Quiz: How well do you know the magical world of Harry Potter?
16th Feb 2024 Fun & Games
1 min read
Do you know your horcruxes from your deathly hallows? What about your hippogriffs from your thestrals? Test your Harry Potter knowledge with this quiz!
It's time to take your NEWTs (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests)! Will you pass with flying colours or will you need to retake seventh year?
Question 1: Hogwarts Houses
In which house was Harry Potter sorted when he first arrived at Hogwarts?
a) Hufflepuff
b) Ravenclaw
c) Gryffindor
d) Slytherin
Question 2: Magical Creatures
What magical creature does Hagrid introduce the students to in their first Care of Magical Creatures lesson?
a) Hippogriff
b) Blast-Ended Skrewt
c) Thestral
d) Acromantula
Question 3: Quidditch
Which position does Harry play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?
a) Seeker
b) Chaser
c) Keeper
d) Beater
Question 4: Wizarding World History
Who was the founder of the Order of the Phoenix?
a) Albus Dumbledore
b) Sirius Black
c) James Potter
d) Severus Snape
Question 5: Charms
What spell does Harry use to summon his broomstick during the first Quidditch match in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
a) Expelliarmus
b) Accio
c) Lumos
d) Wingardium Leviosa
Image: Warner Bros
Question 6: Potions
What is the main ingredient in the Polyjuice Potion?
a) Mandrake Root
b) Boomslang Skin
c) Lacewing Flies
d) A piece of the person you're turning into
Question 7: Magical Objects
What is the name of the mirror that shows the deepest desires of a person's heart?
a) Mirror of Erised
b) Mirror of Destiny
c) Mirror of Dreams
d) Mirror of Fate
Question 8: Animagus
What animal can Sirius Black transform into?
a) Stag
b) Dog
c) Rat
d) Cat
Question 9: Hogwarts Professors
Who teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?
b) Professor Snape
c) Professor Lupin
d) Professor Lockhart
Question 10: Horcruxes
How many Horcruxes does Lord Voldemort create in total?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answers
- c) Gryffindor
- a) Hippogriff
- a) Seeker
- a) Albus Dumbledore
- b) Accio
- d) A piece of the person you're turning into
- a) Mirror of Erised
- b) Dog
- c) Professor Lupin
- c) 7
How did you do? Will you get a job at the Ministry of Magic, or is it another year at Hogwarts for you?
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