Hunger Games Quiz
Katniss, Peeta, Snow and the Quarter Quell: 15 questions on the trilogy, the films and both prequels.
Who wrote The Hunger Games trilogy?
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Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins published The Hunger Games in 2008, followed by Catching Fire in 2009 and Mockingjay in 2010. She had previously written the Underland Chronicles and worked as a television writer for children's shows.
Collins also co-wrote the screenplay for the first film, which opened in March 2012 and became one of the biggest openings for a non-sequel at the time.
Which part of Panem does Katniss Everdeen call home?
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District 12
Katniss lives in the Seam, the poorest part of District 12, the coal mining district in what was once Appalachia. Her father died in a mine explosion, leaving her to feed the family by hunting illegally.
District 12 had produced only two victors before Katniss and Peeta, and only one of them, Haymitch, was still alive.
Katniss volunteers as tribute to take the place of which person at the reaping?
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Her sister Prim
Twelve-year-old Primrose Everdeen has her name drawn in her first reaping, despite the odds being heavily in her favour. Katniss volunteers in her place, the first volunteer District 12 has seen in decades.
Prim's cat Buttercup, which Katniss once tried to drown, becomes an unlikely survivor of the whole trilogy.
What is the name of the nation, built on the ruins of North America, where the Hunger Games take place?
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Panem
Panem consists of the wealthy Capitol and its twelve surviving districts, each forced to send two tributes a year as punishment for a failed rebellion. The name comes from the Latin phrase panem et circenses, bread and circuses.
District 13, officially destroyed in the rebellion, is revealed in Mockingjay to have survived underground and built its own army.
Which actress played Katniss Everdeen in the four Hunger Games films?
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Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence won the role in 2011 after her Oscar nominated turn in Winter's Bone, and played Katniss across all four films from 2012 to 2015. She later said the series made her a household name overnight.
Lawrence recorded the version of The Hanging Tree used in Mockingjay Part 1, and it reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.
What trade does Peeta Mellark's family practise in District 12?
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Baking
Peeta is the baker's son, and his skill with icing cakes translates into the camouflage painting that keeps him alive in the arena. Years earlier he deliberately burned two loaves so he could give them to a starving Katniss.
Peeta's wrestling background, second best in his school, is what Haymitch tells him to lean on in training.
How many tributes compete in a standard Hunger Games?
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24
Each of the twelve districts sends one boy and one girl aged between 12 and 18, so twenty-four tributes enter the arena and only one is meant to come out. The Capitol frames it as an honour.
Katniss and Peeta's threat to eat poison berries forces the Gamemakers to allow two victors for the first time, which humiliates the Capitol.
Which actor played Haymitch Abernathy, the drunken mentor from District 12, in the films?
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Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson played Haymitch in all four films, from his first appearance falling off the train stage to his final scenes in District 12. Stanley Tucci played host Caesar Flickerman and Hoffman played Plutarch Heavensbee.
Philip Seymour Hoffman died during production of Mockingjay, and the filmmakers rewrote one of his scenes as a letter read by Haymitch.
Which part of Panem is home to Rue, the young tribute Katniss allies with in the first Games?
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District 11
Twelve-year-old Rue is from District 11, the agricultural district, where she worked in the orchards and learned to leap between treetops. Her death and Katniss's funeral flowers for her spark the first unrest in the districts.
Rue's four note mockingjay whistle, used to signal the end of the working day in District 11, becomes a recurring motif in the films.
What are the poisonous berries Katniss and Peeta threaten to eat at the end of the first Hunger Games?
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Nightlock
Nightlock berries kill within a minute. When the Gamemakers revoke the two victors rule, Katniss hands Peeta a fistful and they count down together, forcing the Capitol to stop them rather than lose both victors.
In Mockingjay, rebel soldiers carry a nightlock pill in their sleeve so they can kill themselves instantly if captured.
In Catching Fire, the 75th Hunger Games is known by what name?
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The Third Quarter Quell
Every twenty-five years a Quarter Quell adds a cruel twist to the Games. The 75th edition, the third Quell, reaps its tributes from the existing pool of victors, which drags Katniss and Peeta back into the arena.
The arena for the Third Quarter Quell is a giant clock, with a different horror such as blood rain or poisonous fog released each hour.
Who is the president of District 13 in Mockingjay?
