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50 free Harry Potter Villains trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Harry Potter's villains are the reason the books bite. Lord Voldemort was born Tom Marvolo Riddle in a Muggle orphanage and split his soul seven ways to cheat death; Bellatrix Lestrange loved him more than her own husband; Dolores Umbridge never cast an Unforgivable Curse on the page and is still, for many readers, the character they hate most. Behind them stand the Malfoys, Peter Pettigrew, Barty Crouch Jr, Fenrir Greyback, the Carrows and a professor whose loyalties stayed in doubt for ten years. This quiz covers the villains across the seven novels, the eight films, Cursed Child and the Fantastic Beasts prequels: birth names, wand woods, Horcruxes, who killed whom, who played whom, the roles that were turned down and the names Rowling crossed out in her drafts. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for a quiz night.
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Q 01What was Lord Voldemort's birth name?
Tom Marvolo Riddle
Rearranged, the letters spell 'I am Lord Voldemort'; translators had to change his middle name to make the anagram work in other languages.
Q 02In which book is the 'I am Lord Voldemort' anagram first revealed?
Chamber of Secrets
The teenage Riddle preserved in the diary rearranges the letters of his name in the climax of the second book.
Q 03Which is the only novel in which Voldemort appears neither in person nor in flashback?
Prisoner of Azkaban
He is only heard there, when Harry passes out under the effect of a Dementor.
Q 04Voldemort's wand is made from which wood, chosen for its poisonous sap?
Yew
Rowling paired it deliberately against Harry's holly wand, holly being said to repel evil.
Q 05Who was Voldemort's mother?
Merope Gaunt
She died within an hour of giving birth in a Muggle orphanage, having sold Slytherin's locket for a pittance.
Q 06Through the Gaunts, Voldemort is the last descendant of which Hogwarts founder?
Salazar Slytherin
The Gaunts inherited Parseltongue from him and kept it alive through generations of cousin marriages.
Q 07The name Voldemort comes from French words meaning what?
Flight of death
Rowling has said the word was invented; vol de mort can also be read as 'theft of death'.
Q 08In which year was Tom Riddle born?
1926
His birthday is 31 December; his mother's death left him to grow up alone in an orphanage.
Q 09Which Death Eater impersonates Mad-Eye Moody for a whole school year?
Barty Crouch Jr
He keeps the real Moody locked in a trunk and uses Polyjuice Potion to maintain the disguise.
Q 10Who played the Death Eater posing as Moody in the Goblet of Fire film?
David Tennant
The future Doctor Who star's character ends the book with his soul sucked out by a Dementor guarding Cornelius Fudge.
Q 11Which actor first played the fully restored Voldemort on screen?
Ralph Fiennes
He had his nose removed digitally in post-production and said he read the novel mostly for his own scene.
Q 12Who provided the voice and face for Voldemort on the back of Quirrell's head?
Ian Hart
Hart also played Quirrell himself; the CG alteration was enough that audiences did not notice one actor in both roles.
Q 13The Dark Mark is a skull with what emerging from its mouth?
A snake
It is burned onto the left arm and lets Voldemort summon his followers at will.
Q 21Which cousin does Bellatrix kill in the Department of Mysteries?
Sirius Black
She blasts him through the veil in the Death Chamber, then taunts Harry when his attempt at the Cruciatus Curse fails.
Q 22What was Umbridge's job title under Minister Cornelius Fudge?
Senior Undersecretary
She used the post to push anti-werewolf laws that made it nearly impossible for Remus Lupin to find work.
Q 23What sentence does Umbridge make Harry carve into his own hand in detention?
I must not tell lies
Her cursed quill writes in the student's own blood and leaves the words permanently scarred into his skin.
Q 14Who kills Bellatrix at the Battle of Hogwarts?
Molly Weasley
The duel follows Bellatrix's attempt to kill Ginny, and it is the only time the Weasley matriarch fights in the series.
Q 15Bellatrix is named after a star in which constellation?
Orion
Like many Blacks she carries a celestial name; hers is also Latin for a female warrior.
Q 16Which of Bellatrix's sisters was disowned for marrying a Muggle-born?
Andromeda
She married Ted Tonks, making Bellatrix the aunt of both Nymphadora Tonks and Draco Malfoy.
Q 17Bellatrix was jailed for torturing the parents of which Hogwarts student?
Neville Longbottom
Frank and Alice were Aurors; she and three others used the Cruciatus Curse on them until they went insane.
Q 18Who played Bellatrix in the films?
Helena Bonham Carter
She appears in the last four films, from Order of the Phoenix in 2007 onward.
Q 19Which Horcrux does Bellatrix unknowingly guard in her Gringotts vault?
Hufflepuff's cup
The trio break in disguised, with Hermione wearing Bellatrix's face courtesy of a stray hair and Polyjuice Potion.
Q 20In the play Cursed Child, what is the name of Bellatrix and Voldemort's daughter?
Delphi
She poses as Cedric Diggory's cousin and manipulates Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy into stealing a Time-Turner.
Q 24What title does the Ministry give Umbridge to let her evaluate and sack Hogwarts teachers?
High Inquisitor
Her Educational Decrees even banned teachers from discussing anything but their subject with students.
Q 25Who played Umbridge in the films?
Imelda Staunton
Director David Yates and Staunton both cited Margaret Thatcher as an influence on the screen portrayal.
Q 26Stephen King called Umbridge the greatest fictional villain since which character?
Hannibal Lecter
King made the comparison reviewing Order of the Phoenix, calling her one of the best antagonists he had ever read.
Q 27From which thief does Umbridge receive Slytherin's locket as a bribe?
Mundungus Fletcher
Unknown to her it was a Horcrux, and its dark nature actually amplified her magical abilities.
Q 28What fate does Umbridge meet after Voldemort's defeat?
Life in Azkaban
The new Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt saw her tried for her crimes against Muggle-borns.
Q 29What was Draco Malfoy's surname in Rowling's earliest drafts?
Spungen
It was crossed out on her pre-canon class list and replaced with Spinks before Malfoy was added.
Q 30Draco became Slytherin Seeker after Lucius donated which broomsticks to the team?
Nimbus 2001s
Hermione's remark that Gryffindor's players got in on talent rather than bribery earns her the 'Mudblood' slur.