Percy Jackson trivia can turn a perfectly calm game night into an argument about prophecies, monsters, and whether blue food counts as a personality trait.
These 100 questions begin with the original five novels, then visit Camp Half-Blood, Greek mythology, and the screen adaptations in clearly labeled rounds.
Demigod Essentials
Start at the campfire with the names, places, and magical objects every new camper should know. Our Greek and Roman mythology trivia is waiting when you want to meet the ancient originals.
- Who wrote the Percy Jackson and the Olympians novels?
Answer: Rick Riordan - What is Percy's full first name?
Answer: Perseus - Which Greek god is Percy's father?
Answer: Poseidon - What is the name of Percy's mortal mother?
Answer: Sally Jackson - What is the name of the demigod training camp on Long Island?
Answer: Camp Half-Blood - Which daughter of Athena becomes Percy's closest quest companion?
Answer: Annabeth Chase - What kind of mythological being is Grover Underwood?
Answer: A satyr - What is the name of Percy's sword?
Answer: Riptide, or Anaklusmos - What ordinary object does Riptide resemble when it is not a sword?
Answer: A ballpoint pen - How many books make up the original Percy Jackson and the Olympians story arc?
Answer: Five
The Lightning Thief Quest
Spoilers for The Lightning Thief begin now. Keep your backpack close, because unexpected luggage causes quite a bit of trouble in this book.
- What school does Percy attend at the beginning of The Lightning Thief?
Answer: Yancy Academy - What monster is Percy's math teacher Mrs. Dodds?
Answer: A Fury - At which New York museum does Mrs. Dodds attack Percy?
Answer: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - What is Percy's Latin teacher Mr. Brunner's true identity?
Answer: Chiron, the centaur trainer of heroes - Which monster attacks Percy, Sally, and Grover on the way to camp?
Answer: The Minotaur - What symbol appears above Percy when Poseidon claims him?
Answer: A glowing trident - What has been stolen from Zeus?
Answer: His master bolt - Who travels west with Percy on his quest?
Answer: Annabeth and Grover - What roadside attraction is secretly Medusa's lair?
Answer: Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium - Who is revealed as the thief working for Kronos?
Answer: Luke Castellan
The Sea of Monsters
Book two brings one poisoned tree, one impossible sea, and a family revelation Percy does not see coming.
- What is Tyson's relationship to Percy?
Answer: He is Percy's Cyclops half brother - Which magical tree is poisoned at the start of the book?
Answer: Thalia's pine tree - What artifact can heal the poisoned tree and restore the camp border?
Answer: The Golden Fleece - Who receives the official quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece?
Answer: Clarisse La Rue - Which Cyclops is holding Grover captive?
Answer: Polyphemus - What modern region is identified as the Sea of Monsters?
Answer: The Bermuda Triangle - What is the name of Luke's cruise ship?
Answer: The Princess Andromeda - Which sorceress runs the island spa called C.C.'s?
Answer: Circe - What creatures' song reveals Annabeth's deepest ambitions?
Answer: The Sirens - Who is unexpectedly restored to human form by the Golden Fleece?
Answer: Thalia Grace
The Titan's Curse
Book three spoilers are on the trail. Artemis is missing, two new demigods need help, and the sky itself becomes a burden.
- At which school do Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia meet Bianca and Nico?
Answer: Westover Hall - What monster is disguised as vice principal Dr. Thorn?
Answer: A manticore - Which goddess disappears while hunting a powerful monster?
Answer: Artemis - What group does Bianca di Angelo join?
Answer: The Hunters of Artemis - What is the name of Artemis's longtime lieutenant?
Answer: Zoë Nightshade - Which Titan is Zoë's father?
Answer: Atlas - What harmless nickname does Percy give the Ophiotaurus?
Answer: Bessie - Which enormous bronze automaton causes Bianca's death?
Answer: Talos - What crushing burden does Percy temporarily take from Annabeth?
Answer: The weight of the sky - Which goddess drives the heroes away in a silver sun chariot?
Answer: Apollo
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The fourth book sends the quest underground, where maps are unhelpful and every turn seems personally offended by visitors.
- At which school does Percy attend freshman orientation?
Answer: Goode High School - What kind of monsters attack Percy at orientation?
Answer: Empousai disguised as cheerleaders - Which mortal can see through the Mist and helps Percy?
Answer: Rachel Elizabeth Dare - Who designed the magical Labyrinth?
Answer: Daedalus - What name does Daedalus use while serving as Camp Half-Blood's sword instructor?
Answer: Quintus - What is the name of Daedalus's hellhound?
Answer: Mrs. O'Leary - Which two-faced god forces Annabeth to consider a choice in the Labyrinth?
Answer: Janus - Which hundred-handed giant has lost confidence in his abilities?
Answer: Briares - Which lost nature god do the questers finally find?
Answer: Pan - Whose body does Kronos use to return to physical form?