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Alma Coin
Alma Coin leads the underground state of District 13 and wants to use Katniss as the face of the rebellion. By the end of Mockingjay, Katniss decides Coin is as dangerous as Snow and shoots her instead of him.
Julianne Moore played Coin in the films, with her grey hair and uniform designed to make her look as controlled as the regime she opposes.
In The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which District 12 tribute does the young Coriolanus Snow mentor?
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Lucy Gray Baird
Snow, an eighteen-year-old Capitol student, is assigned Lucy Gray Baird, a singer from the travelling Covey, as his tribute in the 10th Hunger Games. Their relationship twists him into the tyrant of the trilogy.
Lucy Gray writes The Hanging Tree, the song Katniss sings sixty-four years later without knowing where it came from.
Which actor played the young Coriolanus Snow in the 2023 film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
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Tom Blyth
Tom Blyth starred as Snow opposite Rachel Zegler's Lucy Gray Baird in the prequel, released in November 2023. Josh Andrés Rivera played his classmate Sejanus Plinth and Viola Davis played head Gamemaker Dr. Gaul.
Donald Sutherland, who played the older Snow in the original films, had personally lobbied for the role after reading the first book.
The 2025 prequel Sunrise on the Reaping follows Haymitch Abernathy through which Hunger Games?
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The 50th
Sunrise on the Reaping, published in March 2025, tells the story of the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell, in which each district was forced to send twice the usual number of tributes. Haymitch is sixteen.
The film adaptation is scheduled for November 2026, with Joseph Zada cast as the young Haymitch.
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Suzanne Collins says the idea for The Hunger Games came from flicking between reality TV and news footage of the Iraq war. The trilogy has sold more than 100 million copies, the four films starring Jennifer Lawrence earned nearly three billion dollars, and two prequels have since taken fans back to the 10th and 50th Games.
These 15 questions begin with the names every reader knows, then move through the arena rules, the Quarter Quell, District 13 and the prequel casts. It is pitched at fans of the books and films alike, so you can score well either way, though the last few questions reward readers who kept up with the newest releases.
You will find 15 multiple choice questions here, each with four options. Difficulty: Medium. Most people finish in about 6 minutes, and every answer comes with a short explanation and one extra fact worth keeping.
How to play
Read the question and pick one of the four answers. The correct answer is revealed straight away with a short explanation, then press Next question to keep going. At the end you get your score out of 15 and a full review of your round. Play again any time and the questions arrive in a fresh order. There is no timer and no account.
Good to know before you play
In what order should I read the Hunger Games books?
Most fans read the original trilogy first, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, then the prequels The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping, which are set 64 and 24 years earlier.
Does this quiz include the Hunger Games films?
Yes. Several questions touch on the casting and the film versions, but every answer is also correct in the books, so readers who skipped the movies will not be caught out.
What is Sunrise on the Reaping about?
Published in March 2025, it follows a teenage Haymitch Abernathy through the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell, which doubled the number of tributes.
Answer key: all 15 questions with explanations
- Who wrote The Hunger Games trilogy?
Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins published The Hunger Games in 2008, followed by Catching Fire in 2009 and Mockingjay in 2010. She had previously written the Underland Chronicles and worked as a television writer for children's shows. Collins also co-wrote the screenplay for the first film, which opened in March 2012 and became one of the biggest openings for a non-sequel at the time. - Which part of Panem does Katniss Everdeen call home?
District 12 Katniss lives in the Seam, the poorest part of District 12, the coal mining district in what was once Appalachia. Her father died in a mine explosion, leaving her to feed the family by hunting illegally. District 12 had produced only two victors before Katniss and Peeta, and only one of them, Haymitch, was still alive. - Katniss volunteers as tribute to take the place of which person at the reaping?
Her sister Prim Twelve-year-old Primrose Everdeen has her name drawn in her first reaping, despite the odds being heavily in her favour. Katniss volunteers in her place, the first volunteer District 12 has seen in decades. Prim's cat Buttercup, which Katniss once tried to drown, becomes an unlikely survivor of the whole trilogy. - What is the name of the nation, built on the ruins of North America, where the Hunger Games take place?
