm.

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

    Answer: murder

    Creating a Horcrux uses murder to split the soul.

  4. Which subject does McGonagall teach?

    Answer: Transfiguration

    She teaches Transfiguration.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. From which platform does the Hogwarts Express depart?

    Answer: Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

    Hogwarts Express departs from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

  2. Which Hogwarts house values courage and daring?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Gryffindor is the Hogwarts house valuing courage and daring.

  3. What kind of charm is Lumos?

    Answer: Wand-Lighting Charm

    Lumos is the Wand-Lighting Charm.

  4. What healing property do Fawkes’s tears possess?

    Answer: they heal wounds

    His tears have healing powers.

  5. Which Hogwarts house did Snape belong to?

    Answer: Slytherin

    Severus Snape belonged to Slytherin.

Daily round

  1. What form does a fully corporeal Patronus take?

    Answer: an animal

    A corporeal Patronus has an animal form.

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

    Answer: a riddle

    Its tower entrance asks a riddle.

  3. Which chamber appears when a Hogwarts student truly needs it?

    Answer: Room of Requirement

    Room of Requirement is the chamber that appears when a person genuinely needs it.

  4. In which castle is the Great Hall located?

    Answer: Hogwarts Castle

    Great Hall is located in Hogwarts Castle.

  5. What core is inside Harry’s wand?

    Answer: phoenix feather

    His wand contains a phoenix-feather core.

Daily round

  1. Who founded Slytherin house?

    Answer: Salazar Slytherin

    Salazar Slytherin founded the Hogwarts house that bears his surname.

  2. Which animal symbolizes Gryffindor?

    Answer: lion

    The lion symbolizes Gryffindor.

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

    Answer: four balls

    A Quidditch match uses four balls.

  4. Which incantation disarms an opponent?

    Answer: Expelliarmus

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

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Which enchanted hat assigns first-year students to houses?

    Answer: Sorting Hat

    Sorting Hat is the sentient headwear assigning students to houses.

  2. 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.

  3. What should a person do before approaching a hippogriff?

    Answer: bow

    A person should bow before approaching him.

  4. Which professor can transform into a tabby cat?

    Answer: Minerva McGonagall

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

  5. Which wizarding sport is played on flying broomsticks?

    Answer: Quidditch

    Quidditch is the broomstick sport played by two seven-person teams.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which Hogwarts house does Ron join?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Ron Weasley joins Gryffindor.

  3. On which floor is its concealed entrance?

    Answer: seventh floor

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

  4. Which famous shop sells wands there?

    Answer: Ollivanders

    Ollivanders sells wands there.

  5. 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.