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 6 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

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

    Answer: they heal wounds

    His tears have healing powers.

  2. Who founded Hufflepuff house?

    Answer: Helga Hufflepuff

    Helga Hufflepuff founded the Hogwarts house that bears her surname.

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

    Answer: four balls

    A Quidditch match uses four balls.

  4. Which parchment shows people moving around Hogwarts?

    Answer: Marauder’s Map

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

  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. Which professor can transform into a tabby cat?

    Answer: Minerva McGonagall

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

  2. 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.

  3. Which Hogwarts house values learning and wit?

    Answer: Ravenclaw

    Ravenclaw is the Hogwarts house valuing learning and wit.

  4. 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.

  5. Which Hogwarts house does Harry join?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Harry Potter joins Gryffindor.

Daily round

  1. What is Dumbledore’s phoenix called?

    Answer: Fawkes

    His phoenix is named Fawkes.

  2. What does its enchanted ceiling resemble?

    Answer: the sky outside

    Its ceiling is enchanted to resemble the sky.

  3. Which incantation summons a Patronus?

    Answer: Expecto Patronum

    Expecto Patronum is the incantation producing a defensive magical guardian.

  4. Which school does Dumbledore lead?

    Answer: Hogwarts

    Albus Dumbledore leads Hogwarts.

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

    Answer: an otter

    Hermione’s Patronus takes the form of an otter.

Daily round

  1. 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.

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

    Answer: Hermione Granger

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

  3. Which incantation turns the wand light off?

    Answer: Nox

    Nox extinguishes the light.

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

    Answer: Potions

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

  5. What objects did Voldemort use to conceal fragments of his divided soul?

    Answer: Horcruxes

    He was born Tom Marvolo Riddle.

Daily round

  1. Which professor can transform into a tabby cat?

    Answer: Minerva McGonagall

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

  2. 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.

  3. Which Hogwarts house did Voldemort join as a student?

    Answer: Slytherin

    Lord Voldemort belonged to Slytherin.

  4. Who founded Hufflepuff house?

    Answer: Helga Hufflepuff

    Helga Hufflepuff founded the Hogwarts house that bears her surname.

  5. Which subject does Hagrid teach?

    Answer: Care of Magical Creatures

    He teaches Care of Magical Creatures.

Daily round

  1. Who founded Slytherin house?

    Answer: Salazar Slytherin

    Salazar Slytherin founded the Hogwarts house that bears his surname.

  2. Near which part of Hogwarts is its common room?

    Answer: the kitchens

    Its common room is near the kitchens.

  3. What charm uses the words Expecto Patronum?

    Answer: Patronus Charm

    Patronus Charm uses the incantation Expecto Patronum.

  4. Which house does McGonagall lead?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Minerva McGonagall leads Gryffindor.

  5. Which teacher introduces Buckbeak?

    Answer: Rubeus Hagrid

    Rubeus Hagrid introduces Buckbeak in class.

Daily round

  1. Which Hogwarts house values courage and daring?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Gryffindor is the Hogwarts house valuing courage and daring.

  2. Which pub provides an entrance to Diagon Alley?

    Answer: Leaky Cauldron

    Leaky Cauldron provides the entrance to Diagon Alley.

  3. What form does a fully corporeal Patronus take?

    Answer: an animal

    A corporeal Patronus has an animal form.

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

    Answer: Sorting Hat

    Sorting Hat is the sentient headwear assigning students to houses.

  5. At which school does Hagrid work?

    Answer: Hogwarts

    Rubeus Hagrid works at Hogwarts.