Q 01/05

Which Greek god is Percy Jackson's father?

A) Zeus

B) Hades

C) Apollo

D) Poseidon

Answer · why

D) Poseidon

Poseidon, god of the sea, is Percy's father, which is why Percy can breathe underwater, steer boats and talk to horses and sea creatures.

Q 02/05

What is Percy's full first name?

A) Perseus

B) Pericles

C) Percival

D) Percy is his full name

Answer · why

A) Perseus

Percy is short for Perseus; his mother chose the name because the original Perseus was one of the few Greek heroes whose story ended happily.

Q 03/05

Percy's sword Riptide is made of what metal?

A) Celestial bronze

B) Imperial gold

C) Olympian silver

D) Stygian iron

Answer · why

A) Celestial bronze

Riptide is made of celestial bronze, the Olympian metal that destroys monsters but passes harmlessly through mortals; it disguises itself as a ballpoi...

Q 04/05

On what date is Percy's birthday?

A) December 25

B) August 18

C) July 4

D) March 3

Answer · why

B) August 18

Percy was born on August 18; in The Last Olympian the Great Prophecy is fulfilled on his sixteenth birthday, at the end of the Battle of Manhattan.

Q 05/05

What is the name of Percy's mother?

A) Beryl Grace

B) May Castellan

C) Sally Jackson

D) Maria di Angelo

Answer · why

C) Sally Jackson

Sally Jackson is Percy's mother; she worked at a candy shop in Grand Central Station and later marries his English teacher, Paul Blofis.