60 free Percy Jackson Trivia for Kids trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Percy Jackson trivia for kids quiz follows the five Percy Jackson & the Olympians books the way a young reader remembers them: who Percy's dad is, what his pen turns into, why Annabeth wears a Yankees cap, what Grover really is, who poisoned Thalia's tree, what Tyson turns out to be, and how the whole thing ends on Olympus. There are questions on the Disney+ series and the two movies too, plus a few on Rick Riordan and his other series for readers who have moved on to Camp Jupiter, Egypt or Asgard. It is pitched at readers roughly 8 to 13 who have read the books or watched the show. Most questions are easy or medium; the last handful are for the kid who has read the series three times. Grown-ups who want a tougher run should try our main Percy Jackson trivia page. Every answer has been checked against the Wikipedia article on the book, film, series or character, and each question shows its source once you have answered.
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Q 01Which Greek god is Percy Jackson's father?
Poseidon
That is why Percy can breathe underwater, steer boats and talk to horses and sea creatures.
Q 02What is Percy's full first name?
Perseus
His mother named him after the one Greek hero who actually got a happy ending.
Q 03Percy's sword Riptide is made of what metal?
Celestial bronze
Chiron gives it to him on Poseidon's instructions, and it hides as an ordinary ballpoint pen.
Q 04On what date is Percy's birthday?
August 18
In The Last Olympian the Great Prophecy comes true on his sixteenth birthday.
Q 05What is the name of Percy's mother?
Sally Jackson
She later marries Percy's English teacher, Paul Blofis.
Q 06Which two learning differences does Percy have, which the books turn into demigod powers?
Dyslexia and ADHD
Rick Riordan invented the idea for his son Haley, who had been diagnosed with both.
Q 07On the school trip at the start of The Lightning Thief, Mrs. Dodds turns into what and attacks Percy?
A Fury
Percy defeats her with a pen his Latin teacher tosses him, which turns out to be Riptide.
Q 08Percy's favourite teacher, Mr. Brunner, is secretly who?
Chiron
The wheelchair hides his horse half, and he later admits Hercules once shot him in the leg by accident.
Q 09What kind of creature is Percy's best friend Grover?
A satyr
He plays reed pipes, and his life's dream is to find the lost nature god Pan.
Q 10Which monster attacks Percy and his mother on the way to camp, and which Percy kills with its own horn?
The Minotaur
His mother vanishes in a flash of light during the attack, which is why he thinks she is dead.
Q 11Where is Camp Half-Blood located?
Long Island, New York
Percy's mother drives him there on Grover's advice at the end of the school year.
Q 12During which camp game does a hellhound attack Percy, just before his father claims him?
Capture the Flag
A glowing trident appears over his head, and suddenly everyone knows whose son he is.
Q 13Which three gods swore an oath not to have any more children, an oath Percy's birth broke?
Zeus, Poseidon and Hades
They are the Big Three, the eldest sons of Kronos, and their children are too powerful to ignore.
Q 21In The Sea of Monsters, Tyson turns out to be a baby cyclops and also Percy's what?
Half-brother
Poseidon is his father too, which embarrasses Percy at first and then makes him proud.
Q 22What has been poisoned at Camp Half-Blood in The Sea of Monsters, weakening its protective border?
Thalia's tree
Thalia, a daughter of Zeus, was turned into the pine when she died protecting her friends.
Q 23What magical object can save the camp in The Sea of Monsters?
The Golden Fleece
It is guarded by the cyclops Polyphemus, who has captured Grover and thinks he is a lady cyclops.
Q 14What has been stolen from Zeus in the first book?
His Master Bolt
Percy is sent to the Underworld to get it back because everyone assumes Hades took it.
Q 15In which US city is the entrance to the Underworld in The Lightning Thief?
Los Angeles
On the way the trio get stuck in a Las Vegas casino run by the Lotus-eaters, where time barely passes.
Q 16Which god tricks Percy by hiding the stolen weapon in a backpack he gives him?
Ares
Percy beats him in a duel on the beach afterwards, which no demigod is supposed to be able to do.
Q 17Who turns out to be the real Lightning Thief at the end of the first book?
Luke
He is a son of Hermes working for Kronos, and he tries to kill Percy with a scorpion.
Q 18Annabeth is the daughter of which goddess?
Athena
Like all Athena's kids she is terrified of spiders, because of what her mother did to Arachne.
Q 19Annabeth owns a magic cap from her mother that makes her what?
Invisible
It is a New York Yankees cap, and it gets the trio out of more than one tight spot.
Q 20Which god is Luke Castellan's father?
Hermes
That is why Luke owns flying sneakers, which he lends to Percy with sneaky intentions.
Q 24What is the name of the friendly hippocampus that helps Tyson and Percy at sea?
Rainbow
A hippocampus is half horse, half fish, and Tyson adores him.
Q 25On Circe's island, Percy and Annabeth discover she has turned dozens of men into what?
Guinea pigs
In the original Odyssey she turned Odysseus's crew into pigs; Riordan gave the joke a downgrade.
Q 26Which camper is sent by Tantalus on the quest to save the camp, sailing on the CSS Birmingham?
Clarisse La Rue
She is a daughter of Ares and Percy's rival, and in the end her prophecy says she must fly the Fleece home alone.
Q 27In The Titan's Curse, Percy nicknames the Ophiotaurus, a cow-serpent creature, what?
Bessie
Whoever sacrifices it gains the power to destroy Olympus, which is why Artemis is hunting it.
Q 28What is the name of Percy's black pegasus?
Blackjack
He calls Percy "boss" and is always hoping for sugar cubes and doughnuts.
Q 29Which goddess is found holding up the sky on Mount Othrys in The Titan's Curse?
Artemis
They find her on Mount Othrys holding up the sky, a punishment that leaves Annabeth with a grey streak in her hair.
Q 30In which decade were Nico and Bianca di Angelo actually born, before being frozen in time?
The 1930s
Their father is Hades, which makes Nico another child of the Big Three.