Harry Potter Facts

Question 1

How many different languages have the Harry Potter books been published in?

Answer 1

69

Question 2

How many copies of Harry Potter have been sold worldwide?

Answer 2

400 million

Question 3

How many countries have the Harry Potter books been published in?

Answer 3

200

Question 4

What year did Harry Potter first hit the bookshelf?

Answer 4

1997

Question 5

What was the name of JK Rowlings debut novel?

Answer 5

Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone

Question 6

How many copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallowd were sold on the first day of publication?

Answer 6

11 million

Question 7

Who is Harry Potter’s godfather?

Answer 7

Sirius Black

Question 8

Which type of creepy crawly is Ronald Weasley most afraid of?

Answer 8

Spiders

Question 9

In which London station do you stand between platform 9 and 10 to catch the train to Hogwarts?

Answer 9

Kings Cross Station

Question 10

What enchanted artefact chooses the most worthy entrants who submitted their names for the Triwizard Tournament?

Answer 10

The Goblet of Fire

Question 11

In Harry’s dream what does he see attacking Ron’s father?

Answer 11

A snake

Question 12

What is the make and model of the Weasley’s flying car?

Answer 12

Ford Anglia (105E Duluxe)

Question 13

What is Luna’s Patronus?

Answer 13

Hare

Question 14

What preserved the memory of a 16 year old Tom Riddle, in the Chamber of Secrets

Answer 14

A Diary

Question 15

What was the name of the secret organisation initiated by Harry, Hermione and Ronald to teach fellow Hogwart’s students proper Defence against the Dark Arts?

Answer 15

Dumbledore’s Army

Question 16

Who ambushed Harry and his friends when they arrive at the Department of Mysteries in Order of the Phoenix?

Answer 16

Death Eaters

Question 17

What is Harry’s Patronus?

Answer 17

Stag

Question 18

When Harry gained full possession of the Elder Wand, what did he use it for?

Answer 18

To repair his own broken wand

Question 19

How long does Hermione leave the Polyjuice potion to brew?

Answer 19

A month

Question 20

What is the name of Argus Filch’s cat?

Answer 20

Mrs Norris

Question 21

Who was kidnapped by the heir of Slytherin?

Answer 21

Ginny Weasley

Question 22

Who was murdered by Peter Pettigrew with the Killing curse, on the orders of Voldemort, in the maze?

Answer 22

Cedric Diggory

Question 23

What do Hermione’s parents do for a living?

Answer 23

Dentists

Question 24

What shape is Harry Potter’s scar?

Answer 24

Lightening

Question 25

What country did Viktor Krum come from?

Answer 25

Bulgaria

Question 26

Where did Sirius Black escape from?

Answer 26

Azkaban

Question 27

What is 'The Dark Mark' a symbol of?

Answer 27

Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters

Question 28

What attacks Harry on his way back to Hogwarts for his 3rd year, by sucking the happiness out of him?

Answer 28

A Dementor

Question 29

What creatures run Gringotts Bank?

Answer 29

Goblins

Question 30

Professor Remus Lupin was affected by Lycanthropy. What did this do to him?

Answer 30

Turn him into a werewolf

Question 31

What platform do you stand on to catch the train to Hogwarts?

Answer 31

Platform 9 and 3/4

Question 32

What are the first names of the Weasley Twins?

Answer 32

Fred and George

Question 33

What does Harry give to Dobby to free him from his master?

Answer 33

One of his socks

Question 34

What is the name of Hermione's Cat in the Prisoner of Azkaban?

Answer 34

Crookshanks

Question 35

What is the name of the Weasley's home?

Answer 35

The Burrow

Question 36

Who also shared the Doe Patronus along with Snape?

Answer 36

Lily Evans (Harry's mum)

Question 37

What snackbox created by the Weasley twins causes instant 'sickness'?

Answer 37

Puking Pastilles

Question 38

What enchanted object, when touched, can instantly transport one or many people to a specific location?

Answer 38

A Portkey