Hogwarts Houses Trivia
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100 free Hogwarts Houses trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Four founders, four houses, and a thousand years of arguing about which one you would be in. Gryffindor got the lion, the tower and the dueller; Hufflepuff the badger, the barrels by the kitchens and a golden cup that ended up a Horcrux; Ravenclaw an eagle that the films quietly turned into a raven; Slytherin a serpent, a dungeon and a founder who spoke to snakes. These 100 questions cover every corner of the Sorting. The easy tier sticks to mascots, colours and heads of house. The middle asks how each common room opens, which element Rowling matched to each house, which ghost is excluded from the Headless Hunt and which Ravenclaw betrayed the DA. The expert tier reaches for Albania, the goblin-forged sword, Hepzibah Smith's missing cup, Ilvermorny's Pukwudgie and the one actor Rowling personally asked for. Every answer is cited to a page we checked and comes with a short explanation so you learn something even on a miss. Play it alone or print it for a Potter night and settle the house debate properly.
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Q 01What animal is Gryffindor's mascot?
A lion
A lion: Luna Lovegood, a Ravenclaw, cheers the house on at Quidditch in a lion-head hat that really roars.
Q 02What are Gryffindor's house colours?
Red and gold
Red and gold: at Harry's first end-of-year feast, a burst of last-minute points from Dumbledore snatched the House Cup away from Slytherin.
Q 03Who is Head of Gryffindor House?
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall: she catches first-year Harry flying against orders and, instead of punishing him, makes him Seeker and buys him a racing broom.
Q 04According to Rowling, Gryffindor corresponds roughly to which element?
Fire
Fire: Rowling says the four houses loosely match the four classical elements, and that each house's colours were chosen to suit its element.
Q 05What animal is Hufflepuff's mascot?
A badger
A badger: Rowling's notes in an annotated first edition say she first planned a bear, and wonder whether the house would get more respect if she had kept it.
Q 06What are Hufflepuff's house colours?
Yellow and black
Yellow and black: Rowling says the pair stands for wheat and soil, and she describes the house's common room as decorated in cheerful, bee-like colours.
Q 07Who is Head of Hufflepuff House?
Pomona Sprout
Pomona Sprout: in Harry's second year it is her crop of Mandrakes that, once grown, is brewed into the cure for the monster's petrified victims.
Q 08Which Fantastic Beasts character was sorted into Hufflepuff?
Newt Scamander
Newt Scamander: he faced expulsion from Hogwarts after a beast endangered a life, and Dumbledore argued strongly against it.
Q 09Where is the Hufflepuff common room?
Near the kitchens
Near the kitchens: it sits off the same corridor, and Rowling admits she never found a reason for Harry to go inside, the only house room he never sees.
Q 10How do Hufflepuffs open the barrel that hides their common room?
By tapping it in a rhythm
By tapping it in a rhythm: the beat follows the house founder's name, and the wrong barrel or the wrong count of taps drenches you in vinegar.
Q 11In the novels, which bird is Ravenclaw's mascot?
An eagle
An eagle: despite the house's name, the books never use a raven, and only the films swapped one in.
Q 12What are Ravenclaw's house colours in the novels?
Blue and bronze
Blue and bronze: Rowling ties the pair to the sky and to its mascot's feathers, while the films swapped the bronze for silver.
Q 13Who is Head of Ravenclaw House in the novels?
Filius Flitwick
Filius Flitwick: the tiny Charms master is said to have been a duelling champion in his youth, and he brings down the Death Eater Dolohov in the final battle.
Q 21Where are the Slytherin dormitories?
In the dungeons
In the dungeons: the rooms run out under the school's lake, so the common room windows look into the water and the giant squid sometimes drifts past.
Q 22Which member of the Black family broke its tradition by being sorted into Gryffindor?
Sirius
Sirius: he also rejected the family's pure-blood creed, ran away from home at sixteen to live with the Potters, and had his name struck off the family tree.
Q 23Which Death Eater was sorted into Gryffindor?
Peter Pettigrew
Peter Pettigrew: Rowling writes that the famously stubborn Sorting Hat still refuses to accept that the choice may have been a mistake.
Q 14Besides Quirrell, which Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher was sorted into Ravenclaw?
Gilderoy Lockhart
Gilderoy Lockhart: Rowling writes that he earned good marks at school but valued learning only for the attention it brought him.
Q 15How do students get into the Ravenclaw common room?
By solving a riddle
By solving a riddle: the door knocker asks a fresh question each time, and anyone who gets it wrong must wait for someone who gets it right.
Q 16What is Slytherin's mascot?
A serpent
A serpent: founder Salazar Slytherin was famed for being able to talk to snakes, which is why his house took one as its symbol.
Q 17What are Slytherin's house colours?
Green and silver
Green and silver: Rowling notes that green is also the colour of much Dark magic in her world, from the Dark Mark in the sky to many curses.
Q 18Who heads Slytherin House until he becomes headmaster?
Severus Snape
Severus Snape: he is handed the school once Voldemort controls the Ministry, yet all along he is secretly working to protect Harry.
Q 19Who takes over as Head of Slytherin in Harry's seventh year?
Horace Slughorn
Horace Slughorn: the comfort-loving Potions master returns to the final battle and duels Voldemort himself, dressed in emerald silk pyjamas.
Q 20Which legendary wizard was a Slytherin at Hogwarts, by Rowling's account?
Merlin
Merlin: Rowling writes that the Order of Merlin, First Class, hangs on a green ribbon said to reflect his old school house.
Q 24Which founder's small golden cup was stolen by Voldemort and made a Horcrux?
Helga Hufflepuff
Helga Hufflepuff: Tom Riddle killed the cup's owner, Hepzibah Smith, and planted a false memory in her house-elf Hokey so that the elf took the blame.
Q 25Which Gryffindor silently begged the Sorting Hat to put him in Hufflepuff instead?
Neville Longbottom
Neville Longbottom: Rowling writes that the house's reputation for bravery scared him, and that the silent wrangle ended in triumph for the Hat.
Q 26Who crafted the Sword of Gryffindor?
Goblins
Goblins: Rowling says their king Ragnuk the First forged it to order, coveted it, then pretended Gryffindor had stolen it and sent minions to take it back.
Q 27In which country did Helena Ravenclaw hide her mother's stolen diadem?
Albania
Albania: she hid it in a hollow tree in a forest there, the same forest where Voldemort later lurked for years after losing his body.
Q 28Which house ghost murdered Helena Ravenclaw and then killed himself?
The Bloody Baron
The Bloody Baron: sent to fetch her home, he stabbed her in a rage when she refused, then turned the knife on himself, and he has worn chains in penance ever since.
Q 29Which ghost is barred from a famous hunt because his execution was botched?
Nearly Headless Nick
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington's botched execution left his head hanging by a strip of skin.
Q 30Which Monty Python member plays Gryffindor's house ghost in the first two films?
John Cleese
John Cleese: his ghost drops out of the films after the second one, although in the books the character is still around for the final battle.