Gryffindor
Slytherin
HOGWARTS
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
100
How many houses are there at Hogwarts? Name them!
Four: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.
100
What is the name of this creature?
Goblin
100
SPELLCASTING
Invent your own spell! Make up a name (e.g., “Flufficus Sleepia”) and write what it does.
Best idea wins the points!
100
Guess the name of this magical creature:
Thestral
100
What subject would be the equivalent of agriculture?
Potions, Herbology, Charms, Flying, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Herbology
200
Name THREE things that would be done differently at Hogwarts (compared to our lives).
Answers vary.
200
What magical object decides which House a student belongs in?
The Sorting Hat
200
Scavenger Hunt – Magical Item Match
When told to begin, look around the classroom while remaining seated. If you locate a magical item, one of your house members should bring it back to the front AND match it to the correct description.
Points given per set: item AND match.
200
Which House is known for bravery and courage?
Gryffindor
200
Which House is often associated with cunning (using deceit) and ambition?
Slytherin
300
What is the name of the headmaster of Hogwarts when Harry attends?
Albus Dumbledore
300
Which Hogwarts House values wit, learning, and wisdom?
Ravenclaw
300
HOUSE CHALLENGE
Challenge another house member in scissors paper rock. Continue challenging other house members until we have one person left!
Points go to the winner!
300
What is the train platform number that takes students to Hogwarts?
Platform 9¾
300
How are points awarded or taken away from Houses at Hogwarts?
By professors or prefects, for good or bad behaviour
400
I divide students with magical flair,
I sing a song, then place them where.
Though I look like a little crumpled in fact,
I know your heart — imagine that!
What am I?
The Sorting Hat
400
I guard the school from head to toe,
I move but never leave my post.
A thousand portraits see me so—
But blink and miss me like a ghost.
What am I?
A moving staircase at Hogwarts
400
Owl Post
Write a letter as if they were a first-year student at Hogwarts. Include: What house they’re in, what class they’re excited about, any magical pets they’re bringing. When your letter is written, have one person 'post it' to your teacher.
Points given per letter 'posted' in the time limit.
400
I'm filled with magic, tall and wide,
Where ghosts and talking hats reside.
Find four Houses inside me—
But no electricity!
What am I?
Hogwarts
400
In a dungeon deep, where secrets grow,
You'll find ambition’s cunning glow.
They speak to snakes and plot with care,
But loyalty? It’s rarely there.
What am I with silver and green?
Where not all is quite as it seems.
Slytherin
500
Pair up with anyone in the class: Create a freeze frame of “First Day at Hogwarts”.
Best freeze frame wins the points.
500
Guess the magical item or animal your teacher is thinking of.
20 questions style - one question per team until someone knows the answer!
Winner gets the points! So does the final question!
500
MAP MAGIC
Complete the map of Hogwarts, labelling rooms that would suit this magical world, limited only by your imagination!
Best map wins double points!
All maps with appropriate rooms win points!
500
Describe what they think their House common room looks like (without drawing).
Focus on: colours, furniture, mood, magical features, where it might be in the castle.
All good descriptions win the points!
500
Starting with your house, each house will take turns to 'add to the alphabet': brainstorm one magical word or name for each letter.
Everyone stands...
- If you take too long to answer, you'll be eliminated.
- If you answer, you sit down. Someone else on your team must answer.
Whoever gets the furthest wins the points!