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50 free Josh Hutcherson trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Josh Hutcherson went from a Kroger commercial in Kentucky to Peeta Mellark in the biggest young-adult franchise of its decade, then weathered a career stall before Five Nights at Freddy's and a viral Flo Rida fan edit brought him back. These Josh Hutcherson trivia questions cover the child-actor years, The Hunger Games, the indie stretch, Future Man and the resurgence. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01In which state was Josh Hutcherson born?
Kentucky
He was born in Union in 1992 and holds a commission as a Kentucky Colonel.
Q 02Which role did Hutcherson play in The Hunger Games films?
Peeta Mellark
Lionsgate announced the casting on April 4, 2011, when he was 18.
Q 03What was Hutcherson's 2007 breakthrough film as a child actor?
Bridge to Terabithia
He admitted he had not read the novel before being cast as Jesse Aarons.
Q 04In which country was his 2007 breakthrough film shot?
New Zealand
The shoot lasted three and a half months, and he remembered beaches and forests everywhere.
Q 05Which grocery chain's commercial was his only acting experience before moving to Los Angeles?
Kroger
The other credit was a Vacation Bible School training film; he found an agent through the yellow pages at age eight.
Q 06Hutcherson's father worked as an analyst for which federal agency?
The EPA
His mother, a former Delta Air Lines employee, now helps run his career.
Q 07What is the name of Hutcherson's younger brother, who co-starred in Little Manhattan?
Connor
Connor was born in 1996; the two are the only children of Michelle and Chris Hutcherson.
Q 08Which endurance event did he complete at age 13?
A triathlon
He played soccer at Ryle High School during his one semester there and stayed a sports enthusiast.
Q 09In his first feature film, American Splendor, he played a boy dressed as whom?
Robin
The film won the grand jury prize at Sundance.
Q 10In The Polar Express, his motion-capture performance created which character?
Young Hero Boy
Tom Hanks starred in the 2004 film, which drew mixed reviews.
Q 11Which character did he voice in the English dub of Howl's Moving Castle?
Markl
He recorded all his lines in about eight consecutive hours, alongside Christian Bale and Billy Crystal.
Q 12Which director made Zathura: A Space Adventure, his 2005 lead role?
Jon Favreau
He loved the stunts and effects, and the role won him his first Young Artist Award.
Q 13Whose son did he play in the 2006 comedy RV?
Robin Williams'
He said he struggled to concentrate because he was constantly laughing at the star's antics between takes.
Q 21Which celebrity trainer put him through five hour-long workouts a week before Catching Fire?
Bobby Strom
Catching Fire took $420 million in North America, his biggest box-office hit.
Q 22Which sketch show did he host the day after Catching Fire opened in 2013?
Saturday Night Live
Reviews were lukewarm; GQ said the night 'didn't necessarily disappoint' but 'didn't dazzle'.
Q 23Which Hunger Games film was split into two parts released in 2014 and 2015?
Mockingjay
He was nervous about the role's turn because he had 'never gone crazy before in a movie'.
Q 14Which actor played his uncle in Journey to the Center of the Earth?
Brendan Fraser
The 3D film sent his character Sean to Iceland; Dwayne Johnson took over as stepfather in the 2012 sequel.
Q 15In which 2010 film did he play the son of a couple portrayed by Annette Bening and Julianne Moore?
The Kids Are All Right
The film won the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy and was nominated for Best Picture.
Q 16Which superhero role did he lose out on shortly before landing The Hunger Games?
Spider-Man
He called the rejection heartbreaking as a teenager, then said The Hunger Games 'came out of nowhere'.
Q 17How much weight did he gain to prepare for The Hunger Games?
15 pounds
He also had to bleach his hair blond for the part.
Q 18What injury did he suffer while play-fighting with Jennifer Lawrence on set?
A concussion
She kicked him in the head and knocked him unconscious; he was known for pranks on set.
Q 19On what date was the first Hunger Games film released?
March 23, 2012
It became one of the highest-grossing films of the year and won him the MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance.
Q 20Which character did he voice in the 2013 animated film Epic?
Nod
Outside The Hunger Games it remains his most commercially successful film.
Q 24Which drug lord's name is in the title of the 2015 thriller he starred in and executive-produced?
Pablo Escobar
He helped first-time director Andrea Di Stefano with casting and blocking shots on Escobar: Paradise Lost.
Q 25What was the title of his 2017 directorial debut short film?
Ape
He also directed music videos for West Coast Massive and Foster the People during his post-franchise lull.
Q 26Which actor-director cast him in In Dubious Battle and The Disaster Artist?
James Franco
He had supporting roles in three Franco films in a short span, including the unreleased The Long Home.
Q 27Which science fiction comedy series did he star in from 2017 to 2020?
Future Man
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg produced it, and it ran three seasons on Hulu.
Q 28On which streaming service did that 2017 comedy series air?
Hulu
The show concluded in 2020 after three seasons.
Q 29Which Netflix anime featured him as the voice of Shinjiro Hayata?
Ultraman
He voiced the lead from 2019 to 2023.
Q 30Which Hemingway novel did he appear in an adaptation of in 2022?
Across the River and Into the Trees
The next year he starred opposite Morgan Freeman in the thriller 57 Seconds.