Panem Panem consists of the wealthy Capitol and its twelve surviving districts, each forced to send two tributes a year as punishment for a failed rebellion. The name comes from the Latin phrase panem et circenses, bread and circuses. District 13, officially destroyed in the rebellion, is revealed in Mockingjay to have survived underground and built its own army. - Which actress played Katniss Everdeen in the four Hunger Games films?
Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence won the role in 2011 after her Oscar nominated turn in Winter's Bone, and played Katniss across all four films from 2012 to 2015. She later said the series made her a household name overnight. Lawrence recorded the version of The Hanging Tree used in Mockingjay Part 1, and it reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. - What trade does Peeta Mellark's family practise in District 12?
Baking Peeta is the baker's son, and his skill with icing cakes translates into the camouflage painting that keeps him alive in the arena. Years earlier he deliberately burned two loaves so he could give them to a starving Katniss. Peeta's wrestling background, second best in his school, is what Haymitch tells him to lean on in training. - How many tributes compete in a standard Hunger Games?
24 Each of the twelve districts sends one boy and one girl aged between 12 and 18, so twenty-four tributes enter the arena and only one is meant to come out. The Capitol frames it as an honour. Katniss and Peeta's threat to eat poison berries forces the Gamemakers to allow two victors for the first time, which humiliates the Capitol. - Which actor played Haymitch Abernathy, the drunken mentor from District 12, in the films?
Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson played Haymitch in all four films, from his first appearance falling off the train stage to his final scenes in District 12. Stanley Tucci played host Caesar Flickerman and Hoffman played Plutarch Heavensbee. Philip Seymour Hoffman died during production of Mockingjay, and the filmmakers rewrote one of his scenes as a letter read by Haymitch. - Which part of Panem is home to Rue, the young tribute Katniss allies with in the first Games?
District 11 Twelve-year-old Rue is from District 11, the agricultural district, where she worked in the orchards and learned to leap between treetops. Her death and Katniss's funeral flowers for her spark the first unrest in the districts. Rue's four note mockingjay whistle, used to signal the end of the working day in District 11, becomes a recurring motif in the films. - What are the poisonous berries Katniss and Peeta threaten to eat at the end of the first Hunger Games?
Nightlock Nightlock berries kill within a minute. When the Gamemakers revoke the two victors rule, Katniss hands Peeta a fistful and they count down together, forcing the Capitol to stop them rather than lose both victors. In Mockingjay, rebel soldiers carry a nightlock pill in their sleeve so they can kill themselves instantly if captured. - In Catching Fire, the 75th Hunger Games is known by what name?
The Third Quarter Quell Every twenty-five years a Quarter Quell adds a cruel twist to the Games. The 75th edition, the third Quell, reaps its tributes from the existing pool of victors, which drags Katniss and Peeta back into the arena. The arena for the Third Quarter Quell is a giant clock, with a different horror such as blood rain or poisonous fog released each hour. - Who is the president of District 13 in Mockingjay?
Alma Coin Alma Coin leads the underground state of District 13 and wants to use Katniss as the face of the rebellion. By the end of Mockingjay, Katniss decides Coin is as dangerous as Snow and shoots her instead of him. Julianne Moore played Coin in the films, with her grey hair and uniform designed to make her look as controlled as the regime she opposes. - In The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which District 12 tribute does the young Coriolanus Snow mentor?
Lucy Gray Baird Snow, an eighteen-year-old Capitol student, is assigned Lucy Gray Baird, a singer from the travelling Covey, as his tribute in the 10th Hunger Games. Their relationship twists him into the tyrant of the trilogy. Lucy Gray writes The Hanging Tree, the song Katniss sings sixty-four years later without knowing where it came from. - Which actor played the young Coriolanus Snow in the 2023 film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?
Tom Blyth Tom Blyth starred as Snow opposite Rachel Zegler's Lucy Gray Baird in the prequel, released in November 2023. Josh Andrés Rivera played his classmate Sejanus Plinth and Viola Davis played head Gamemaker Dr. Gaul. Donald Sutherland, who played the older Snow in the original films, had personally lobbied for the role after reading the first book. - The 2025 prequel Sunrise on the Reaping follows Haymitch Abernathy through which Hunger Games?
The 50th Sunrise on the Reaping, published in March 2025, tells the story of the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell, in which each district was forced to send twice the usual number of tributes. Haymitch is sixteen. The film adaptation is scheduled for November 2026, with Joseph Zada cast as the young Haymitch.
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