Sharpen your arrows and cue the “Horn of Plenty”, this massive Hunger Games trivia set dives from beginner tidbits to stumpers only true victors will nail.
You’ll tackle Panem’s history, arena tactics, District 12 life, the Quarter Quell, Mockingjay’s rebellion, film facts, and the prequel.
Ready? May the odds be ever in your favor.
World of Panem
Q: On the ruins of which continent does Panem arise?
A: North America.
Q: What is the glittering city-state that rules Panem called?
A: The Capitol.
Q: Who presides over Panem at the start of the trilogy?
A: President Coriolanus Snow.
Q: After District 13’s destruction, how many districts send tributes?
A: Twelve.
Q: What annual spectacle punishes the districts for rebellion?
A: The Hunger Games.
Q: Which failed uprising ended with the Treaty of Treason?
A: The Dark Days.
Q: What force enforces Capitol law in the districts?
A: Peacekeepers.
Q: What name is given to servants whose tongues were cut as punishment?
A: Avox.
Q: Broadly, where is the Capitol located geographically?
A: The Rocky Mountains.
Q: What was District 12’s primary industry before the war?
A: Coal mining.
Q: What hidden specialty allowed District 13 to survive?
A: Nuclear technology (and graphite).
Q: Which Latin phrase (“bread and circuses”) inspired Panem’s name?
A: “Panem et circenses.”
Q: From which districts do “Career” tributes traditionally come?
A: Districts 1, 2, and 4.
Q: What three-finger gesture becomes a symbol of defiance?
A: The District 12 salute.
Q: Which accidental hybrid bird becomes the rebellion’s emblem?
A: The mockingjay.
Q: What fan nickname is used for the Capitol’s triumphant film fanfare?
A: “Horn of Plenty.”
Q: Capitol broadcasts aim to pacify citizens with what ancient strategy?
A: Bread and circuses.
Q: Which district is associated with textiles and factories?
A: District 8.
Q: Which district is known for vast orchards and farm labor?
A: District 11.
Q: Which district specializes in technology and electronics?
A: District 3.
Q: Which coastal district is famed for fishing?
A: District 4.
Rules & Rituals of the Games
Q: What ages are eligible for the Hunger Games reaping?
A: 12 to 18.
Q: How many tributes are reaped from each district?
A: Two (one girl, one boy).
Q: What extra-rations system adds more name slips to the bowl?
A: Tesserae.
Q: Who serves as each district’s mentors to the tributes?
A: Past victors.
Q: What private test produces scores from 1 to 12?
A: The training session with Gamemakers.
Q: What giant supply cache sits at the arena’s heart on Day 1?
A: The Cornucopia.
Q: What ceremony selects the tributes each year?
A: The reaping.
Q: Who hosts the glittering pre-Games interview show?
A: Caesar Flickerman.
Q: In the books, whose voice booms arena announcements?
A: Claudius Templesmith.
Q: How do sponsor gifts reach tributes mid-Games?
A: By silver parachutes.
Q: What Capitol-engineered creatures populate many arenas?
A: Muttations (mutts).
Q: What venomous wasps cause pain and hallucinations?
A: Tracker jackers.
Q: What do you call tributes trained from childhood?
A: Careers.
Q: What Gamemaker tactic lures tributes back to the Cornucopia?
A: The “feast.”
Q: What invisible barrier prevents escape from the arena?
A: A force field.
Q: What sound marks a death during the Games?
A: A cannon boom.
Q: What nightly display shows the fallen in the sky?
A: The anthem with a death roll.
Q: What first-Games training score does Katniss earn?
A: Eleven.
Q: What symbol becomes Katniss’s broadcast persona?
A: The Mockingjay.
Q: What shocking mid-Games rule change occurs in the 74th?
A: Two winners allowed from one district.
Q: What deadly berries nearly produce a double suicide?
A: Nightlock.
District 12 & Main Characters
Q: What is Katniss’s surname?
A: Everdeen.
Q: Which weapon defines her skill set?
A: Bow and arrows.
Q: What business does Peeta’s family run?
A: A bakery.
Q: What does Gale regularly do outside the fence?
A: Hunt.
Q: “Prim” is short for what name?
A: Primrose.
Q: Who is District 12’s only living victor before the 74th?
A: Haymitch Abernathy.
Q: Which escort chirps, “May the odds be ever in your favor”?
A: Effie Trinket.
Q: Who designs Katniss’s Capitol looks and stands up for her?
A: Cinna.
Q: What impoverished 12 neighborhood does Katniss call home?
A: The Seam.
Q: What bustling black market operates in 12?
A: The Hob.
Q: What animal is Prim’s beloved pet?
A: A cat named Buttercup.
Q: What goat provides milk for Prim’s family?
A: Lady.
