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A " 300" Trivia Quiz

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  • Question 1

    What is the historical time frame of the Battle of Thermoplyae?

  • Question 2

    What is significant about the 300 Spartans that went with Leonidas to the Hot Gates??

  • Question 3

    How many Greek Soldiers were actually at Thermopylae?

  • Question 4

    What percentage of Spartans actually died at the battle of Thermopylae?

  • Question 5

    When did Leonidas actually die?

  • Question 6

    What is a more accurate number by contemporary historians as to the size of the Persian army, in infantry, that was held up at the Hot Gates? (Mountain pass at Thermopylae)

  • Question 7

    Who was the other Spartan King during Leonidas's reign (Sparta had a dual monarchy), that had been exiled and was actually Xerxes' personal advisor in the campaign against Greece?

  • Question 8

    What was the name of Xerxes' Commanding General and royal cousin?

  • Question 9

    At the end of the movie the battle of Platea is beginning, who actually led that battle?

  • Question 10

    How many Persians were actually killed during the three days of battle?

  • Question 11

    How was Leonidas's body treated by the Persians?

  • Question 12

    Who was guarding the "secret" goat pass that led around behind the allied Greek army?

  • Question 13

    Ephialtes, the traitor, was not a deformed Spartan, but from the small city state of Malis who name means, _________ in Greek?

  • Question 14

    In the movie, The quote of Leonidas saying "Tonight! We dine in hell!" was actually said, although slightly paraphrased.

  • Question 15

    One of the Spartans really is reported to have said "then we will fight in the shade" when told the Persian arrows would blot out the sun?

  • Question 16

    "Come back with your shield, or on it." is a paraphrase of a famous remark that Spartan women would tell the warriors going to battle.

  • Question 17

    While the battle's third day at the Hot Gates in the movie ends with the Spartans in a sort of dome of shields and few Persians dieing, what actually happened?

  • Question 18

    Leonidas actually told Xerxes that before the battle was over, taht he (Xerxes) would bleed.

  • Question 19

    Is there any more beautiful of a military sacrifice in history than this?

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