Who Won Free Tickets to See Gladiator II?
Find out below and see the correct answers to our movie quiz
Movie poster courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Who Won Free Tickets to See Gladiator II?
Find out below and see the correct answers to our movie quiz
Earlier today, BU Today challenged you to put your Gladiator II knowledge to the test, publishing a trivia contest to mark the film’s release. Everyone who answered all the questions correctly by noon was entered into a drawing for two free tickets to a 7:30 pm showing tonight, November 27, at AMC Boston Common, and the results are in.
Congratulations to Samantha Germano (SHA’23,’26), assistant director of alumni initiatives at Questrom School of Business! We’ll send details by phone. Enjoy the movie.
Find the correct answers to the quiz below. If you didn’t win this time, don’t worry—we’ll have more trivia contests in the future.
1. The film shows the gladiators staging sea battles in the Colosseum. What is this form of ancient theater called?
Naumachia
2. What 2011 hip-hop song is featured in the Gladiator II trailer?
“No Church in the Wild,” by Jay-Z and Kanye West, and featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream
3. Russell Crowe won the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Marcus Aurelius in the original Gladiator film. Which actress announced his name as the winner at the 73rd Academy Awards?
Hillary Swank
4. Mescal starred in a television adaptation of which Sally Rooney novel in 2020?
Normal People
5. Caracalla, played by Fred Hechinger, and Geta, played by Joseph Quinn, are brothers and co-emperors in the film. They are based on real people. It is believed that Caracalla murdered Geta in what year?
211
6. This is not the first time composer Harry Gregson-Williams has scored a film’s sequel. He composed the entirety of which early 2000s Dreamworks franchise?
Shrek
7. Which four other films have been directed by Ridley Scott and scored by Harry Gregson-Williams?
Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Martian (2015), The Last Duel (2021), and House of Gucci (2021)
8. What large animal is seen fighting Lucius (Mescal) and crew in the film’s trailer?
A rhinoceros
9. The Roman Colosseum was reconstructed for filming in which European country?
Malta
10. What is the title of the song that closes both Gladiator and Gladiator II?
“Now We Are Free”
Check out a preview of Gladiator II here.
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