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 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which London station contains that platform?

    Answer: King’s Cross

    It departs from King’s Cross Station.

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

    Answer: a new song

    It sings a new song at the opening feast.

  3. Who uses Alohomora during Harry’s first year?

    Answer: Hermione Granger

    Hermione Granger uses Alohomora to unlock a forbidden corridor door during her first year.

  4. What is Dumbledore’s phoenix called?

    Answer: Fawkes

    His phoenix is named Fawkes.

  5. Who founded Slytherin house?

    Answer: Salazar Slytherin

    Salazar Slytherin founded the Hogwarts house that bears his surname.

Daily round

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

    Answer: Slytherin

    Lord Voldemort belonged to Slytherin.

  2. 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.

  3. Which Hogwarts house does Ron join?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Ron Weasley joins Gryffindor.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. What is the name of Voldemort’s snake?

    Answer: Nagini

    Voldemort’s snake and Horcrux is named Nagini.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: they heal wounds

    His tears have healing powers.

  5. Which phoenix belongs to Dumbledore?

    Answer: Fawkes

    Fawkes is the scarlet-and-gold phoenix kept by Dumbledore.

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 animal symbolizes Gryffindor?

    Answer: lion

    The lion symbolizes Gryffindor.

  3. Which Peverell brother first owned Harry’s cloak?

    Answer: Ignotus Peverell

    Ignotus Peverell first owned Harry's Invisibility Cloak.

  4. 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.

  5. Who founded Ravenclaw house?

    Answer: Rowena Ravenclaw

    Rowena Ravenclaw founded the Hogwarts house that bears her surname.

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 animal symbolizes Hufflepuff?

    Answer: badger

    The badger symbolizes Hufflepuff.

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

    Answer: Albus Dumbledore

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

  4. Which winged Quidditch ball does the Seeker chase?

    Answer: Golden Snitch

    Golden Snitch is the small winged ball pursued during Quidditch.

  5. Which famous shop sells wands there?

    Answer: Ollivanders

    Ollivanders sells wands there.

Daily round

  1. Which Hogwarts chamber contains four long house tables?

    Answer: Great Hall

    Great Hall is the large Hogwarts chamber used for meals and ceremonies.

  2. Which pub provides an entrance to Diagon Alley?

    Answer: Leaky Cauldron

    Leaky Cauldron provides the entrance to Diagon Alley.

  3. Which wizard is recognized by a lightning-shaped scar?

    Answer: Harry Potter

    Harry Potter is the wizard marked by a lightning-shaped scar.

  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 house does McGonagall lead?

    Answer: Gryffindor

    Minerva McGonagall leads Gryffindor.

Daily round

  1. Which creatures can the Patronus Charm repel?

    Answer: Dementors

    A corporeal Patronus can drive away Dementors.

  2. In which castle is the Great Hall located?

    Answer: Hogwarts Castle

    Great Hall is located in Hogwarts Castle.

  3. What does its enchanted ceiling resemble?

    Answer: the sky outside

    Its ceiling is enchanted to resemble the sky.

  4. Which Hogwarts house values loyalty and hard work?

    Answer: Hufflepuff

    Hufflepuff is the Hogwarts house valuing loyalty and hard work.

  5. Which dark wizard was born Tom Marvolo Riddle?

    Answer: Lord Voldemort

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