A - Allies

What Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark need a lot of in the Quarter Quell to stay alive.

B - Berries (Nightlock)

Flashbacks to The Hunger Games during the book about eating the berries.Cause insanity among districts as they are viewed as defiance against the Capitol.Symbol of a desperate girl trying to save her lover.

C - Cornucopia

Essential to every Hunger Games.Contains all of the supplies and weapons in the arena.Generally golden in color and very large.On an island in the 75th Games.

D - Darius

Peacekeeper in District 12.Frequents the Hob for Greasy Sae’s soup and stew.Is beaten and turned into an Avox for Katniss and Peeta.

E - Effie Trinket

District 12’s escort to the Capitol for the Games.Reads names of chosen tributes.Best known for her pink hair, flamboyancy, and overall perkiness.

F - Food

A scarcity in District 12Abundant in the CapitolDescribed in great detail by Suzanne Collins for the most part. Some food isn’t described.

G - Gale Hawthorne

Best friend of Katniss since childhood.Hunting partner of Katniss in the forest outside 12.Could-be lover of Katniss as he has kissed her before.Rescuer of Katniss from Quarter Quell.

H - Haymitch Abernathy

District 12 Mentor of Katniss and Peeta.District drunkard as he is almost always drunk.Supplied white liquor by Katniss before Games.Helps Gale rescue Katniss and others.Victor of 50th Hunger Games, Second Quarter Quell.

I - Infection

Could come from scratching wounds left by poisonous fog.

J - Jabberjay

Capitol muttations for spying.Mated with mockingbirds to make Mockingjays.Can repeat all human sounds like conversations.Used as a torture device in the 4-5 o’clock zone in Games.

K - Katniss Everdeen

Katniss is the narrator of Catching Fire.She is 17 years old.She is the protagonist and female tribute of District 12. She is an excellent hunter and tremendously resourceful.

L - Love

What everyone in Panem thinks Peeta and Katniss are in.It is an act so they could stay together, they have to keep it up and possibly get married.Katniss is supposedly pregnant during the 75th Hunger Games.Loving each other could get them sponsors.

M - Mockingjay

Jabberjays and mockingbirds mated to create mockingjays.Can only mimic human sounds, not speech.Madge gave Katniss a mockingjay pinUsed as a symbol of the rebellion.Katniss becomes a figural Mockingjay before the Quarter Quell, and the mockingjay figure of the rebels.

N - Nightmares

Katniss and Peeta suffer from nightmares before, during, and after the Games.Very intense recollections of Hunger Games memories, or anything related to them.

O - Octavia

Member of Katniss’s prep team.Is constantly reinventing Katniss from “Beauty Base Zero.”Is always the color of peas, skin coloring is all the rage in the Capitol.Is extremely sad when Katniss has to go back in the Games.

Actress who plays Octavia (Bruce Bundy)

P - Peeta MellarkDistrict 12’s male tribute.Peeta has been in love with Katniss since they were younger.A second main character in Catching Fire.Is captured by the Capitol at the end of the Quarter Quell.

Q - Quarter Quell

The QQ takes place every 25 years and is a “glorified version” of the Games. Haymitch was the winner of the 2nd QQ, which doubled tributes to 48 from 24. Generally has a special twist supposedly written in the Dark Days.

R - Reaping

A day that happens once a year where tributes are picked for Games.12’s is led by Effie Trinket.Happens in every district, except the Capitol. People can volunteer for tribute at any time.

S - Sponsors

Are people who see potential in the players.Provide them with food and sometimes weapons.Capitol people bet on winner.Pool money for meds and emergency items during Games.Generally reside in the Capitol.

T - Training Center

A skyscraper located in the Capitol.Tributes live and train there for the Games. Their mentor, escort, stylist, and prep team stay with them.Each District has its own floor.Underground level is full of training stations.Sponsors and Gamemakers watch Tributes practice.

U - Uprising

Original was in Dark Days with people trying to overthrow the Capitol.Caused by Katniss trying to be brave and protect her and Peeta in the 74th Games.Secondary cause is Cinna (Karniss’s Stylist) turning Katniss into a Mockingjay by altering her wedding dress.Started in District Eight in Catching Fire and spread throughout Panem.

V - Victor’s Village

A separate community, built around a beautiful garden, containing 12 huge houses for 12 possible Victors from District 12.Haymitch has lived there alone for 20+ years.Katniss and Peeta joined him after winning the 74th Hunger Games. Victors’ families live with them and become wealthier than everyone else.

W - Wiress and Beetee

District 3 tributes.Technologically inclined.Nicknamed “Nuts & Volts.”Wiress is about Mrs. Everdeen’s age and is quiet and intellectual.Beetee is older, somewhat fidgety, and wears glasses. He loves the wire he invented.

Actors for Wiress and Beetee

X - Xanadu

An allusion to the Capitol of Panem.Xanadu means “a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment.”The Capitol is very luxurious and beautiful in a twisted way. The people are very content in the Capitol.The Capitol is creepy beautiful.

Y - Yearn

All Tributes yearn to leave the Games and to not be in the Games.The citizens of 12 yearn for food everyday. So do several other districts.Pres. Snow yearned for Katniss to control the uprising among the Districts.

Z - Zone

The Districts of Panem including the capitol are zones.Each one is different.Each one produces something different than the other ones.Poorest are the outermost lying ones, while the richer Districts are close to the Capitol.