Q: In the book, who gives Katniss the mockingjay pin?
A: Madge Undersee.
Q: Who once tossed burned bread to starving Katniss?
A: Peeta Mellark.
Q: How did Katniss’s father die?
A: A mining explosion.
Q: What edible plant shares Katniss’s name?
A: Arrowhead (“katniss”).
Q: What unexpected skill lets Peeta hide in plain sight?
A: Camouflage from cake decorating.
Q: What struggle dogs Haymitch early in the series?
A: Alcoholism.
Q: What eye color is common in the Seam, including Katniss’s?
A: Grey.
Q: Which stylist quietly shows political courage beside Katniss?
A: Cinna.
Q: What fiery nickname does Katniss earn after the chariot ride?
A: The Girl on Fire.
Tributes, Victors & Allies (Beyond District 12)
Q: Rue hails from which district?
A: District 11.
Q: What gentle signal do Rue and Katniss share?
A: A four-note tune.
Q: Which powerful District 11 tribute spares Katniss?
A: Thresh.
Q: Which District 2 tribute leads the Career pack?
A: Cato.
Q: Which District 2 tribute is deadly with knives?
A: Clove.
Q: Which glamorous pair represents District 1 in the 74th?
A: Glimmer and Marvel.
Q: What nickname does Katniss give the red-haired District 5 girl?
A: Foxface.
Q: Which District 4 heartthrob fights with a trident?
A: Finnick Odair.
Q: Which elderly District 4 victor volunteers to protect Annie?
A: Mags.
Q: Which axe-wielding District 7 victor is sharp-tongued?
A: Johanna Mason.
Q: Which District 3 victor excels at tech and wiring?
A: Beetee.
Q: Which District 3 woman mutters “tick tock”?
A: Wiress.
Q: Which District 2 victor is infamous for filed teeth?
A: Enobaria.
Q: Which sibling victors represent District 1 in the Quell?
A: Gloss and Cashmere.
Q: Which one-handed victor hails from District 11?
A: Chaff.
Q: Which District 11 woman mentors and dies in the Quell?
A: Seeder.
Q: Which elderly District 8 victor dies early in the Quell?
A: Woof.
Q: Which District 7 male victor dies by force field?
A: Blight.
Q: Which District 4 victor later marries Finnick?
A: Annie Cresta.
Q: Which TV host becomes a familiar ally on camera?
A: Caesar Flickerman.
Q: Which Head Gamemaker quietly aligns with the rebels?
A: Plutarch Heavensbee.
The 74th Hunger Games
Q: Which numbered Games feature Katniss and Peeta’s debut?
A: The 74th.
Q: What’s Katniss’s opening strategy at the bloodbath?
A: Sprint away.
Q: Who first seizes the bow at the Cornucopia?
A: Glimmer.
Q: Why does Peeta appear to side with the Careers?
A: To protect Katniss.
Q: Who becomes Katniss’s first ally in the arena?
A: Rue.
Q: How does Katniss destroy the Careers’ food cache?
A: Shoots apples to detonate the mines.
Q: Which tribute kills Rue with a spear?
A: Marvel.
Q: What lullaby does Katniss sing over Rue?
A: “Deep in the Meadow.”
Q: Which district thanks Katniss with a bread gift?
A: District 11.
Q: Which tribute dies eating nightlock by mistake?
A: Foxface.
Q: Where does Katniss find a camouflaged Peeta?
A: By the riverbank.
Q: What does Katniss snag at the Cornucopia “feast” for Peeta?
A: Medicine for his infection.
Q: What injury does Katniss suffer from her explosion?
A: Hearing loss in one ear.
Q: How does Thresh meet his end?
A: Killed later by mutts (off-page).
Q: What eerie feature do the wolf mutts display?
A: Eyes like fallen tributes.
Q: Who is the final Career to die?
A: Cato.
Q: How do Katniss and Peeta force the Capitol’s hand?
A: Threaten nightlock suicide.
Q: What announcement follows their raised berries?
A: Two District 12 victors.
Q: Who was Head Gamemaker for the 74th?
A: Seneca Crane.
Q: What public narrative defines Katniss and Peeta afterward?
A: Star-crossed lovers.
Q: What personal token does Katniss wear into the arena?
A: The mockingjay pin.
Catching Fire & the 75th Quarter Quell
Q: How often do Quarter Quells take place?
A: Every 25 years.
Q: What rule twist defines the 75th Quell?
A: Tributes are reaped from existing victors.
Q: Who replaces Seneca as Head Gamemaker?
A: Plutarch Heavensbee.
Q: Who orchestrates Katniss’s televised “wedding dress” reveal?
A: Cinna.
Q: Into what does the dress transform on stage?
A: A mockingjay dress.
Q: What piece of jewelry tells Katniss to trust Finnick?
