Spartacus Quiz Questions
1. Which actor played the titular role of Spartacus?
(a) Charlton Heston
(b) Kirk Douglas
(c) Russell Crowe
(d) Peter O’Toole
2. What was the primary conflict depicted in the film?
(a) A love story between a Roman soldier and a slave
(b) A gladiator’s rebellion against Roman slavery
(c) A political struggle for power within the Roman Senate
(d) A religious conflict between Christians and pagans
3. Who played the Roman general, Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) Laurence Olivier
(b) Anthony Hopkins
(c) Richard Burton
(d) Peter Ustinov
4. What was the name of Spartacus’s closest companion and fellow gladiator?
(a) Crixus
(b) Varinius
(c) Draba
(d) Antoninus
5. Which famous line was spoken by numerous gladiators during their crucifixion?
(a) “I am Spartacus!”
(b) “Rome will fall!”
(c) “Freedom or death!”
(d) “Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!”
6. What was the primary weapon used by Spartacus and his fellow gladiators?
(a) Swords
(b) Spears
(c) Nets and tridents
(d) Bows and arrows
7. Where did the slave revolt primarily take place?
(a) Rome
(b) Gaul
(c) Carthage
(d) Greece
8. Who played the slave trader Batiatus?
(a) Charles Laughton
(b) Peter Ustinov
(c) John Gielgud
(d) Woody Strode
9. What was the fate of Spartacus at the end of the film?
(a) He escapes to freedom
(b) He is captured and crucified
(c) He is killed in battle
(d) He is pardoned by Crassus
10. Which historical figure, though not accurately portrayed, makes a brief appearance in the film?
(a) Julius Caesar
(b) Pompey the Great
(c) Cleopatra
(d) Marc Antony
11. What was the name of Spartacus’s wife?
(a) Valeria
(b) Varinia
(c) Vibia
(d) Ligia
12. Who composed the film’s score?
(a) Alex North
(b) Ennio Morricone
(c) Jerry Goldsmith
(d) Elmer Bernstein
13. Which actor played the role of Draba, a fellow gladiator and friend of Spartacus?
(a) Charles Laughton
(b) Woody Strode
(c) John Dall
(d) Herbert Lom
14. What was the name of the Roman senator who opposed Crassus’s policies?
(a) Gracchus
(b) Fulvius
(c) Lentulus
(d) Varinius
15. Which actor played the role of Gracchus?
(a) Charles Laughton
(b) John Gielgud
(c) Peter Ustinov
(d) Laurence Olivier
16. What was the name of the Roman general who led the final battle against Spartacus?
(a) Crassus
(b) Varinius
(c) Fulvius
(d) Lentulus
19. Where did the final battle between Spartacus and the Roman army take place?
(a) The Appian Way
(b) Mount Vesuvius
(c) The Sele River
(d) The Battle of Philippi
20. Which actor played the role of the Roman praetor Varinius?
(a) Jean Simmons
(b) John Gielgud
(c) Peter Ustinov
(d) Laurence Olivier
21. What was the name of the Roman general who was defeated by Spartacus in battle?
(a) Crassus
(b) Varinius
(c) Fulvius
(d) Lentulus
22. Which actor played the role of the Roman senator Lentulus?
(a) Charles Laughton
(b) John Gielgud
(c) Peter Ustinov
(d) Laurence Olivier
23. What was the name of the Roman senator who was spared by Spartacus?
(a) Gracchus
(b) Fulvius
(c) Lentulus
(d) Varinius
24. What was the name of the slave school where Spartacus was trained as a gladiator?
(a) The Ludus Magnus
(b) The House of the Bull
(c) The Colosseum
(d) The Flavian Amphitheatre
25. Who directed the 1960 film “Spartacus”?
(a) Stanley Kubrick
(b) Steven Spielberg
(c) Ridley Scott
(d) Francis Ford Coppola
Spartacus Quiz Questions with Answers
1. Which actor played the titular role of Spartacus?
(b) Kirk Douglas
2. What was the primary conflict depicted in the film?
(b) A gladiator’s rebellion against Roman slavery
3. Who played the Roman general, Marcus Licinius Crassus?
(a) Laurence Olivier
4. What was the name of Spartacus’s closest companion and fellow gladiator?
(d) Antoninus
5. Which famous line was spoken by numerous gladiators during their crucifixion?
(a) “I am Spartacus!”
6. What was the primary weapon used by Spartacus and his fellow gladiators?
(a) Swords
7. Where did the slave revolt primarily take place?
(b) Gaul
8. Who played the slave trader Batiatus?
(b) Peter Ustinov
9. What was the fate of Spartacus at the end of the film?
(b) He is captured and crucified
10. Which historical figure, though not accurately portrayed, makes a brief appearance in the film?
(a) Julius Caesar
11. What was the name of Spartacus’s wife?
(b) Varinia
12. Who composed the film’s score?
(a) Alex North
13. Which actor played the role of Draba, a fellow gladiator and friend of Spartacus?
(b) Woody Strode
14. What was the name of the Roman senator who opposed Crassus’s policies?
(a) Gracchus
15. Which actor played the role of Gracchus?
(a) Charles Laughton
16. What was the name of the Roman general who led the final battle against Spartacus?
(a) Crassus
19. Where did the final battle between Spartacus and the Roman army take place?
(c) The Sele River
20. Which actor played the role of the Roman praetor Varinius?
(a) Jean Simmons
21. What was the name of the Roman general who was defeated by Spartacus in battle?
(a) Crassus
22. Which actor played the role of the Roman senator Lentulus?
(c) Peter Ustinov
23. What was the name of the Roman senator who was spared by Spartacus?
(a) Gracchus
24. What was the name of the slave school where Spartacus was trained as a gladiator?
(a) The Ludus Magnus
25. Who directed the 1960 film “Spartacus”?
(a) Stanley Kubrick
