Harry Potter Quiz

20 trivia questions from easy to expert · fans of all ages · about 8 minutes. Free to host live, no sign-up.

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Are you a true Potterhead? This unofficial fan quiz has 20 questions about the books and films, from the Sorting Hat to the Deathly Hallows. It starts easy and gets harder, so first-year witches and wizards can score points while the experts fight for the top spot. It also has a typed answer, a number guess and a question with two right answers.

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Harry Potter Quiz: 20 questions, about 8 minutes, fans of all ages. Press Host this quiz to open it in the PickWhim quiz builder. You can change any question, add your own logo and try it first, and then start a live game that players join with a code on their phones. It is free and needs no sign-up.

A Harry Potter trivia quiz for every kind of fan

This free Harry Potter quiz has 20 questions about the books and films. The first questions are easy enough for a young reader who has just finished The Sorcerer's Stone. The last ones are for fans who know every nickname, every Patronus and every Horcrux. Most questions are multiple choice, but there is also a true or false round, a question where you type the answer, a question with two right answers and a number guess on a slider.

You can play it on your own with Try it first, or host it as a live game: show the code on a TV or a projector, and everyone answers on their own phone. Faster right answers earn more points, so the leaderboard stays exciting to the last question.

What the questions are about

• Hogwarts and the housesThe Sorting Hat, the four houses, the Hogwarts Express and life at school.
• Spells and charmsWhich spell disarms a wizard, and which magic objects matter most in the story.
• Magical creaturesOwls, a phoenix, a three-headed dog, house-elves and the guards of Azkaban.
• PotionsLiquid luck and other brews from the dungeons of Hogwarts.
• QuidditchPositions, players and the fastest ball on the pitch.
• Characters and secretsHidden identities, nicknames, a Half-Blood Prince and a Dark Lord's real name.

How to play the Harry Potter Quiz

1. 1Open the quizPress Host this quiz. The questions are ready, and you can edit anything.
2. 2Share the codeShow the code and QR code on a big screen. Players join on any phone, no app needed.
3. 3Play liveEach question has a timer. Faster right answers earn more points.
4. 4See who winsA leaderboard and a podium at the end. Draw a prize winner with the spin the wheel.

How did you score? Your wizarding rank

Count your right answers at the end of the game and find your rank. It is a fun way to finish a quiz night, and a good reason to play again.

Right answers	Your rank	What it means
0 to 5	Muggle	Time for a reread. Start with book one and try again.
6 to 10	First-year	You know your way to the Great Hall, but the secret passages are still a mystery.
11 to 15	Prefect	Strong magic. You know the books and most of the details.
16 to 19	Head of House	Very few players get this far. You are a true Potterhead.
20	Order of Merlin	A perfect score. Nothing in the wizarding world can surprise you.

Harry Potter Quiz: the questions

Here are all the questions, so you can check them before you host. The answers are not shown here, so nobody can look them up during the game. You can see and change them in the quiz builder. Every question has a 15 second timer in the live game, and you can change that.

1. Multiple choiceWhich house does the Sorting Hat put Harry in?A. GryffindorB. RavenclawC. HufflepuffD. Slytherin
2. Multiple choiceFrom which platform does the Hogwarts Express leave King's Cross?A. Platform 7½B. Platform 9¾C. Platform 10½D. Platform 13
3. Multiple choiceWhat is the name of Harry's snowy owl?A. ErrolB. PigwidgeonC. HedwigD. Hermes
4. Multiple choiceWhich position does Harry play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?A. KeeperB. SeekerC. ChaserD. Beater
5. Multiple choiceWhat is the name of the wizarding bank run by goblins?A. GringottsB. OllivandersC. Borgin and BurkesD. Flourish and Blotts
6. Multiple choiceTrue or false: Sirius Black is Harry's uncle.A. TrueB. False
7. Multiple choiceWhich spell knocks the wand out of an opponent's hand?A. Expecto PatronumB. Wingardium LeviosaC. StupefyD. Expelliarmus
8. Multiple choiceWhat is the name of Hagrid's three-headed dog?A. FangB. FluffyC. NorbertD. Buckbeak
9. Multiple choiceWhich creatures guard the wizard prison Azkaban?A. DementorsB. GoblinsC. TrollsD. Giants
10. Multiple choiceWhat does the potion Felix Felicis do?A. Makes you invisibleB. Changes your looksC. Gives you good luckD. Makes you tell the truth
11. Multiple choiceWhat is the name of Dumbledore's phoenix?A. FawkesB. BuckbeakC. CrookshanksD. Hedwig
12. Multiple choiceWho is the Half-Blood Prince?A. Tom RiddleB. Severus SnapeC. Harry PotterD. Remus Lupin
13. Multiple choiceRon's pet rat Scabbers is really which wizard?A. Sirius BlackB. Peter PettigrewC. Barty Crouch Jr.D. Remus Lupin
14. Type the answerWhat is Lord Voldemort's real name? Type his first and last name.
15. Multiple choiceWhich Marauder nickname belonged to Sirius Black?A. MoonyB. WormtailC. PadfootD. Prongs
16. Multiple choiceWhat shape does Hermione's Patronus take?A. A catB. An otterC. A swanD. A hare
17. Multiple choiceWho handed Dobby the sock that set him free?A. Harry PotterB. Draco MalfoyC. Lucius MalfoyD. Albus Dumbledore
18. Multiple choiceTrue or false: Neville Longbottom kills Nagini, the last Horcrux before Voldemort.A. TrueB. False
19. Pick all the right answersWhich TWO of these are Deathly Hallows?A. The Elder WandB. The Resurrection StoneC. The Sword of GryffindorD. The Marauder's Map
20. Guess the numberIn which year was Harry Potter born?

Ideas for a Harry Potter quiz night

• Play in four house teams. Turn on four teams in the quiz builder. Players are put into a team when they join, and the team scores are shown after every question, just like the house points.
• Make it a movie marathon break. Play the quiz between two films. It takes about eight minutes.
• Use it at a birthday party. Kids love answering on a phone or tablet, and the podium at the end makes a great moment for prizes.
• Finish a class reading project. Teachers can use the quiz after reading the first book. Remove the questions about the later books in the builder to avoid spoilers.
• Add your own questions. Open the quiz in the builder and add questions about your favorite book, film or character. You can have up to 50 questions.

Good to know

• Hogwarts has four houses, each named after one of the four witches and wizards who founded the school.
• The seven books follow Harry through seven school years at Hogwarts.
• This is an unofficial fan quiz. It is not connected to or endorsed by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. or Wizarding World.

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