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124 free House of the Dragon trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
50 free House of the Dragon trivia questions with answers. Think you're a true House of the Dragon fan? Put your knowledge to the ultimate test with our comprehensive trivia quiz covering all the major characters, dramatic events, and intricate plotlines from the series. From Targaryen dragons to political intrigue in King's Landing, this quiz will challenge even the most devoted viewers. See how well you really know the world of Westeros!
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Q 01Approximately how many years before the events of *Game of Thrones* is *House of the Dragon* set?
200
About 200 years: the story opens nine years into King Viserys I's reign, roughly a century after the Targaryens united the Seven Kingdoms.
Q 02In season three, what does Rhaenyra serve King's Landing's hoarding nobles at her feast?
Rats
Rats, served while her men raid the nobles' storehouses for the food they hoarded as the smallfolk starved.
Q 03What name do Westerosi histories give the Targaryen civil war at the heart of House of the Dragon?
The Dance of the Dragons
The Dance of the Dragons, the devastating war of succession that begins the decline of House Targaryen.
Q 04Before Alicent married the king, what was she to Princess Rhaenyra?
Her close friend
Her close friend: Alicent was Rhaenyra's companion, but the pair grew estranged after Alicent became queen.
Q 05What is the name of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen's dragon?
Syrax
Syrax, a yellow dragon; in the books Rhaenyra claims her when she is only seven years old.
Q 06Which dragon is bonded with Prince Daemon Targaryen?
Caraxes
Caraxes, who in the books dies alongside Daemon in one last battle above the lake called the Gods Eye.
Q 07On the royal hunt in episode three, which rare animal does Rhaenyra meet and let go unharmed?
A white hart
A white hart, a royal good omen; Viserys, meanwhile, settles for killing an ordinary hart that his guards hold down.
Q 08*House of the Dragon* is loosely inspired by a period of English history known as what?
The Anarchy
The Anarchy, a war of succession set off when the English king's only legitimate son drowned in the White Ship disaster.
Q 09St Michael's Mount served as a filming location for which ancestral seat?
Driftmark
Driftmark, whose episode-five scenes were shot on St Michael's Mount, a castle-topped tidal island.
Q 10What nickname does the Triarchy's prince-admiral, Craghas Drahar, go by?
The Crabfeeder
The Crabfeeder: he nails his captives to posts on the beach, leaving them to be eaten alive by crabs.
Q 11Which port town does Aegon II's one-eyed brother burn in a rage in season two?
Sharp Point
Sharp Point, seat of House Bar Emmon, which he burns from dragonback, enraged by Rhaenyra's new dragonriders.
Q 12How did Lady Laena Velaryon choose to die?
By dragonfire
By dragonfire: when a prolonged labour leaves her unable to give birth, Laena commands her own dragon to burn her.
Q 13How does Ser Laenor Velaryon escape his marriage to Rhaenyra in season one?
He fakes his own death
He fakes his own death: his lover Qarl Correy appears to kill him, leaving a charred body behind, and the pair escape together.
Q 21Which dragon did Lady Laena Velaryon ride before her death?
Vhagar
Vhagar, the last of Aegon the Conqueror's three dragons and the largest alive, was claimed on the night of Laena's funeral by one of Alicent's sons.
Q 22What Valyrian steel sword does Prince Daemon Targaryen wield?
Dark Sister
Dark Sister, which Daemon was given for his fighting prowess when he was knighted at sixteen.
Q 23The Triarchy, which wages war on the Velaryon fleet, is an alliance of which three Free Cities?
Myr, Lys and Tyrosh
Myr, Lys and Tyrosh, a triple alliance whose war on House Velaryon disrupts Westeros's sea trade.
Q 14What is the name of Princess Rhaenys Targaryen's dragon?
Meleys
Meleys, on whom Rhaenys bursts up through the floor of the Dragonpit during Aegon II's coronation.
Q 15Which castle does Daemon Targaryen claim as his seat during the civil war?
Harrenhal
Harrenhal, which Daemon claims for Rhaenyra in season two when its castellan pledges allegiance without a fight.
Q 16In season two, what disguise does Rhaenyra use to slip into King's Landing and meet Alicent?
A septa
A septa: while Alicent prays in a sept, Rhaenyra realizes Alicent misread Viserys's dying words about the prophecy.
Q 17Daemon's first wife, Rhea Royce, is the lady of which castle in the Vale?
Runestone
Runestone, the seat of House Royce; in episode five Daemon murders Rhea and frames her death as a hunting accident.
Q 18King Viserys I's long physical decline begins with a cut he receives from what?
The Iron Throne
The Iron Throne: his cuts from its blades never heal, and over the years the king loses fingers to the rot.
Q 19What is the nickname of King's Landing's City Watch, once commanded by Daemon Targaryen?
The Gold Cloaks
The Gold Cloaks; in the premiere, the Hand cites Daemon's brutal methods as their commander as proof he is unfit to rule.
Q 20Which actor plays Ser Gwayne Hightower, Alicent's brother, from season two?
Freddie Fox
Freddie Fox, whose Gwayne abandons the Green army's commander once the knight vows to die in combat.
Q 24Season 1 filming at the Castle of Monsanto took place in which country?
Portugal
Portugal: Monsanto is a hilltop village built right into the granite, with caves and boulders used as parts of its houses.
Q 25What is the sigil of House Targaryen?
A three-headed red dragon on a black field
The sigil of House Targaryen is a three-headed red dragon on a black field, representing Aegon the Conqueror and his two sister-wives.
Q 26Which character is known as 'the Queen Who Never Was'?
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen
Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, the king's eldest descendant, passed over at the Great Council for Viserys, his eldest male descendant.
Q 27Which city in Spain was used to portray parts of King's Landing?
Cáceres
Cáceres, whose walled old town shows no outward signs of modernity; Game of Thrones had filmed there too.
Q 28In House of the Dragon, which dragon does Prince Jacaerys Velaryon, Rhaenyra's eldest son, ride?
Vermax
Vermax; in season two Jacaerys visits the Wall, where Cregan Stark pledges support for Rhaenyra.
Q 29Which Lord of Storm's End sides with Aegon II after being offered a royal marriage for one of his daughters?
Borros Baratheon
Borros Baratheon, who breaks the oath his late father swore to support Rhaenyra's succession.
Q 30Aegon the Conqueror's secret prophecy, passed from king to heir, is known as what?
The Song of Ice and Fire
The Song of Ice and Fire: it warns of a threat from the North that Westeros can defeat only if a Targaryen rules.