Basic Harry Potter Quiz

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What school does Harry Potter attend?

Hogwarts

What platform does the train to the school depart from?

9 3/4

Who tells Harry that he is, in fact, a wizard?

Hagrid

Who is the headmaster of the school Harry attends?

Albus Dumbledore

What game, using flying broomsticks, is played by wizards?

Quidditch

In this game, what is Harry Potter's position?

Seeker

What is Harry's mothers name?

Lily Potter

Who is Harry Potters greatest enemy?

Lord Voldemort

Who is the mischievous poltergeist that wreaks havoc throughout the school?

Peeves

Who is Harry Potter's closest male friend?

Ron Weasley

Who is Harry Potter's closest female friend?

Hermione Granger

What holiday ball does the school hold?

Yule Ball

What teacher, despised by many, teaches potions?

Severus Snape

What creature, from the Chamber of Secrets, petrifies students in Harry's second year?

Basilisk

Who is George Weasley's twin?

Fred

Who has radish earrings?

Luna Lovegood

What is the name of Voldemorts snake?

Nagini

What does the spell "Alohomora" do

Unlocks

What type of creature is Dobby?

House elf

What is the name of Harry's pet?

Hedwig

And what type of animal is it?

Owl

Who wrote the Harry Potter series?

J.K. Rowling

In what country are the books set?

United Kingdom

Who dies during the Triwizard Tornament?

Cedric Diggory

What house is Draco Malfoy a part of?

Slytherin

What house has the house colour of blue?

Ravenclaw

What will "suck all the happiness from you"?

Dementor

Who haunts the girls bathroom?

Moaning Myrtle

What are Tom Riddle's diary and Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem?

Horcruxes

What prison does Sirius Black escape from?

Azkaban

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102 Recent Comments

Level 40

Sep 4, 2015

I kept thinking The Dementors were called Death Eaters for some reason. Makes sense even though I'm wrong.

Level 73

Sep 1, 2019

The death eaters are Voldemort’s supporters. They include Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, and Snape.

Level 33

May 25, 2024

dementors suck happiness out of you but will still kiss you

Level 53

Sep 7, 2015

Don't know why but I thought it said What is Harry's mothers maiden name? Tried "Evans" and then gave up when it didn't accept. But yea, anyone who has read the books should do pretty well in this one.

Level 75

Sep 8, 2015

Chaser, seeker, what's the difference. Other than one being wrong, of course...

Level 73

Feb 11, 2018

Unless you're talking about James instead of Harry - the books and movies are different.

Level 18

Feb 24, 2024

They're two different positions that do different things.

Level 33

May 25, 2024

chaser is the one that tries to score in the goals seeker catches the snitch

Level 60

Sep 11, 2015

Was stuck for ages trying to work out what kind of "ball" was held at Hogwarts, I kept thinking that it had to be a tangible object, like the Philosopher's Stone. I got it eventually once I stopped over thinking it.

Level 18

Dec 13, 2015

1.53 remaining got 100%.and by the way stop the peeves arguement

Level 20

Dec 27, 2015

Great quiz!! :D

Level 2

Mar 25, 2016

Harry Potter Geek (=

Level 79

Jun 15, 2016

I'm just starting the Goblet of Fire, so I missed a few of them.

Level 55

Mar 7, 2026

There was a big spoiler here for that one!

Level 45

Jul 6, 2016

The books also take place in Scotland so...

Level 11

Jul 20, 2016

I got them all in 2 minutes, but I was stuck on the yule ball, although I had just finished Harry Potter and the goblet of fire, in which the yule ball happens. I have a bad memory. (I had to give up) :')

Level 28

Sep 12, 2016

Pretty easy! Thanks for making this quiz! I finished with 3:24 left.

Level 29

Sep 14, 2016

Huge Harry Potter fan!! Everything done with 1:55 left!

Level 35

Sep 14, 2016

The Basilisk didn't kill anyone in Harry's second year

Level 28

Sep 24, 2016

3:45 left!! All my years dedicated to HP have paid off!!

Level 57

Nov 5, 2016

Yay! 30/30 with 47 seconds left!

Level 25

Nov 6, 2016

the basilisk didn't actually kill anyone

Level 52

Oct 12, 2024

it killed moaning myrtle like 50 years earlier

Level 25

Nov 6, 2016

i had one minute went six seconds left

Level 25

Nov 6, 2016

twenty six stupid auto correct

Level 28

Nov 15, 2016

Well, I almost put in Draco Malfoy instead of Voldemort for 'Who is Harry Potter's greatest enemy?'.... :P

Level 57

Nov 27, 2016

30/30 with 2:36 left

Level 13

Dec 3, 2016

2:22 remaning + having trouble spelling hurcroxes

Level 37

Dec 3, 2016

It accepted England for the country but in the newest book it says that Hogwarts is in Scotland so shouldn't it be just UK and Scotland accepted?

