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50 free Jennifer Lawrence trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Jennifer Lawrence was a hyperactive, lonely kid in Louisville who played a Ninevite prostitute in a church play at nine, got spotted on a New York street at fourteen, and dropped out of school to act. Six years later Winter's Bone made her the second-youngest Best Actress nominee; two years after that she was Katniss Everdeen and an Oscar winner at 22. This quiz covers the whole run: the Bill Engvall Show, the Venice award for The Burning Plain, eight hours of blue Mystique makeup, the wall she ran into training for The Hunger Games, the Skype audition for David O. Russell, the Miracle Mop, the fog machine that nearly suffocated her, Passengers and Mother!, the $25 million Netflix comeback, Excellent Cadaver, Die My Love and the record-setting Donostia Award. Fifty questions with four options each and a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for a movie-night quiz.
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Q 01Jennifer Lawrence was born in which city?
Louisville
She was born on August 15, 1990, to a construction company owner and a summer camp manager.
Q 02What is Lawrence's middle name?
Shrader
Her mother's maiden name was Koch; her father Gary owns a construction company.
Q 03Lawrence's mother Karen managed what kind of business?
A summer camp
Between early acting jobs Lawrence worked there as an assistant nurse.
Q 04What was the name of the horse Lawrence owned as a child?
Muffin
She still has an injured tailbone from being thrown from a horse.
Q 05Which sport did Lawrence play on a boys' team coached by her father?
Basketball
She later said she hated team sports entirely.
Q 06Lawrence's first acting role, aged nine, was in a church play based on which book?
Jonah
She played a Ninevite prostitute.
Q 07Lawrence was spotted by a talent scout at 14 while on a family vacation where?
New York
Her mother thought the agents were lying when they called her cold reading the best from someone so young.
Q 08Before acting, Lawrence modelled for which clothing brand, with the photos never released?
Abercrombie & Fitch
She turned down other modelling offers to pursue acting instead.
Q 09Lawrence's first regular TV role was on which TBS sitcom?
The Bill Engvall Show
She played Lauren, the rebellious teenage daughter, and won a Young Artist Award.
Q 10What was Lawrence's 2008 film debut?
Garden Party
She played a troubled teenager named Tiff.
Q 11Lawrence won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at Venice for which film?
The Burning Plain
She played the younger version of Charlize Theron's character.
Q 12In Winter's Bone, Lawrence's character Ree Dolly lives in which mountain range?
Ozarks
She learned to fight, skin squirrels and chop wood for the role.
Q 13Who directed Winter's Bone, Lawrence's breakthrough film?
Debra Granik
The film won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
Q 14Which actress played Mystique before Lawrence took over in X-Men: First Class?
Q 21Lawrence's character in Silver Linings Playbook was named what?
Tiffany Maxwell
She convinced David O. Russell she was not too young via a Skype audition.
Q 22At what age did Lawrence win the Best Actress Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook?
22
It made her the second-youngest winner in the category.
Q 23Which actor played Pat Solitano opposite Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook?
Bradley Cooper
They reunited in American Hustle, Serena and Joy.
Q 24American Hustle was inspired by which real FBI sting operation?
Rebecca Romijn
Lawrence admitted she was intimidated because she admired Romijn.
Q 15How many hours of makeup did Mystique's blue form require in X-Men: First Class?
Eight
Lawrence had to report to set at 2 a.m. for the latex and body paint.
Q 16Who convinced Lawrence to accept the role of Katniss Everdeen?
Her mom
She was a fan of the books but hesitated because of the film's scale.
Q 17Lawrence injured herself while training for The Hunger Games by running into what?
A wall
Her training included archery, climbing and hand-to-hand combat.
Q 18Which Hunger Games film remains Lawrence's highest-grossing?
Catching Fire
Underwater stunts gave her an ear infection and brief hearing loss on that film.
Q 19Lawrence sang lead on which song from the Mockingjay – Part 1 soundtrack?
The Hanging Tree
It charted on multiple international singles charts.
Q 20What nearly suffocated Lawrence while filming a tunnel scene in Mockingjay – Part 2?
A fog machine
A rescue crew had to carry her out.
Abscam
Lawrence did little research and drew on films and TV shows from the 1970s.
Q 25Whose character does Lawrence's Rosalyn kiss in an improvised American Hustle scene?
Amy Adams
The role won her a BAFTA and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.
Q 26What product did Lawrence's character invent in the 2015 biopic Joy?
The Miracle Mop
Press reported a 'screaming match' with Russell during the Boston shoot.
Q 27How much was Lawrence paid to star in Passengers (2016)?
$20 million
She took top billing over co-star Chris Pratt.
Q 28In Passengers, the two main characters wake how many years too early from hibernation?
Ninety
Lawrence later expressed regret over starring in the film.
Q 29Lawrence spent three months rehearsing Mother! in a warehouse in which borough?
Brooklyn
During the shoot she hyperventilated, needed oxygen and dislocated a rib.
Q 30Who directed Mother! and later dated Lawrence?
Darren Aronofsky
They began dating in September 2016 and split in November 2017.