Katniss Everdeen, Peeta, Haymitch, the Capitol and the 12 districts of Panem. 10 questions on Suzanne Collins' dystopian trilogy.
10 questions on the Hunger Games saga: books, films, characters, districts and the secrets of Panem.
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The Hunger Games is a dystopian trilogy by Suzanne Collins, published between 2008 and 2010. Set in Panem, a post-apocalyptic nation built on the ruins of North America, the story follows Katniss Everdeen, a hunter from the impoverished District 12 who becomes the reluctant symbol of a rebellion against the ruling Capitol.
The film adaptations starring Jennifer Lawrence ran from 2012 to 2015. A prequel novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020), and its 2023 film expanded the universe around a young President Snow.
All ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games, published in 2008, and adapted for the screen in 2012.
Correct answer: Josh Hutcherson
Josh Hutcherson, who gets a lot of practice in the art of camouflage.
Correct answer: Primrose
Primrose, or Prim, and everything begins with her name being drawn.
Correct answer: Colourful and overdone
Colourful and overdone, in the wildest fashions the Capitol has to offer.
Correct answer: Coal mining
Coal mining, and its citizens are among the poorest in Panem.
Correct answer: May the odds be ever in your favour
May the odds be ever in your favour, and they usually are not.
Correct answer: Mockingjay
Mockingjay, from 2010, split into two films.
Correct answer: Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland, with a smile as frightening as his roses.
Correct answer: White rose
White rose, whose scent hides the smell of blood in his mouth.
Correct answer: A mockingjay
A mockingjay, in front of the whole country. Cinna pays dearly for it.
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Correct answer: Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins wrote the Hunger Games trilogy: The Hunger Games (2008), Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2010). The idea came to her while channel-surfing between a reality TV competition and war coverage, the collision of entertainment and real conflict. The series has sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
Correct answer: District 12
District 12 specialises in coal mining and is one of Panem's poorest districts, located in what was once the Appalachian region. Unlike Districts 1 and 2, which train their Tributes to win, District 12 rarely wins: Haymitch Abernathy was its only living victor before Katniss and Peeta.
Correct answer: Panem
Panem is the fictional nation built on the ruins of the United States after natural disasters and civil war. Its name comes from the Latin phrase 'panem et circenses' (bread and circuses), referring to the strategy of keeping the population submissive through food and entertainment, a direct comment on the nature of the Hunger Games themselves.
Correct answer: Haymitch Abernathy
Haymitch Abernathy was the only living victor from District 12 before Katniss and Peeta, having won the 50th Hunger Games. Traumatised and alcoholic, he is initially unreliable, but his understanding of Capitol politics proves invaluable. Woody Harrelson plays the role in the films.
Correct answer: Peeta
Peeta Mellark is the baker's son from District 12 and Katniss's co-tribute. He has been in love with her since childhood. His ability to win public sympathy through speeches and appearance becomes a key strategic advantage for their survival. The role is played by Josh Hutcherson.
Correct answer: Cinna
Cinna is Katniss's stylist, played by Lenny Kravitz in the films. He designs the opening ceremony outfit that appears to burst into flames, earning Katniss the nickname 'The Girl on Fire.' He is one of Katniss's most important allies, and his fate in the second book is one of the saga's most emotionally resonant moments.
Correct answer: The mockingjay
The Mockingjay is a fictional bird bred from genetically modified jabberjays and ordinary mockingbirds. It becomes the symbol of the resistance against the Capitol, especially after Katniss wears a brooch bearing its image. The third book is titled Mockingjay in the original English edition.
Correct answer: President Snow
President Coriolanus Snow rules Panem with an iron fist and is played by Donald Sutherland in the films. He is known for his signature scent of roses (masking the smell of blood) and for giving white roses as sinister gifts. The prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020), explores his rise to power as a young man.
Correct answer: Bow and arrow
Katniss is an expert archer, a skill she developed hunting illegally in the forests beyond District 12's fences to feed her family after her father's death. This mastery of the bow both saves her life during the Games and makes her a visually powerful symbol of the rebellion.
Correct answer: 12
Panem officially has 12 districts at the time of the story, with District 13 believed to have been destroyed by the Capitol after the first rebellion. In reality, District 13 survived underground and plays a central role in the third book, Mockingjay.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Twice as many tributes
Twice as many tributes, 48 in all, for the Second Quarter Quell.
Correct answer: An axe
An axe, as District 7 specialises in lumber.
Correct answer: Wiress and Beetee
Wiress and Beetee, who work out the clock arena in Catching Fire.
Correct answer: Theseus and the Minotaur
Theseus and the Minotaur, in which Athens has to send its young people to Crete as tribute.
Correct answer: Tom Blyth
Tom Blyth, opposite Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird.
Correct answer: Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali, in the years before his two Oscars.
Correct answer: Parachute bombs
Parachute bombs outside the President's mansion, a plan linked to Gale's own designs.
Correct answer: President Coin
President Coin, after she suggests one last Hunger Games using Capitol children.
Correct answer: Foxface
Foxface, cleverly stealing food, until she steals the berries Peeta gathered.
Correct answer: Mutated wasps
Mutated wasps, whose venom causes hallucinations and worse. Katniss drops a nest onto the Careers.