Q 01/05

In which region was Hogwarts founded?

A) The Welsh valleys

B) The Yorkshire Dales

C) The Lake District

D) The Scottish Highlands

Answer · why

D) The Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands: enchantments keep Muggles from seeing the school, which to them looks like an abandoned old castle.

Q 02/05

Which of Hogwarts' four founders first owned the Sorting Hat?

A) Godric Gryffindor

B) Salazar Slytherin

C) Helga Hufflepuff

D) Rowena Ravenclaw

Answer · why

A) Godric Gryffindor

Godric Gryffindor: yet his old hat still thought about putting Harry in Slytherin.

Q 03/05

How do first-years get from Hogsmeade station to Hogwarts?

A) Boat

B) Broomstick

C) Floo powder

D) Secret tunnel

Answer · why

A) Boat

Boat: Hagrid escorts them from the station across the lake to the castle.

Q 04/05

Rowling said she may have unknowingly borrowed the name Hogwarts from plants she once saw where?

A) The Eden Project

B) Kew Gardens

C) RHS Wisley

D) Hampton Court

Answer · why

B) Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens: a friend reminded Rowling of plants they had seen there with a similar name, which she had forgotten.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the three-headed dog that guards a trapdoor at Hogwarts?

A) Fang

B) Fluffy

C) Padfoot

D) Snuffles

Answer · why

B) Fluffy

Fluffy: Hagrid lets slip that music sends him to sleep, so Harry later lulls him with a flute.