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The Ultimate 300 Quiz | Movies

Leonidas and his 300 Spartans embarked on a journey to their death. To defend their home of Sparta, they had to head off the Persian army.

A multiple-choice quiz by Moose356. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Moose356

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
277,741

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1314

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (9/10), Guest 174 (10/10), Lrgindypants (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Leonidas' wife? Hint

Gorgo

Helen

Madonna

Aphrodite

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the narrator and one-eyed Spartan soldier? Hint

Daxos

Apollo

Lord Farquad

Dilios

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Question 3 of 10

3. What were the elite bodyguards to the King Xerxes called? Hint

The Dark Death

The Immortals

The Hoplites

The Faceless

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did this famous battle take place? Hint

Salamis

Thermopylae

Sparta

Troy

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the Spartan military formation, that Leonidas explained to the the Spartan deformed outcast? Hint

a dead wall

a skirmish

a phalanx

a flank

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the traitorous, deformed, Spartan outcast who led the Persians to the hidden goat path behind the Spartans? Hint

Quasimodo

Ephialtes

Gimli

Arnoldo

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Question 7 of 10

7. The narrator told the story of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans right before they charged at the Battle of______________. Hint

Plataea

Thermopylae

Salamis

Mycale

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Question 8 of 10

8. What remark did Leonidas say to Xerxes, at the end of the first conversation between them? Hint

"... I will kill you and your family!"

"... even a god-king can bleed."

"... your head will hang from my mast!"

"... lay down your weapons and kneel to me."

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who were the corrupt priests who told Leonidas that he could not go to war in respect of the Carneian festival? Hint

the Jesuits

the Trellens

the God Men

the Ephors

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Question 10 of 10

10. Theron, the politician, was proven to be a traitor before the council by what thing? Hint

his tunic

his gold coins

his tattoo

his brang

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Leonidas' wife?

Answer: Gorgo

Queen Gorgo was the daughter of Leonidas' half-brother, Cleomenes I. She, like most Spartan women, was known for her strong will and toughness.

2. Who was the narrator and one-eyed Spartan soldier?

Answer: Dilios

Dilios, whose actual name was Aristodemus, was the only Spartan from the 300 to survive in the movie. In actuality, he was one of the three Spartan soldiers who was dismissed from the battle. Due to his eye injury, he left with his comrade Eurytus. Eurytus, turned back around to help fight in the battle which led him to his death.

3. What were the elite bodyguards to the King Xerxes called?

Answer: The Immortals

The Immortals, in the movie and in history, accounted for most of the 300 Spartans' deaths. The Immortals were the Persians in the movies who wore the silver masks, and killed the first Spartans in the movie.

4. Where did this famous battle take place?

Answer: Thermopylae

The pass of Thermopylae, or the "Hot Gates", was the only way to get to lower Greece. The battle took place in 480 B.C. when the Spartans held them off for three days. The narrow corridor, between the mountains and the sea, made it hard for the Persians to get by the well-trained Spartans.

5. What was the Spartan military formation, that Leonidas explained to the the Spartan deformed outcast?

Answer: a phalanx

The phalanx was one of the most popular military tactics during that time. It was a disciplined wall of soldiers who were armed with either spears and/or pikes. Phalangos, which means finger, is where the word, phalanx, originated.

6. Who was the traitorous, deformed, Spartan outcast who led the Persians to the hidden goat path behind the Spartans?

Answer: Ephialtes

Ephialtes, in the movie, was angered by King Leonidas' reason that he was not allowed to fight in the battle. In anger, he went to King Xerxes and was bribed with wealth and women if he told King Xerxes of the secret pass' location.

7. The narrator told the story of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans right before they charged at the Battle of______________.

Answer: Plataea

Dilios says at the end of the movie "..on this land of Plataea...". To rouse up the troops he tells them the story of Leonidas and the 300 Spartans and boasts of their ability to hold off the mass of Persians at Thermopylae. Where he also comments on the number of Spartans and what terror they will bring to the Persian army.

The Battle of Plataea was the last and final major battle of the Greek and Persian Wars. The Greek alliance won the decisive battle.

8. What remark did Leonidas say to Xerxes, at the end of the first conversation between them?

Answer: "... even a god-king can bleed."

Xerxes tried to bribe Leonidas with glory and riches. Leonidas, in return, turned down the offer, which upset Xerxes. The quote was never actually proven to be said by King Leonidas.

9. Who were the corrupt priests who told Leonidas that he could not go to war in respect of the Carneian festival?

Answer: the Ephors

No Spartan warrior went to battle with out a blessing from the Ephors. Xerxes told the Ephors if they told Leonidas not to go to war that they would receive riches and fresh female oracles.

10. Theron, the politician, was proven to be a traitor before the council by what thing?

Answer: his gold coins

Right after Gorgo killed Theron, she cut open his bag of gold, which scattered all over the court room floor. When one of the coins were picked up it had the face of the Persian King, Xerxes.

Source: Author Moose356

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