Fictional High Schools in Movies Quiz

Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was the boarding school of magic in the "Harry Potter" film series. Hogwarts was the primary setting for the first six movies of the series. Harry Potter, Tom Riddle and Albus Dumbledore attended Hogwarts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to learn how to use magic.

Answer: Ridgemont High School

Jeff Spicoli, Stacy Hamilton, Charles Jefferson and Mike Damone were high school students in the 1982 film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". This film followed the lives of several students at the fictional Ridgemont High School in California over the course of an academic year.

Answer: Rydell High School

The T-Birds and the Pink Ladies attended the fictional Rydell High School in the 1978 film "Grease" as well as the 1982 sequel "Grease 2". The T-Birds, who were male, were a clique of "greasers" at the school while the Pink Ladies were the rebellious female clique at the school.

The fictional "National Bandstand" television show selected Rydell as a "representative American high school" and did a live broadcast from Rydell's school gym.

Answer: Lee High School

The 1993 film "Dazed and Confused" was about activities centered on the last day of school in 1976 at the fictional Lee High School in Austin, Texas. The movie captured the traditions at Lee High School including the incoming freshmen students by the seniors and the wild parties at the the end of the school year.

Answer: Welton Academy

In the 1989 movie "Dead Poets Society", John Keating, played by Robin Williams, taught English at Welton Academy. Welton Academy was an all-male traditional and elite prep school with a history of sending its students to Ivy League colleges. Keating used unorthodox teaching methods to encourage his students to be free thinkers and follow their passions.

Answer: Hickory High School

"Hoosiers" was a 1986 film starring Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper and Barbara Hershey and was about a small rural Hickory High School winning the 1952 Indiana state basketball championship. This movie was loosely based on the Milan High School basketball team's journey to the 1954 Indiana state basketball championship.

Answer: Northshore High School

Lindsay Lohan's played Cady Heron in the 2004 movie "Mean Girls". Cady lived in Africa and was home schooled, but transferred to Northshore High School before her junior year. Cady joined the Mathletes team and was elected Spring Fling Queen. Northshore High School had a mixture of students who stayed with their own cliques.

Answer: Madison Preparatory School

In the 1995 "Major Payne", Major Benson Winifred Payne was assigned to lead the JROTC program at the fictional Madison Preparatory School in Virginia. The Madison Preparatory School placed last in the Virginia JROTC games for eight consecutive years. After training these cadets, Payne lead his squad to the Virginia JROTC championship.

Answer: West Caanan High School

The 1999 film "Varsity Blues" was about a successful football program at West Caanan High School in Texas. The highlight of West Caanan High School's school year was football season. Bud Kilmer, played by Jon Voight, was a longtime coach at West Caanan High School. James Van Der Beek, Paul Walker, Ron Lester and Scott Caan starred as players for Kilmer's team.

Answer: Bates High School

In the 1976 horror film "Carrie", Bates High School was the location of of the "Black Prom" scene. Carrie White, a sixteen year old with telekinetic and telepathic abilities, was chosen prom queen and had pig's blood poured on her as she was accepting the crown. In a fit of rage, Carrie used her powers to set the school's gymnasium on fire.