A: Haymitch’s gold bracelet.
Q: What geometric structure organizes the arena hazards?
A: A clock.
Q: What creeping hazard paralyzes skin on contact?
A: Neurotoxic fog.
Q: What grotesque weather drenches one sector?
A: Blood rain.
Q: What birds imitate loved ones’ screams?
A: Jabberjays.
Q: What swarm of animals attacks near the beach?
A: Mandrill-like monkeys.
Q: What tool draws water from trees for the team?
A: A spile.
Q: What small gift does Peeta find and give Katniss on the sand?
A: A white pearl.
Q: What happens to Cinna right after the interview?
A: Beaten and taken by Peacekeepers.
Q: What is Beetee’s risky electrical plan?
A: Wire the lightning tree to a trap.
Q: What occurs when Katniss fires at the dome?
A: The arena shatters.
Q: Which close ally is captured after the breach?
A: Peeta Mellark.
Q: Where is Katniss carried after the explosion?
A: District 13.
Q: Which victors are secretly “in on” the rebellion plan?
A: Finnick and Beetee.
Q: What does Peeta paint in his private session as a protest?
A: Rue’s flower-covered body.
Q: Whom does Katniss symbolically hang in hers?
A: A Seneca Crane dummy.
Mockingjay & the Rebellion
Q: Which not-so-dead district becomes the rebel headquarters?
A: District 13.
Q: Who leads 13 with iron composure?
A: President Alma Coin.
Q: What title does Katniss accept as the revolution’s symbol?
A: The Mockingjay.
Q: What flower does Snow use to taunt Katniss?
A: White roses.
Q: Which former Capitol director films rebel “propos”?
A: Cressida.
Q: What fiery line does Katniss shout in District 8?
A: “If we burn, you burn with us.”
Q: Who helps Gale devise sophisticated trap tactics?
A: Beetee.
Q: What psychological weapon is used to warp Peeta?
A: Hijacking.
Q: What phrase does Peeta use to test memories?
A: “Real or not real?”
Q: Which former stylist shelters the team in a fur shop?
A: Tigris.
Q: What callsign identifies Katniss’s elite Capitol unit?
A: Squad 451.
Q: Who is the squad’s steady commander and bodyguard?
A: Boggs.
Q: Which identically named soldiers serve with them?
A: Leeg 1 and Leeg 2.
Q: Which cameraman on the crew is an Avox?
A: Pollux.
Q: Which beloved victor dies battling lizard mutts underground?
A: Finnick Odair.
Q: Whose mansion becomes a rally point for fleeing children?
A: President Snow’s.
Q: Who dies in the twin-blast near the mansion?
A: Primrose Everdeen.
Q: Whom does Katniss shoot at the execution, instead of Snow?
A: President Coin.
Q: How does Snow die amid the chaos?
A: He chokes on his own blood.
Q: Who becomes Panem’s next president afterward?
A: Commander Paylor.
Q: Where do Katniss and Peeta ultimately live with their children?
A: Back in District 12.
Books, Movies & The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Q: Who authored The Hunger Games series?
A: Suzanne Collins.
Q: In what year did the first novel hit shelves?
A: 2008.
Q: Name the original trilogy’s two sequels.
A: Catching Fire; Mockingjay.
Q: What 2020 novel serves as a prequel to the series?
A: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Q: Who portrays Katniss Everdeen on screen?
A: Jennifer Lawrence.
Q: Who plays Peeta Mellark in the films?
A: Josh Hutcherson.
Q: Which director helmed films 2–4 and the prequel?
A: Francis Lawrence.
Q: Who directed the 2012 first film?
A: Gary Ross.
Q: In what year did the first movie release?
A: 2012.
Q: Which Taylor Swift song appears on the first film’s soundtrack?
A: “Safe & Sound.”
Q: Which band wrote “Atlas” for Catching Fire?
A: Coldplay.
Q: Who curated Mockingjay Part 1’s soundtrack?
A: Lorde.
Q: Who brings President Snow to life on screen?
A: Donald Sutherland.
Q: Which musician also plays stylist Cinna?
A: Lenny Kravitz.
Q: Which actor plays the charismatic Caesar Flickerman?
A: Stanley Tucci.
Q: Who plays young Coriolanus Snow in the prequel film?
A: Tom Blyth.
Q: Who stars as Lucy Gray Baird in the prequel?
A: Rachel Zegler.
Q: Which formidable scientist does Viola Davis portray?
A: Dr. Volumnia Gaul.
Q: Who plays Academy dean Casca Highbottom?
A: Peter Dinklage.
Q: Which numbered Hunger Games are depicted in the prequel?
A: The 10th.
Q: What singer-storyteller troupe is Lucy Gray part of?
A: The Covey.
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