60 free Hard House of the Dragon trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This is hard House of the Dragon trivia. It assumes you know who Rhaenyra, Daemon and Alicent are and what the Dance of the Dragons is, and asks instead about the details: which of Jaehaerys's sons fathered Viserys, whose crown Erryk Cargyll carried to Dragonstone, which Small Council seat Tyland Lannister took, and which daughter of Jaehaerys turns out to be Hugh Hammer's mother. It also covers the dragons and their riders through season three (Moondancer, Silverwing, Tessarion, the Red Sowing), the making of the show (Sapochnik's Emmy, the Bryan Cogman concept it grew from, the Spanish and Derbyshire locations, the Arri cameras, the near-$200 million budget) and the public falling-out between George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal. If you want the basics first, start with our main House of the Dragon trivia quiz. Every answer has been checked against the Wikipedia articles on the series, its seasons and its characters, and each explanation adds one more detail worth knowing.
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Q 01How many years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen does House of the Dragon begin?
172
That is about a century after Aegon's Conquest united the Seven Kingdoms.
Q 02Which dragon was King Viserys I the last rider of, before it died?
Balerion
Balerion, the Black Dread, had carried Aegon the Conqueror himself.
Q 03Viserys was the firstborn son of which of Jaehaerys's sons?
Baelon
Rhaenys, daughter of the elder son Aemon, was passed over for him at the Great Council of 101.
Q 04What is Caraxes, Daemon's dragon, also called?
The Blood Wyrm
Meleys is the Red Queen and Vermithor the Bronze Fury.
Q 05Rhaenys was the only child of Aemon Targaryen and which half-sister of Jaehaerys?
Jocelyn
Jocelyn was a Baratheon, which is why Rhaenys is called the Queen Who Never Was with Storm's End at her back.
Q 06What office does Mysaria hold in Rhaenyra's court in season two?
Mistress of Whisperers
Larys Strong, the Clubfoot, holds the equivalent post for Aegon.
Q 07The Kingsguard knight who later became Aegon's Hand hails from which region of Westeros?
The Dornish Marches
A common-born swordsman, he later replaced Otto as Aegon's Hand.
Q 08Whom did Harrold Westerling replace as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard?
Ryam Redwyne
Westerling resigned rather than serve Aegon after the usurpation.
Q 09Jefferson Hall plays which pair of identical twins?
Jason and Tyland Lannister
Tyland replaced Corlys as Master of Ships and later became Aegon's Master of Coin.
Q 10Which Small Council member did Tyland Lannister replace as Aegon's Master of Coin?
Lyman Beesbury
Beesbury was killed at the council table for protesting the plot to crown Aegon.
Q 11Aegon II's dragon is called what?
Sunfyre
His sister-wife Helaena rides Dreamfyre.
Q 12Which eye did Aemond lose in the brawl with his nephews?
His left
He went on to claim Vhagar, the Queen of All Dragons.
Q 13Baela Targaryen rides which dragon?
Moondancer
Her sister Rhaena eventually claims the wild dragon Sheepstealer.
Q 14Which Grand Maester does Orwyle replace?
Q 21Daeron Targaryen, Alicent's youngest son, rides which dragon?
Tessarion
He is Ormund Hightower's ward and first appears in season three.
Q 22Which Game of Thrones episode had earned Miguel Sapochnik an Emmy before he became co-showrunner?
Battle of the Bastards
He stepped down after season one but stayed an executive producer.
Q 23Ryan Condal had first pitched HBO a series based on which Martin stories, in 2016?
Tales of Dunk and Egg
HBO passed then; A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms later adapted them.
Mellos
Orwyle keeps the post under Aegon and later under Rhaenyra.
Q 15Hugh Hammer reveals himself to be the son of which daughter of Jaehaerys?
Saera
He claims Vermithor, the Bronze Fury, during the Red Sowing.
Q 16Alyn of Hull saved his father Corlys's life where?
In the Stepstones
His younger brother Addam is chosen by the dragon Seasmoke.
Q 17Ulf White claims which dragon?
Silverwing
He claims to be a bastard half-brother of Viserys and Daemon.
Q 18Who plays Alys Rivers, the witch of Harrenhal?
Gayle Rankin
Simon Russell Beale plays Simon Strong, the castle's castellan.
Q 19Which actor joined season three as Ormund Hightower, Lord of Oldtown?
James Norton
Flanagan plays Roderick Dustin, leader of the Winter Wolves, and Fogler plays Torrhen Manderly.
Q 20Who are the Winter Wolves?
Aging Northern men who expect to die in combat
Roderick Dustin, Lord of Barrowton, leads them.
Q 24The series reworked a rejected spin-off concept from which Game of Thrones writer?
Bryan Cogman
Benioff and Weiss had declined involvement in any successor projects.
Q 25The Anarchy that inspired the show was fought between Empress Matilda and which rival?
Stephen of Blois
It followed the death of Henry I, whose only surviving child was Matilda.
Q 26Which writer, previously of Deadwood and Orange Is the New Black, is a key writer on the show?
Sara Hess
She told Variety season two would include a revenge plot against Alicent.
Q 27Which Game of Thrones director joined season two as executive producer and director?
Alan Taylor
He came aboard after Sapochnik's departure.
Q 28Which character's exclusion from season two did Condal defend, citing production limits?
Maelor Targaryen
George R. R. Martin's deleted blog post criticising the change sparked the public rift between the two men.
Q 29How did Martin describe his relationship with Condal to The Hollywood Reporter in January 2026?
Abysmal
He said Condal 'basically stopped listening' to his notes during season two.
Q 30Which two Spanish locations doubled for King's Landing in season one?
Cáceres and Trujillo
The Castle of Monsanto in Portugal was used the same month.