Q 01/05

Who directed the 2000 film Gladiator?

A) Ridley Scott

B) Oliver Stone

C) Michael Mann

D) Wolfgang Petersen

Answer · why

A) Ridley Scott

He agreed to direct after producers showed him a single 19th-century painting of the arena, reportedly saying he did not care that he knew nothing abo...

Q 02/05

What is the full name of Russell Crowe's character in Gladiator?

A) Maximus Aurelius Verus

B) Maximus Decimus Meridius

C) Maximus Cassius Quintus

D) Maximus Livius Severus

Answer · why

B) Maximus Decimus Meridius

The character is fictional, though he loosely resembles a real general who was a friend of the emperor, and Spartacus.

Q 03/05

Which actor played the emperor Commodus in Gladiator?

A) Jude Law

B) Christian Bale

C) Joaquin Phoenix

D) Ewan McGregor

Answer · why

C) Joaquin Phoenix

He used a clipped British accent to signal aristocratic Roman status, and later earned an Oscar nomination for the role.

Q 04/05

Connie Nielsen played which character, the sister of Commodus?

A) Livia

B) Faustina

C) Octavia

D) Lucilla

Answer · why

D) Lucilla

The real Lucilla was implicated in a plot to assassinate her brother in AD 182 and was exiled to Capri, then executed.

Q 05/05

Oliver Reed died before finishing his scenes in Gladiator. How were his remaining shots completed?

A) A body double with his face digitally attached

B) A stand-in filmed only from behind

C) An entirely recast supporting actor

D) Unused rehearsal footage from Morocco

Answer · why

A) A body double with his face digitally attached

His character was originally meant to survive; after his death the script was changed so that the trainer dies fighting the Praetorians, and the film ...