Answer: Luke Castellan's
The Last Olympian
Final-book spoilers ahead. Manhattan becomes a battlefield, old loyalties are tested, and the Great Prophecy reaches its last line.
- Who dies while helping Percy destroy the Princess Andromeda?
Answer: Charles Beckendorf - In which river does Percy bathe to gain near invulnerability?
Answer: The River Styx - Where is Percy's vulnerable point after taking on the Curse of Achilles?
Answer: The small of his back - Which god places most of Manhattan into a magical sleep?
Answer: Morpheus - Who is revealed as Kronos's spy inside Camp Half-Blood?
Answer: Silena Beauregard - Which camper kills the drakon after Silena's death?
Answer: Clarisse La Rue - Which Titan brings Percy Pandora's pithos as a surrender offer?
Answer: Prometheus - How does Luke finally defeat Kronos?
Answer: He strikes his own mortal point with Annabeth's knife - What reward does Percy refuse from the gods?
Answer: Immortality - Who becomes the new Oracle of Delphi?
Answer: Rachel Elizabeth Dare
Camp Half-Blood Roll Call
Time for cabins, counselors, and the camp staff who somehow keep the place operating between monster attacks.
- Which god runs Camp Half-Blood as punishment from Zeus?
Answer: Dionysus, whom campers call Mr. D - Which cabin belongs to Poseidon?
Answer: Cabin Three - Which god is Annabeth's mother?
Answer: Athena - Which god is Clarisse's father?
Answer: Ares - Which god is Luke's father?
Answer: Hermes - Who is Thalia's divine parent?
Answer: Zeus - What metal is commonly used for Greek demigod weapons?
Answer: Celestial bronze - What two divine foods can heal demigods but endanger mortals?
Answer: Nectar and ambrosia - What color are Camp Half-Blood's signature shirts?
Answer: Orange - What woodland spirit is Grover's girlfriend?
Answer: Juniper, a dryad
Gods, Monsters, and Modern Mythology
Riordan moves Greek mythology into modern America, so ancient danger may be hiding behind a casino marquee or a perfectly ordinary elevator.
- Where is the modern entrance to Mount Olympus in the series?
Answer: The 600th floor of the Empire State Building - Which city contains the mortal entrance to the Underworld used in The Lightning Thief?
Answer: Los Angeles - Which three gods are called the Big Three?
Answer: Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades - What magical force prevents most mortals from seeing mythology clearly?
Answer: The Mist - Which three-headed dog guards the Underworld?
Answer: Cerberus - Which ferryman carries souls across the River Styx?
Answer: Charon - Which war god challenges Percy to a duel on a beach?
Answer: Ares - Which tree spirit is created when Zeus saves the dying Thalia?
Answer: A pine tree that protects Camp Half-Blood - Why can demigods often read Ancient Greek more easily than English?
Answer: Their brains are naturally wired for Ancient Greek - What color food does Sally make because Gabe once claimed it did not exist?
Answer: Blue
Disney Plus Series: Season One
This round covers the first Disney Plus season, released in 2023 and 2024. Screen continuity is kept separate from the novels, because even the Oracle would struggle with mixed adaptations.
- Who plays Percy in the Disney Plus series?
Answer: Walker Scobell - Who plays Annabeth in the Disney Plus series?
Answer: Leah Sava Jeffries - Who plays Grover in the Disney Plus series?
Answer: Aryan Simhadri - Which streaming service premiered Percy Jackson and the Olympians?
Answer: Disney Plus - How many episodes are in the first season?
Answer: Eight - Which novel provides the main story for season one?
Answer: The Lightning Thief - Who plays Ares in season one?
Answer: Adam Copeland - Who plays Poseidon in season one?
Answer: Toby Stephens - Who plays Mr. D in season one?
Answer: Jason Mantzoukas - Who co-created the television series with Jonathan E. Steinberg?
Answer: Rick Riordan
Movie Adaptations and Final Screen Credits
Finish with the earlier feature films and a few screen details. For more page-to-screen challenges, try our movie trivia or Disney trivia next.
- Who plays Percy in the 2010 movie The Lightning Thief?
Answer: Logan Lerman - Who plays Annabeth in the 2010 film?
Answer: Alexandra Daddario - Who plays Grover in the 2010 film?
Answer: Brandon T. Jackson - Who directed the 2010 movie?
Answer: Chris Columbus - What year was the first Percy Jackson feature film released?
Answer: 2010 - What is the title of the second Percy Jackson feature film?
Answer: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - What year was Sea of Monsters released?
Answer: 2013 - Who plays Luke in the feature films?
Answer: Jake Abel - Who plays Sally Jackson in the Disney Plus series?
Answer: Virginia Kull - Who plays Chiron in the Disney Plus series?
Answer: Glynn Turman
Sources and Further Reading
- Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians series guide
- Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson character guide
- Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief teaching guide
- Disney Plus Press: Percy Jackson and the Olympians media kit
- Disney Plus Press: official season one trailer announcement
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