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Harry Potter Trivia Quiz
Harry Potter follows an orphaned boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard and is whisked off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Sorted into Gryffindor, he befriends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and slowly uncovers his connection to the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who murdered his parents and left him with a lightning-bolt scar.
Q1. Who teaches Transfiguration at Hogwarts?
Q2. What is the name of Hagrid's three-headed dog?
Q3. What spell lights up the tip of your wand?
Q4. What is Voldemort's real name?
Q5. What is the incantation for the Disarming Charm?
Q6. What charm repels Dementors?
Q7. What is the name of the Weasleys' house?
Q8. Who was the Half-Blood Prince?
Q9. What magical object shows your heart’s deepest desire?
Q10. What creature is known for guarding treasure and breathing fire?
Q11. Which vault at Gringotts was the Philosopher's Stone kept in?
Q12. Who was the first victim of the Basilisk in Chamber of Secrets?
Q13. What is the effect of the spell 'Obliviate'?
Q14. Who first opens the Chamber of Secrets in the series' timeline?
Q15. Who killed Sirius Black?
Q16. What creature is known for exploding when provoked?
Q17. What spell did Snape use to stop the bleeding after Draco was hit by Sectumsempra?
Q18. Which Peverell brother originally possessed the Resurrection Stone?
Q19. What does the Taboo curse on Voldemort’s name trigger during the Second Wizarding War?
Q20. What incantation does Dumbledore use to create the ring of fire that repels Inferi?
About the Harry Potter quiz
Few stories reward re-reading the way Harry Potter does, which is exactly why it makes such rich trivia. J.K. Rowling seeded the seven books with small details that only pay off chapters or volumes later — a throwaway line in the first book that turns out to matter in the last. Casual fans remember the houses, the wands, and the big duels; the real experts remember which professor taught which subject in which year, the exact wording of a prophecy, and who ended up with whom. A good Harry Potter quiz lives in that gap between watching the films once and knowing the wizarding world inside out.
Questions range across all seven books and eight films — the four Hogwarts houses and their founders, Quidditch, the professors, magical creatures, the Triwizard Tournament, Horcruxes, and the Order of the Phoenix's long battle against Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
What this Harry Potter quiz covers
This quiz draws from all seven books and eight films, so expect a spread rather than a single-movie focus. Questions touch the four Hogwarts houses and their founders, core characters like Harry, Ron, and Hermione, the professors and their subjects, Quidditch, magical creatures, the Triwizard Tournament, Horcruxes, and the long war against Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Early questions stick to the things most fans know; later ones lean on the kind of detail you only pick up after several re-reads.
How to play
This Harry Potter quiz runs 20 multiple-choice questions, each with four options and one correct answer. Tap an option to lock it in and see straight away whether you got it right, watch your score climb as you go, and get a final total at the end. There is no sign-up, no download, and no time limit — and you can hit Play Again to reset and try for a perfect run.
Harry Potter quiz — frequently asked questions
Do I need to have read all seven books to do well?
Not to start. The opening questions cover the widely known parts of the series — the houses, the main trio, and the biggest moments — that most people know from the films alone. The later questions do reward book readers, since some answers come from details the films trimmed or skipped.
Are the questions from the books or the movies?
Both. The quiz treats the wizarding world as one continuous story, so a question might come from a scene that appears in both, or from something that only made it into the books. Where the two versions differ, the answer follows the books.
Is this quiz spoiler-heavy?
It assumes you know the broad shape of the story, so a few answers touch major events. If you have finished the series — in either format — nothing here will spoil anything you haven't already seen.