Level 67

Mar 18, 2021

Much of the series takes place in England.

Level 46

Jan 3, 2017

this is a very accurate quiz. I enjoyed it!:)

Level 42

Jan 10, 2017

Had 2:50 left!!

Level 46

Jan 22, 2017

love this quiz

Level 65

Feb 18, 2017

Petition to accept Hermy and Hermowninny for Hermione in case I'm a giant or Bulgarian, Loony for Luna, bald and soulless albino and Mouldy Voldy for Voldemort, Just Kidding rolling for JK Rowling, Snivellus for Snape, Hagger in case I'm a Giant and Hogwash in Case I'm Queenie Goldstein.

Level 39

Feb 23, 2017

Scotland should be accepted as an answer seeing as it's Hogwart's location.

Level 44

May 21, 2017

Just so you know, a lot of people from the UK wouldn't call the UK their country, but their nationality. They would use their individual country. It might be more straightforward to change it to what nation are the books set in, or, accept Scotland as well considering that's where most of the books take place.

Level 12

May 29, 2017

Technically, the basilisk killed Tom Riddle. It was a basilisk fang that Harry stabbed the diary with.

Level 60

Feb 11, 2018

Technically, that wasn’t Tom Riddle, just an imprint of him. So still wrong.

Level 70

Feb 11, 2018

And it didn't kill Riddle. Just a part of him.

Level 51

Oct 27, 2021

That's the same as someone cutting your arm off, beating you to death with it and claiming it's suicide. Just because it's your body doesn't mean you did it

Level 18

Jun 8, 2017

done with 3:09 left- love this!

Level 67

Jul 17, 2017

Id like to point out that the basilisk didnt kill anyone in harrys third year

Level 54

Sep 25, 2017

Accept "He who must no be named" for Lord Voldemort

Level 54

Sep 25, 2017

*"He who must not be named"

Level 44

Nov 18, 2017

Cedric Diggory dies after he and Harry touch the Triwizard Cup at which point, technically, the Tournament is over.

Level 37

Apr 24, 2024

technicality

Level 35

Nov 26, 2017

Nice quiz!

To be really pedantic I'm pretty sure Luna's earrings are not in fact radishes but a plant that resembles them called a dirigible plum!

Level 68

Mar 19, 2021

That's so cool!

Level 55

Jan 31, 2018

Too easy finished with 2:50 remaining

Level 54

Feb 11, 2018

Good work. Don't know anything about Harry. Would just like to see apostrophes in the Potter's.

Level 70

Feb 11, 2018

Maybe accept "Snow owl" for Hedwig?

Level 29

Feb 13, 2018

Can you accept The Bloody Baron for Peeves?

Level 56

Sep 26, 2020

but they're different characters..

Level 53

Feb 27, 2023

That's like asking to accept great aunt Tessie for Hagrid

Level 22

Mar 10, 2018

30/30 nice quiz

Level 21

Apr 14, 2018

200% potterhead haha

Level 59

Jun 27, 2018

really fun! finished with 3:09 left, maybe more qs or shorter time limit?

Level 51

Aug 21, 2018

That moment you get 29/30 and it only beats 61%... only on Jetpunk

Level 45

Dec 8, 2018

Quiz title has Harry Potter in it, puts picture of Hermione.

Level 18

May 15, 2019

i put in "he who shall not be named" and it was correct lol

Level 76

Jun 10, 2019

Good general quiz, for non-(diehard)fans they take quite a bit of thinking but are get-able. Good balance for this quiz imo. (obviously a piece of cake for the real fans)>

A good question might be what helps when you eat it to feel better after a dementor attack. (I know there are plenty to be asked, but I think it is one at the right level of knowledge :) )

Level 76

Jun 10, 2019

I missed 4, peeves, yule ball, nagini and horcruxes. I think the last one was the only only I might ve gotten with more time, but maybe not, could only think of the name of it in my language which has nothing similar at all (gruzielement). And I was trying (variations of) nearly headless nick for the poltergeist.

Level 28

Aug 1, 2019

I know it's mostly a basic quiz, but I haven't read these books or watched these movies in quite a while now. Pretty surprised I was able to get 20/20 (thanks to generous spelling allowances).

Level 78

Mar 20, 2020

Why not You-Know-Who for Voldemort?

Level 20

Apr 9, 2020

Perfect! But I almost forgot about Luna

Level 87

May 22, 2020

I've never read the books or seen the movies . I took the quiz just to see how much information you can absorb just by something being so popular and talked about in TV and in magazines etc .I was expecting to get about 5 correct and I got 17 . Just shows how much popular culture you can pick up without even realizing it.Same for me with Star wars ,I saw the first three as a kid but was never a fan but so much info seeped in.

