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50 free Artemis Fowl trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Eoin Colfer pitched the first book as 'Die Hard with fairies': a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind kidnaps an elf and holds her for a ton of gold. Eight books, a twin spin-off and a notorious Disney+ film later, the series has sold more than 21 million copies. These Artemis Fowl trivia questions cover the plots, the People, the LEP, the villains, the author and the adaptations. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01Who wrote the Artemis Fowl books?
Eoin Colfer
He was a primary school teacher in Wexford before the series made him a full-time writer.
Q 02How did the author famously pitch the first book?
'Die Hard with fairies'
Holly Short was based on John McClane and Holly Gennero, and Artemis on Hans Gruber.
Q 03How old is Artemis in the first book?
Twelve
He claims to have the highest IQ ever tested in Europe, but no coordination or athletic ability.
Q 04Which elf does Artemis kidnap in the first book?
Holly Short
She is the first female officer in the LEP's reconnaissance division, LEPrecon.
Q 05What ransom does Artemis demand for the kidnapped elf?
A ton of gold
He keeps half the gold and spends his one wish on curing his mother's madness.
Q 06What does LEP stand for?
Lower Elements Police
Its reconnaissance branch is LEPrecon, a pun the humans got wrong for centuries.
Q 07What is the first name of Artemis's bodyguard, known only to Artemis and his sister?
Domovoi
He is the third-best martial artist on the planet, behind a Pacific island monk and his own uncle.
Q 08What is the name of Butler's younger sister?
Juliet
She appears in most of the books and is possessed by a fairy warrior spirit in the finale.
Q 09What kind of creature is Foaly, the LEP's technical genius?
A centaur
He wears a foil hat to block human mind-probing technology and delights in annoying Commander Root.
Q 10What kind of fairy is the villain Opal Koboi?
Pixie
She built Koboi Laboratories to crush her father's company and hates Foaly for beating her in a college science contest.
Q 11What kind of fairy is the kleptomaniac Mulch Diggums?
A dwarf
Stealing from humans cost him his magic, but he kept enough of the gift of tongues to speak 'American dog'.
Q 12What nickname does Commander Root's ruddy face earn him?
Beetroot
He hates being called Julius, especially by Foaly.
Q 13In which book is Commander Root killed?
The Opal Deception
Koboi kills him with a bomb and frames Holly for it.
Q 14Where does Artemis obtain the fairies' holy book from an alcoholic sprite?
Q 21What is the C Cube that Jon Spiro steals in the third book?
A handheld supercomputer
Artemis built it from fairy technology left over from the siege of Fowl Manor.
Q 22Where does Artemis put the dying Butler in a desperate attempt at cryonic preservation?
A fish freezer
Holly's healing brings him back, but the process leaves his body older than it should be.
Q 23What condition does Holly impose for helping recover the C Cube?
Artemis and his allies are mind-wiped
Artemis slips Mulch a disc disguised as a medallion so his memories can be restored later.
Ho Chi Minh City
He decodes the Gnommish text with translation software and learns how fairies restore their magic.
Q 15What must a fairy plant to replenish magic in the ritual Artemis decodes?
An acorn from an ancient oak
It must be taken near a river bend under a full moon; Artemis staked out 129 possible sites.
Q 16In what language is the Book of the People written?
Gnommish
Mulch claims all tongues trace back to it, which is why he retains the gift of tongues.
Q 17What does Commander Root use to lay siege to Fowl Manor in the first book?
A time-stop
Artemis claims he can escape it, and he does, by sleeping through it under sedation.
Q 18Which creature does Cudgeon release into Fowl Manor to force Artemis's hand?
A troll
Holly had captured the same rogue troll on the surface at the start of the book.
Q 19Who is holding Artemis's father captive in the second book?
The Russian Mafia
The LEP first suspects Artemis of organising the B'wa Kell goblin rebellion before they team up.
Q 20What is the name of the goblin gang that rises up in the second book?
The B'wa Kell
They are armed and manipulated by Koboi and the disgraced officer Briar Cudgeon.
Q 24Which environmentalist does Koboi mesmerise into thinking she is his daughter?
Giovanni Zito
She poses as 'Belinda' and gets him to drill a probe toward the fairy city of Haven.
Q 25What is the name of the demon island stuck in Limbo in the fifth book?
Hybras
The demons sent themselves out of time after the Battle of Taillte, and the spell is crumbling.
Q 26Which child prodigy kidnaps the demon warlock N°1 hoping to win a Nobel Prize?
Minerva Paradizo
She switches sides after her own security guard, Billy Kong, turns on her.
Q 27After the fifth book, Artemis and Holly have swapped what?
Eyes
He ends up with one blue eye and one hazel, a side effect of the journey through time and space.
Q 28What illness strikes Angeline Fowl in the sixth book?
Spelltropy
The only cure is the brain fluid of a silky sifaka lemur, the last of which Artemis sold at age 10.
Q 29Which animal's brain fluid is the cure Artemis must retrieve from his own past?
A silky sifaka lemur
His ten-year-old self sold it to the Extinctionists, led by Damon Kronski, to fund the search for his father.
Q 30What is the name of Artemis's alter ego brought on by Atlantis Complex?
Orion
In Greek myth Orion is the enemy of Artemis; the condition mixes OCD, paranoia and multiple personalities.