Daily Life in Ancient Times: Ancient History Films Trivia
Test your knowledge of daily life in ancient times as depicted in popular historical films.
Questions
In the film "Gladiator", what was the name of the gladiator who fought against Maximus in the Colosseum?
- Commodus
- Tigris
- Juba
- Crixus
In the film "300", what was the name of the Spartan king who led the battle against the Persian army at Thermopylae?
- Leonidas
- Xerxes
- Darius
- Themistocles
In the film "Agora", what was the name of the female astronomer and philosopher who was persecuted for her beliefs in ancient Alexandria?
- Hypatia
- Cleopatra
- Nefertiti
- Hatshepsut
In the film "The Ten Commandments", what was the name of the Egyptian pharaoh who enslaved the Israelites?
- Ramses II
- Akhenaten
- Tutankhamun
- Hatshepsut
In the film "Troy", what was the name of the Trojan prince who fell in love with Helen of Sparta?
- Hector
- Paris
- Agamemnon
- Menelaus
In the film "Ben-Hur", what was the name of the Jewish prince who was falsely accused of treason and sentenced to slavery?
- Judah Ben-Hur
- Messala
- Pontius Pilate
- Tiberius Caesar
In the film "Spartacus", what was the name of the gladiator who led a slave rebellion against the Roman Republic?
- Spartacus
- Crassus
- Julius Caesar
- Pompey the Great
In the film "The Last Samurai", what was the name of the American military advisor who was sent to Japan to train the Imperial Japanese Army?
- Nathan Algren
- Emperor Meiji
- Katsumoto
- Saigo Takamori
In the film "The Lion King", what was the name of the lion cub who was destined to become king of the Pride Lands?
- Simba
- Mufasa
- Scar
- Nala
In the film "Braveheart", what was the name of the Scottish warrior who led the fight for independence against the English?
- William Wallace
- Robert the Bruce
- Edward I of England
- Isabella of France
In the film "The Passion of the Christ", what was the name of the Roman governor of Judea who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus?
- Pontius Pilate
- Herod Antipas
- Caiaphas
- Annas
In the film "The Prince of Egypt", what was the name of the Egyptian prince who was raised as a Hebrew slave and eventually led the Israelites out of Egypt?
- Moses
- Aaron
- Miriam
- Pharaoh Ramses II
In the film "The Ten Commandments", what was the name of the Hebrew prophet who received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai?
- Moses
- Aaron
- Miriam
- Joshua
In the film "The Last Emperor", what was the name of the last emperor of China, who was overthrown in 1912?
- Puyi
- Cixi
- Guangxu
- Sun Yat-sen
In the film "The King's Speech", what was the name of the British king who struggled with a speech impediment?
- George VI
- Edward VIII
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Winston Churchill