Level 36

Dec 7, 2020

Yay! super easy, I finished with 3:11 remaining! amazing quiz, got all of them straight away, I will definitely do this quiz again some time

Level 19

Dec 16, 2020

Your quiz is very well to revise our classic...

Level 65

Mar 18, 2021

Please accept Ashgabat for Azkaban

Level 43

Nov 1, 2021

Ashgabat or Ashgabad is a city in Turkmenistan.

It is also the capital city of the country.

Azkaban is a prison... not in Turkmenistan.

Level 94

Mar 4, 2023

I'm assuming that's the joke but I can't say for certain.

Level 75

Mar 19, 2021

For someone who hasn't read any books and watched only first movie I'm proud I got 13 out of 30!!!

Level 68

Mar 19, 2021

Even though I have read the series twice, and seen all the movies heaps, I still keep forgetting what those sucky things are called! (Dementors). It's a word that doesn't stick in my brain.

Level 32

Jul 28, 2021

29/30. Could not figure out how to spell Quittich .

Quiditch

Quidich

Ah I give up.

Level 43

Nov 1, 2021

No idea why it took me so long to figure out the name of Cedric Diggory!

Level 16

Jan 6, 2022

100% TO EASY COULD BE ALOT HARDER 2:33 REMAINING

Level 48

Feb 27, 2022

Maybe you should accept 'Umbridge' for the headmaster question since she was headmaster for a small period of time in the Order of the Phoenix.

Level 50

May 11, 2022

Please add for the headmaster question:

- Dolores Umbridge (Order of the Phoenix)

- Severus Snape (Deathly Hallows)

- Armando Dippet (Tom Riddle/Voldemort/Rubeus Hagrid's time)

Level 42

Feb 28, 2023

Dippet seems nitpicky, since it says headmasters when Harry's at school. But Slughorn should also be accepted for the potions master question IMHO.

Level 28

Apr 1, 2022

I've never laid my eyes on any of the books or movies

I got 100%

Level 15

Jan 15, 2023

HOW THE FREAKING WAY

Level 45

May 9, 2024

google

Level 18

Apr 29, 2022

Easyyy 100

Level 27

May 13, 2022

27 / 30 even though I have read all 7 books!

I kept on trying to put draco maltoy instead of Voldemort though...

Level 33

Oct 8, 2022

I knew them all, but I missed quidditch because appranetly im terrible at spelling-

Level 19

Jan 3, 2023

First Try:

3:13 - time used

30/30 - 100%

Great Quiz!!

Level 15

Jan 15, 2023

I read all seven books like 30 times but don't know how to spell anything so....

Level 72

Feb 25, 2023

Can “You Know Who” be accepted?

Level 29

Feb 25, 2023

pls accept deadric for cedric :)

Level 42

Feb 28, 2023

A couple of nitpicky gripes:

- There were multiple headmasters (Dumbledore, Umbridge, and Snape) and potions masters (both Snape and Slughorn) when Harry was at Hogwarts so that's a bit confusing.

- The Yule Ball was "held by the school" in the winter; it was held by whatever school was host for the Triwizard Tournament.

- The most annoying to me is Luna's earrings, which were dirigible plums, not radishes. They are magical orange radishes that float. It's only annoying to be because they mention that like 50 times in the 5th, 6th and 7th books.

Just a couple things. Good quiz overall. Check the apostrophes after things like "Harry's mothers name" (needs an apostrophe after 'mother's' too).

Level 41

Apr 17, 2023

who wrote the books? a terf :)

Level 79

Aug 9, 2023

It's 2 am and I just typed Alcatraz for Azkaban

Level 39

Mar 7, 2024

i always got them confused

Level 39

Mar 7, 2024

how did only 55% get peeves?

Level 55

Apr 2, 2024

People who only watched the movies?

Level 55

Jul 5, 2025

aaah movie watchers who didnt read the books

Level 25

May 1, 2024

too easy, 1:27 used. someone needs to get me off the books.

Level 33

May 25, 2024

almost done with half blood prince, and I got 100% in 2:29

Level 14

Nov 24, 2024

Horrocrux is spelled incorrectly, it has two 'r' and u only put 1 so it doesn't pick it up

Level 46

Apr 2, 2025

Actually, if you check the books, Horcrux is spelled with one R, not 2, so the quiz is correct. I had to question myself for a bit, though lol, so it's confusing at first thought! 🙂

Level 17

Mar 21, 2025

Done in 2:50

Level 34

Oct 7, 2025

erm actually dumbledore isn't the only headmaster of hogwarts during harry's 7 years. snape, mcgonagal, and umbridge were also headmasters at some point. (umbridge 5th year, snape 7th year, mcgonagal 6th year i think but if i'm wrong then 7th year.)