50 free Harry Potter Characters trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Harry Potter's world is crowded: four founders, four house ghosts, a poltergeist, a phoenix, a fleet of Death Eaters, three generations of Weasleys and enough Hogwarts staff to fill a common room. Beyond the trio, Snape and Dumbledore there are characters whose one-line backstories hide the best trivia of all, from the Squib who watched Harry grow up to the centaur based on J. K. Rowling's English teacher. This quiz stays away from the headline names and tests the supporting cast: who R.A.B. was, who ran Potterwatch, which ghost is barred from the Headless Hunt, who Hannah Abbott married, which house-elf belonged to the Crouches and why Firenze exists at all. It also covers the actors: Robert Pattinson and the man who auditioned against him, the Julie Christie cameo, the Rik Mayall scenes that were cut and the casting of the new television series. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for a quiz night.
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Q 01Whom does Hannah Abbott marry as an adult?
Neville Longbottom
She also ends up owning the Leaky Cauldron, having left Hogwarts for a time after her mother's death.
Q 02Which subject is taught by Cuthbert Binns, the only ghost professor?
History of Magic
His lectures are famous for being the most reliably sleep-inducing at Hogwarts.
Q 03Who signed the note "R.A.B." in the fake locket?
Regulus Black
Sirius's younger brother swapped the Horcrux and made sure Kreacher escaped with the real one.
Q 04In the novel, who betrays Dumbledore's Army to Umbridge?
Marietta Edgecombe
She is Cho's friend; the film hands the betrayal to Cho herself under a truth potion.
Q 05Which of his own spells kills Vincent Crabbe?
Fiendfyre
The cursed fire also destroys Ravenclaw's diadem in the Room of Requirement.
Q 06Which character does David Tennant play in Goblet of Fire?
Barty Crouch Jr
The Death Eater impersonates Moody all year and ends up receiving a Dementor's Kiss.
Q 07Which future Superman auditioned to play Cedric Diggory?
Henry Cavill
Robert Pattinson got the part and said the production inspired him to keep acting.
Q 08Which of Dumbledore's school friends writes his obituary in the Daily Prophet?
Elphias Doge
He was also a member of the original Order of the Phoenix.
Q 09Which tavern does Aberforth Dumbledore own?
The Hog's Head
He sends Dobby to Malfoy Manor and later smuggles Harry into Hogwarts through his pub.
Q 10Who plays Aberforth in Deathly Hallows – Part 2?
Ciarán Hinds
Jim McManus had the part in Order of the Phoenix and Richard Coyle took it in The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Q 11What did Harry Melling wear to play Dudley in Deathly Hallows – Part 1?
A fat suit
He had lost so much weight across the series that the padding was the only way to stay recognisably Dudley.
Q 12Who plays Aunt Marge, the relative Harry accidentally inflates?
Pam Ferris
The scene opens Prisoner of Azkaban and sends Harry onto the Knight Bus.
Q 13What does Arabella Figg crossbreed at her home near Privet Drive?
Cats and Kneazles
The elderly Squib was planted there by Dumbledore to keep watch over Harry's childhood.
Q 21Which Ministry employee does Hermione impersonate with Polyjuice Potion?
Mafalda Hopkirk
The disguise gets her into the Ministry for the raid that recovers the locket.
Q 22What is the name of Lee Jordan's pirate radio station in Deathly Hallows?
Potterwatch
The Quidditch commentator turned broadcaster supports Harry and the Order on air.
Q 23Who plays Viktor Krum in the Goblet of Fire film?
Stanislav Ianevski
The Bulgarian Seeker and Durmstrang student takes Hermione to the Yule Ball.
Q 14Who was cast as Argus Filch in HBO's Harry Potter television series in 2025?
Paul Whitehouse
David Bradley played the caretaker throughout the films.
Q 15Professor Flitwick has distant ancestry from which magical race?
Goblin
The Charms teacher and Head of Ravenclaw is played by Warwick Davis.
Q 16What kills Astoria Greengrass, Draco Malfoy's wife?
A blood curse
Jade Gordon plays her in the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 epilogue.
Q 17Whom did Fenrir Greyback turn into a werewolf as a child?
Remus Lupin
He later leads the Snatchers and mauls Bill Weasley on the night Dumbledore dies.
Q 18Which two relics are associated with Godric Gryffindor?
The sword and the Sorting Hat
Rowling called him the most accomplished dueller of his time and a fighter against Muggle-discrimination.
Q 19In which year at Hogwarts was Hagrid expelled?
His third
He was blamed for opening the Chamber of Secrets, fifty years before Harry's time.
Q 20Who plays flying instructor Madam Hooch in the first film?
Zoë Wanamaker
She referees Quidditch and teaches first-years to fly, and never appears again after Philosopher's Stone.
Q 24Lily Potter's maiden name was borrowed from which author's real given name?
George Eliot
Mary Anne Evans wrote as George Eliot; Rowling said that is where "Evans" came from.
Q 25After whom is Teddy Lupin named?
Ted Tonks
Like his mother, the orphaned godson of Harry is a Metamorphmagus.
Q 26Who plays the Beauxbatons headmistress Olympe Maxime?
Frances de la Tour
Like Hagrid, Madame Maxime is half-giant, a fact she is reluctant to admit.
Q 27Who plays the younger McGonagall in the Fantastic Beasts films?
Fiona Glascott
Maggie Smith played her throughout the Potter films; she becomes headmistress after Voldemort's death.
Q 28Who plays Cormac McLaggen, the Keeper rival Hermione sabotages?
Freddie Stroma
McLaggen is a year above Harry and a member of the Slug Club.
Q 29Who plays Mad-Eye Moody in the films?
Brendan Gleeson
His son Domhnall plays Bill Weasley in the final two films.
Q 30Who plays the wandmaker Ollivander?
John Hurt
Ollivander was master of the Elder Wand until Grindelwald stole it.