The Philosopher’s Stone

Question 1

What is a “hatstall”?

Answer 1

When the Sorting Hat takes longer than five minutes to Sort a student.

Question 2

What did Neville do when getting Sorted that caused everyone to laugh?

Answer 2

He ran off while still wearing the Hat.

Question 3

What other house did the Sorting Hat consider for Hermione?

Answer 3

Ravenclaw

Question 4

How does the Sorting Hat decide how to Sort students?

Answer 4

Legilimency

Question 5

The Sorting Hat mentions three other kinds of hats in its song. What are they?

Answer 5

Bowler, top hat, and cap

Question 6

What was the name of Hagrid’s three-headed dog that guarded the Philosopher’s Stone?

Answer 6

Fluffy

Question 7

What are the names of the four boys in Dudley’s gang?

Answer 7

Piers, Dennis, Malcolm, and Gordon

Question 8

What breed of dragon was Norbert, Hagrid’s baby dragon?

Answer 8

Norwegian Ridgeback

Question 9

What colour was the Weasley jumper that Harry got as a Christmas present?

Answer 9

Green

Question 10

What are Fred and George’s two complaints about the school brooms?

Answer 10

They vibrate if you fly too high and always fly slightly to the left.

Question 11

During the Sorting Ceremony, who was the first student to be Sorted into Gryffindor?

Answer 11

Lavender Brown

Question 12

On the giant wizard chessboard through the trapdoor, what chess piece did Hermione play as?

Answer 12

Castle

Question 13

What are the specifications of the first wand Ollivander gives Harry to try?

Answer 13

Beech, dragon heartstring, 9 inches.

Question 14

What was the first password to the Gryffindor common room?

Answer 14

Caput Draconis

Question 15

What did the first-years have to do as the practical part of their Transfiguration exam?

Answer 15

Turn a mouse into a snuffbox.

Question 16

What is the first move of the Wizard Chess match guarding the Philosopher’s Stone?

Answer 16

White pawn advances two spaces.

Question 17

How many new computer games did Dudley receive for his birthday?

Answer 17

Sixteen

Question 18

What was the specification for the type of cauldron that first-years were asked to bring?

Answer 18

Pewter, standard size two

Question 19

How many goals does Marcus Flint score while Fred and George are trying to save Harry from his out-of-control Nimbus 2000?

Answer 19

Five

Question 20

What was the number of the house on Privet Drive where Harry lived with the Dursleys, and where his first Hogwarts letter was sent?

Answer 20

Number 4

Question 21

What song did Uncle Vernon sing whilst boarding up the letter-box to stop Harry’s Hogwarts letters reaching him?

Answer 21

“Tiptoe through the Tulips”

Question 22

What was the name of the hotel the Dursleys and Harry stayed in when they left Privet Drive to escape the letters?

Answer 22

Railview Inn

Question 23

Where was Harry staying when his Hogwarts letter was finally hand-delivered to him by Hagrid?

Answer 23

A hut on a rock out at sea.

Question 24

In order to accept his Hogwarts place, Harry’s letter asked him to send his return owl by which date?

Answer 24

July 31st

Question 25

What titles/accolades are listed under Dumbledore’s name on Hogwarts letters?

Answer 25

Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards.

Question 26

What was the name of the bookshop where Harry bought his Hogwarts set texts?

Answer 26

Flourish & Blotts

Question 27

What other mail was delivered with Harry’s Hogwarts letter?

Answer 27

A bill and a postcard from Aunt Marge.

Question 28

Madam Malkin’s sold which item from Harry’s list of required equipment?

Answer 28

Robes

Question 29

Who wrote the first-year set text Magical Theory?

Answer 29

Adalbert Waffling

Question 30

How do Muggle-born students receive their Hogwarts letters?

Answer 30

They are delivered in person by a Hogwarts staff member.

Question 31

Who tells Harry how to get on to Platform 9 3/4 on his first journey to Hogwarts?

Answer 31

Mrs Weasley

Question 32

What had Neville lost that he was looking for on the platform before leaving for Hogwarts?

Answer 32

His pet toad.

Question 33

What time does the Hogwarts Express depart from Platform 9 3/4?

Answer 33

11 o’clock

Question 34

How many days a year is Platform 9 3/4 used?

Answer 34

Six

Question 35

On what date does the Hogwarts Express depart the platform to head to Hogwarts?

Answer 35

September 1st

Question 36

How do you access Platform 9 3/4?

Answer 36

You walk straight through the barrier between Platforms 9 and 10.

Question 37

What creature did Lee Jordan have with him when everyone boarded the Hogwarts Express on the first day of term?

Answer 37

A giant tarantula

Question 38

Where did James and Lily Potter live together as a married couple?

Answer 38

Godric’s Hollow

Question 39

What kind of magic did Ollivander say Lily and James’s wands were extra suitable for?

Answer 39

Lily’s wand was ideal for Charms, James’s for Transfiguration.

Question 40

What colour were the jumpers given to Ron Weasley by his mother every Christmas?

Answer 40

Maroon

Question 41

What did Dumbledore swap his pointed wizard’s hat for at Christmas dinner?

Answer 41

A flowered bonnet

Question 42

How many Christmas trees does Hagrid bring into Hogwarts each year?

Answer 42

Twelve

Question 43

Who nearly broke their teeth on a silver Sickle embedded in a slice of Christmas pudding?

Answer 43

Percy Weasley

Question 44

Which students stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas in Harry’s first year?

Answer 44

Harry, Ron, Percy, Fred and George.

Question 45

What blossomed out of Professor Flitwick’s wand to decorate a Christmas tree?

Answer 45

Golden bubbles

Question 46

When Ron was teaching Harry how to play Wizard Chess, where did Harry get the chess set that he was using?

Answer 46

Seamus Finnigan

Question 47

Complete Ron’s sentence when he reacts to Harry’s surprise at getting presents: ‘What did you expect, ___?’

Answer 47

Turnips

Question 48

What did Ron call Hermione after Charms class that made her cry?

Answer 48

‘A nightmare’.

Question 49

On the night that Harry, Ron and Hermione took on a giant troll, how many house points did they collectively gain for their efforts?

Answer 49

Five points

Question 50

What did Professor Quirrell’s classroom smell of?

Answer 50

Garlic