Hunger Games Jeopardy

Round OneCharacters Themes & Symbols

Setting Events The Capitol

10 10 10 10 10

20 20 20 20 20

30 30 30 30 30

40 40 40 40 40

50 50 50 50 50

Characters – 10 points

She has to fend for her family in order to survive.

A: Katniss Everdeen

Characters – 20 points

He is the District 12 mentor.

A: Haymitch Abernathy

Characters – 30 points

Her name was called at the District 12 Reaping.

A: Primrose Everdeen

Characters – 40 points

He taught Katniss how to make snares and traps.

A: Gale Hawthorne

Characters – 50 points

She has pink hair and is from the Capitol.

A: Effie Trinket

Themes & Symbols – 10 points

By giving her two loaves of bread, this character gave Katniss and her family the chance to live &

survive.A: Peeta Mellark

Themes & Symbols – 20 points

We think of this as a weed and a nuisance; to Katniss, it

represented survival & hope.

A: Dandelion

Themes & Symbols – 30 points

What do the woods symbolize for Katniss and Gale?

survival, rebellion, death, love, friendship, control,

A: survival

Themes & Symbols – 40 points“My father had been killed in the mine accident three months earlier in the bitterest January anyone could

remember. The numbness of his loss had passed, and the pain would hit me out of nowhere, doubling me over, racking my body with sobs.” The mood of the passage above could be best described as _______________.

Irritated, hopeful, humorous, tragic, indulgent, iridescent A: tragic

Themes & Symbols – 50 pointsAs Katniss leaves her private session with the Gamemakers, she says, “Thank you for your consideration.” This statement shows

that Katniss

feels anger and contempt towards the Gamemakerswants to show appreciation and towards the Gamemakershas been raised to use good mannersfeels inferior to the Gamemakers

A: feels anger

Setting – 10 points

The country in which The Hunger Games takes place.

A: Panem

Setting – 20 points

This is Katniss’s neighborhood.

A: The Seam

Setting – 30 points

The Capitol is set in this mountain range.

A: Rocky Mountains

Setting – 40 points

Katniss grew up in this mountain range.

A: Appalachain Mountains

Setting – 50 points

This is where you can go to sell the squirrels you shot

illegally in the woods.

A: The Hob

Events – 10 points

This yearly event decides who will participate in the Hunger

Games.

A: The reaping

Events – 20 points

Katniss & Peeta wore black unitards with capes and head pieces that looked like they were on fire at this event.

A: Opening Ceremony for the Hunger Games

Events – 30 points

Why does Katniss refuse to show any emotion when she takes Prim’s place at

the arena?

A: It would be a sign of weakness.

Events – 40 points

What is the significance of Madge coming to see and say goodbye to Katniss?

A: How Madge and Katniss are friends

Events – 50 points

One of the reasons scoring a high score in your private Gamemakers session is

important is to gain sponsors. The other reason is this.

A: For betting odds for the district and Capitol citizens who will be betting (or

not betting) on you

The Capitol – 10 points

How do Katniss and Peeta travel to the Capitol?

A: train

The Capitol – 20 points

The capitol is what type of society?

A: Utopian

The Capitol – 30 points

If you are a traitor to the Capitol, you may end up as one of these.

A: Avox

The Capitol – 40 points

This Capitol designed thing back-fired on the Capitol, so

they were left to die. However, they instead mated with

mockingbirds to form a new species.

A: Jabberjay (NOT mockingjay)

The Capitol – 50 points

These are Capitol-made things that may look like a similar species, but they’ve been altered to have menacing attributes. (Do not want a

specific species, just the overall word used to describe any of them.)

A: Muttations (or mutts)

Answers - Round One

Characters

10: Katniss Everdeen

20: Haymitch Abernathy

30: Primrose Everdeen

40: Gale Hawthorne

50: Effie Trinket

Themes & Symbols

10: Peeta Mellark

20: dandelion

30: Desensitization (or desensitized)

40: Nightlock poisonous berries

50: District 11 (learned from Rue)

Setting

10: Panem

20: the Seam

30: Rocky mountains

40: Appalachian mountains

50: the Hob

Events

10: the Reaping

20: the Opening Ceremony (on the streets of the Capitol)

30: her left ear

40: when she bought Prim her goat, Lady

50: For betting odds--so the citizens of the Capitol and in the districts get odds for betting purposes.

The Capitol

10: “Muttations” (Mutts for short)

20: an Avox

30: President Snow

40: jabber jay (NOT mockingjay!)

50: Octavia, Flavius, and Venia