The Hunger Games
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This Hunger Games trivia quiz has 134 free questions with answers and covers Suzanne Collins's trilogy and the films from the Reaping to the rebellion: District 12 and the Capitol, the tributes and mentors, the 74th and 75th Games, the mockingjay, President Snow, and the prequel about his rise. Easy openers cover the story any reader or viewer knows, and the set climbs to genuinely hard Hunger Games trivia on arena details, minor characters, casting and the books' publication history. It works for a fan self-test, a book-club warm-up or a movie-night round. Every answer has been checked against a reliable source and each question shows its citation once you have answered.
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Q 01What is the name of the fictional nation where The Hunger Games takes place?
Panem
Panem rose from the ruins of North America; after crushing a district rebellion, its Capitol imposed the Hunger Games as a yearly punishment.
Q 02Katniss's surname was borrowed from Bathsheba Everdene, the heroine of which 1874 novel?
Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd is Thomas Hardy's novel; Katniss's creator said the two heroines are very different, but both struggle with knowing their hearts.
Q 03What is the main industry of District 12?
Coal mining
Coal mining is District 12's industry; when coal began going straight from the mines to the trains, the empty coal warehouse became the Hob, the district's black market.
Q 04What weapon is Katniss Everdeen most skilled with?
Bow and arrow
The bow and arrow is Katniss's weapon; her father taught her to shoot, and she honed her aim hunting illegally in the woods beyond District 12's fence.
Q 05Who wrote The Hunger Games book series?
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins got the idea while channel surfing, when a reality show and footage of the Iraq War began to blur together in her mind.
Q 06Which catchphrase does District 12's escort deliver at Hunger Games tribute selections?
May the odds be ever in your favor
'May the odds be ever in your favor' is the District 12 escort's line at the tribute selection; Katniss and her hunting partner mock it in her Capitol accent beforehand.
Q 07What is the name of Katniss's younger sister?
Primrose
Primrose "Prim" Everdeen is four years younger than Katniss. It is Prim's selection as tribute that drives Katniss to volunteer in her place.
Q 08Which actress plays Katniss Everdeen in the films?
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence dyed her hair for Katniss and trained in rock and tree climbing and combat before filming.
Q 09How many districts does the Capitol officially rule when the first novel opens?
12
There are officially 12 districts, though District 13 is later revealed to survive underground after the Capitol supposedly destroyed it for leading the first rebellion.
Q 10What is the poorest part of District 12, where Katniss lives with her mother and sister, called?
The Seam
The Seam is home to District 12's poorest families; Katniss's mother grew up in the merchant class, where her parents ran an apothecary, and gave that up to marry a Seam man.
Q 11What is the name of the annual event where tributes are selected for the Hunger Games?
The Reaping
The Reaping is the annual lottery in which one boy and one girl from each district are chosen to compete. Katniss volunteers when her younger sister is drawn.
Q 12Who mentors Katniss during her first Games?
Haymitch Abernathy
Haymitch Abernathy, District 12's only living victor, coaches Katniss from afar, timing sponsor gifts as silent messages about what she should do next.
Q 13The Hunger Games' nation takes its name from a Latin phrase meaning what in English?
Bread and circuses
Bread and circuses is the poet Juvenal's jab at Romans who gave up their political say in exchange for free food and entertainment.
Q 21What is District 4's main industry?
Fishing
Fishing is District 4's industry; its children grow up in the water, so its tributes tend to be strong swimmers, an edge whenever an arena is flooded.
Q 22What does a district child receive for adding their name extra times to the Hunger Games lottery?
A year's grain and oil
A year's grain and oil for one person is the tessera ration; hungry children claim one for each relative, so the poorest carry the most entries in the draw.
Q 23What is a Quarter Quell?
A Games every 25 years with special rules
Q 14Which flamboyant TV host interviews the tributes before each Hunger Games?
Caesar Flickerman
Caesar Flickerman dyes his hair a new colour for each Games; it is on his stage that Peeta stuns the audience by confessing his love for Katniss.
Q 15What does Finnick Odair offer Katniss when they first meet before the 75th Hunger Games parade?
A sugar cube
A sugar cube: Finnick offers it with a flirtatious grin, says people pay him in secrets, and asks whether Katniss has any worth his time.
Q 16What is Katniss's hunting partner and childhood friend named?
Gale Hawthorne
Gale Hawthorne is two years older than Katniss; after her Games he is presented as her cousin so that he cannot spoil her televised romance with Peeta.
Q 17Who is the young District 11 tribute who allies with Katniss in the first Games?
Rue
Rue is the 12-year-old who reminds Katniss of her own sister; in the film her death sparks a riot in District 11, and Katniss rings her body with flowers.
Q 18What are the wealthy District 1, 2 and 4 tributes who volunteer and train for the Games called?
Careers
Careers train for years, though that is technically against the rules, then volunteer for the Games, which is why their districts produce so many victors.
Q 19What is the name of Katniss's personal stylist who designs her iconic outfits?
Cinna
Cinna is in his first year as a stylist and specifically asked to be assigned to District 12. Lenny Kravitz plays him in the first two films.
Q 20What nickname does Katniss earn after her chariot ride at the Hunger Games opening ceremony?
The Girl on Fire
'The Girl on Fire' is the name Katniss gains after her stylist's synthetic-flame costume at the tribute parade, and it follows her through the series.
A Games every 25 years with special rules: for the first Quarter Quell, districts had to vote for their own tributes, a reminder that the rebels chose violence.
Q 24What is the Cornucopia in the Hunger Games?
The stash of weapons at the arena's centre
The stash of weapons at the arena's centre sits in a giant golden horn; eleven of the 24 tributes die fighting over it on the first day of Katniss's Games.
Q 25Who is the Capitol escort assigned to Katniss's district?
Effie Trinket
Effie Trinket, known for her elaborate wigs and outfits, gradually develops genuine affection for her tributes. Elizabeth Banks plays her in the films.
Q 26How do the two District 12 tributes both survive their first Games?
They threaten to eat poisonous berries
They threaten to eat poisonous berries together once the two-victor rule is revoked, and the Gamemakers relent rather than end the Games with no winner at all.
Q 27What did the Capitol engineer jabberjays, the mockingjay's ancestors, to do?
Memorise and repeat rebel conversations
Memorise and repeat rebel conversations: once the rebels caught on and fed the birds lies, the Capitol abandoned them, and they bred with mockingbirds to create mockingjays.
Q 28After the Hunger Games, each winner must travel through every district on which televised trip?
The Victory Tour
The Victory Tour falls midway between Games to keep the horror fresh; on Katniss's first stop, District 11, an old man who whistles in tribute is dragged out and shot.
Q 29Who is the Head Gamemaker during Katniss's first Games?
Seneca Crane
After allowing two victors, Seneca Crane is executed on President Snow's orders. Wes Bentley played him with a distinctive geometric beard.
Q 30What is District 11 known for?
Agriculture
Agriculture is District 11's industry, yet its people go hungry: anyone caught eating the crops they harvest is whipped in public.