The 15 quiz questions
Question 1 : What is the name of Voldemort's witch mother?
Possible answers:
- Iphigenia Lestrange
- Cassiopeia Black
- Mirabella Plunkett
- Merope Gaunt
Explanation: Merope Gaunt, the last descendant of Salazar Slytherin. Pure-blood but abused by her father Marvolo and brother Morfin. She bewitches the handsome Muggle Tom Riddle Sr with a love potion, marries him, falls pregnant, then dies in childbirth.
Question 2 : Who is Voldemort's father?
Possible answers:
- An unknown wizard
- Marvolo Gaunt (a wizard)
- Morfin Gaunt (a wizard)
- Tom Riddle Sr (a Muggle)
Explanation: Tom Riddle Sr, a wealthy Muggle from Little Hangleton. Seduced by Merope with a love potion, he abandons her when she stops bewitching him — appalled at fathering a "half-Muggle" child. Adult Voldemort kills him along with his paternal grandparents out of revenge.
Question 3 : Which Hogwarts founder does Voldemort descend from directly?
Possible answers:
- Salazar Slytherin
- Rowena Ravenclaw
- Helga Hufflepuff
- Godric Gryffindor
Explanation: Salazar Slytherin, through his mother''s Gaunt lineage. That''s why Voldemort is a Parselmouth (inherited gift). As a student, Tom Riddle reopens the Chamber of Secrets built by his ancestor and releases its Basilisk.
Question 4 : Where did Tom Riddle grow up before Hogwarts?
Possible answers:
- On the streets of London
- At his grandfather Marvolo's
- Wool's Orphanage in London
- At Riddle Manor
Explanation: Wool''s Orphanage in London, a grim Muggle establishment. Dumbledore comes to deliver his Hogwarts letter and discovers that young Tom already terrorises other children with consciously controlled powers.
Question 5 : Which rare gift does Voldemort share with Harry because of the soul fragment in his scar?
Possible answers:
- Legilimency
- Parseltongue
- Metamorphmagus ability
- Apparition gift
Explanation: Parseltongue — the ability to speak to snakes. This gift is rare and often associated with Dark magic. Harry loses it at the end of Book 7, when Voldemort''s soul fragment inside him is destroyed in the Forbidden Forest.
Question 6 : What does the Dark Mark, tattooed on Death Eaters' left forearms, depict?
Possible answers:
- A fire-breathing dragon
- A wide-open eye
- A skull with a snake from its mouth
- A phoenix with black wings
Explanation: A skull with a snake emerging from its mouth. It burns when Voldemort summons his Death Eaters and lets them Apparate instantly to his side. Cast into the sky (Morsmordre spell), it signals that a murder has just been committed.
Question 7 : Which creature is both Voldemort's pet and his final Horcrux?
Possible answers:
- A black raven
- Nagini (a snake)
- A Siamese cat
- A black wolf
Explanation: Nagini, a giant snake. Voldemort feeds on her venom when he''s weak (revealed in The Crimes of Grindelwald that she was originally a Maledictus — a human woman cursed to transform permanently into a snake). Neville beheads her in Book 7.
Question 8 : Who lies to Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest, saying Harry is dead so she can find her son?
Possible answers:
- Narcissa Malfoy
- Alecto Carrow
- Pansy Parkinson
- Andromeda Tonks
Explanation: Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius''s wife and Bellatrix''s sister. She checks if Harry is alive, whispers to ask if Draco is at Hogwarts, then falsely declares to Voldemort: "He is dead." A maternal act of love that saves Harry and dooms Voldemort.
Question 9 : Which former Death Eater, Sirius Black's brother, turns against Voldemort and steals a Horcrux?
Possible answers:
- Regulus Black
- Phineas Nigellus
- Severus Snape
- Igor Karkaroff
Explanation: Regulus Arcturus Black (R.A.B.). He discovers the Horcrux secret and, horrified, steals Slytherin''s Locket from the cave with Kreacher''s help. He dies drinking the potion, leaving a fake in its place. His note inside is later found by the trio.
Question 10 : Which undead creatures does Voldemort use to guard the Locket's cave?
Possible answers:
- Cornish Pixies
- Banshees
- Inferi
- Ghouls
Explanation: Inferi — corpses reanimated by Dark magic. They surge from the lake as soon as Harry tries to drink the water. Only fire scares them away. Dumbledore drives them back with a wall of flames before he and Harry flee by boat.
Question 11 : Which old witch does Tom Riddle poison to steal Hufflepuff's Cup and Slytherin's Locket?
Possible answers:
- Hepzibah Smith
- Mrs Cole
- Muriel Prewett
- Bathilda Bagshot
Explanation: Hepzibah Smith, a wealthy witch and collector of precious artefacts, an elderly descendant of Helga Hufflepuff. Tom, working as a clerk at Borgin and Burkes, charms then kills her. Her house-elf Hokey is framed (memories shown by Slughorn in Book 6).
Question 12 : Which Black house-elf helps Regulus steal the Locket, and later becomes Harry's elf?
Possible answers:
- Dobby
- Kreacher
- Hokey
- Winky
Explanation: Kreacher. He adored Regulus and helped him steal the Locket from the Inferi cave. Voldemort had tortured Kreacher while testing the cave — Regulus never forgot. In Book 7, Kreacher leads the Hogwarts elves into the Battle.
Question 13 : Which Azkaban escapee Death Eater gravely wounds Hermione at the Department of Mysteries?
Possible answers:
- Augustus Rookwood
- Antonin Dolohov
- Walden Macnair
- Avery
Explanation: Antonin Dolohov, one of the oldest and most violent Death Eaters. His silent curse injures Hermione''s ribs in Book 5. He also kills Remus Lupin at the Battle of Hogwarts. He is eventually arrested and returned to Azkaban.
Question 14 : Where does Voldemort camp during the Battle of Hogwarts, waiting for Harry to come to him?
Possible answers:
- In Hagrid's Hut
- At the Ministry
- In the Quidditch stadium
- In the Forbidden Forest
Explanation: In the Forbidden Forest, near the castle. He gathers his troops there, waits for Harry, and "kills" him with Avada Kedavra — without realising he only destroys the soul fragment inside Harry, not Harry himself. It''s also where Narcissa declares Harry dead.
Question 15 : How many years does Voldemort spend almost without a body, between his 1981 fall and his 1994 resurrection?
Possible answers:
- 17
- 7
- 13
- 3
Explanation: 13 years — the time Voldemort spends wandering Albania in spectral form, occasionally possessing animals. He manages to parasite Quirrell in Book 1, gets a baby-like body in Book 3, then his new adult body at the end of Book 4.


