Daniel Casillas, MPH

Interactive project

Hunger Games SQL playground

Use the guided lessons or write your own read-only SQL query with tribute and arena data. Need syntax help? Open the SQL Field Guide.

Browser SQL session
ARENA SQL · fan-made practice data
New to SQL? Start here
  1. Pick a challenge. Start with Tribute roster or District totals.
  2. Inspect the tables. Open a table name on the left to see its columns.
  3. Load an example. Use one of the four lessons below.
  4. Run it. Press Run query or Ctrl/Command + Enter.
  5. Change one thing. Try a different number, column, or sort direction and run it again.

If you get an error: check table and column spelling, commas, quotation marks, and the semicolon. This playground only accepts read-only SELECT and WITH queries.

BeginnerTribute roster

Show tributes with a training score of 9 or higher, highest first.

ResultsReady to query 20 arena practice records.

No rows to display. Check the message above and revise the query.

Character names are from The Hunger Games. Scores, gifts, events, and points are original practice data; this fan-made SQL exercise is not affiliated with the franchise.