Harry Potter Trivia – we have the answers!

By Helen Wright

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HARRY POTTER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – FIND THE ANSWERS TO BOTH ROUNDS BELOW

Harry Potter quiz questions and answers — Did you know which platform to catch the Hogwarts Express? (Image: Tony Hisgett)

We asked 50 questions about Harry Potter on our quiz. 25 questions featured trivia on the famous movies and books, the other half were all about the epic Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood resorts.

Are you planning a trip to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter? If not, then you definitely should! We have everything you need to know about heading to Florida and its fabulous theme parks in our Ultimate Guide to Orlando.

quiz ROUND ONE answers:
HARRY POTTER TRIVIA ABOUT THE FILMS AND BOOKS

1. 1997

2. Hogwarts has 142 staircases.

3. The seven Weasley siblings in age order are as follows:
Ginny (youngest)
Ron
Fred and George
Percy
Charlie
Bill (Oldest)

4. Peter Petergrew cut off his right index finger as a ploy to fake his own death.

5. Uncle Vernon works at Grunnings, a drill-making factory.

6. An elder wand, a resurrection stone and a cloak of invisibility make up the Deathly Hallows

7. Bill Weasley. (Mad Eyed Moody is played by Brendan Gleeson who is Domhnall Gleeson’s real life dad).

8. Opening a locked door or another locked object. Alohomora is an ‘unlocking charm’.

9. Ed Sheeran said in an interview that his favourite Harry Potter character is Luna Lovegood (‘because she always seems high’)

10. 14 Sickles

11. An apple and a live singing bird

12. A giant squid lives in the lake at Hogwarts

13. There are three trials in the TriWizard tournament

14. Neville Longbottom gives Harry a Gillyweed to help him swim in the second task of the TriWizard tournament. The Gillyweed is a magical plant that allows a human to breathe underwater and swim more easily.

15. In the original book version, it’s Dobby that gives Harry the Gillyweed.

16. The London Underground map

17. Rubeus is Hagrid’s first name!

18. 2016. ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ opened in London’s West End to critical acclaim (and long waiting lists). The hugely successful play can now be seen in Melbourne, Tokyo, Toronto, Hamburg, San Francisco, New York and Hamburg.

19. Imelda Staunton

20. Seven. Slightly controversial one this… This link from Entertainment Weekly explains it all!
For the record, the list of Voldemort’s Horcruxes is:
Tom Riddle’s diary
Marvolo Gaunt’s ring
Salazar Slytherin’s locket
Helga Hufflepuff’s cup
Rowena Ravenclaw’s diadem
Nagini, the snake
Harry Potter himself

21. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

22. A cat

23. Bumblebee!

24. Sirius Black or Fred Weasley

25. J.K Rowling’s original manuscript for Harry Potter was turned down by 12 publishers

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quiz ROUND TWO answers:
THEME PARK QUIZ – THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTER

1. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park in 2010.

2. Jaws

3. There are six variations of Butterbeer at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando: Cold, Hot, Frozen, Butterbeer Potted Cream, Butterbeer Fudge, Butterbeer Ice Cream

4. None of the Butterbeer on sale at Universal contains alcohol

5. The amazing Volcano at Universal’s Volcano Bay water theme park is taller. The epic structure stands at 200ft. Hogwarts Castle is smaller, at 150ft

6. Hagrid is 7ft 6 inches.

7. Yes, the sign above the Leaky Cauldron pub really does leak. So be careful if you are walking under it!

8. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, sits between The Lost Continent and Jurassic Park

9. True

10. Duelling Dragons

11. Hagrid’s has SEVEN crazy accelerations.

12. This street can only be found at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood – it does not appear at the Orlando parks.

13. False! The Kings Cross bricks aren’t real, although they look exactly the same!

14. Hard Rock Hotel is the closest Universal Orlando Resort hotel to Hogwarts. Planning a trip to Orlando? Find out which is the best Universal Resort hotel for you and your family or group.

15. Dawn French is the ‘Fat Lady in the Portrait’

16. Gladrags

17. Ukraine. The Ukrainian Ironbelly Dragon is said to be the largest dragon species in the world.

18. Three: The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts / Dark Arts at Hogwarts / The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts.

Watch our video of The Nightime Lights (answers continue below)

19. Mouldy Sandwich is not a flavour of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans.

20. A Horcrux

21. True. Helena Bonham Carter was on the red carpet for the opening of Diagon Alley in Orlando, Florida. She appears in the brilliant ‘Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts’ ride.

22. Early Park Admission. Find out more about how it works here

23. True! The attraction is designed to resemble an actual train ride between Hogsmeade and London – just like the actual Hogwarts Express – so of course it is different when you go back the other way.

24. Escape From Gringotts lasts a whopping five minutes! Forbidden Journey is 4 mins and Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is only 4 mins – it’s so fast!

25. There are eight rollercoasters at Universal Orlando resort: Flight of the Hippogriff, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, Pteranodon Flyers, Revenge of the Mummy, The Incredible Hulk Coaster, Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster and, of course, Hagrid’s! How many have you been on?