Quiz: How much do you know about these epic movies?

Hopefully you’ll find plenty of time over the festive season to sit down and enjoy a few of them.

EPIC MOVIES AND blockbusters are a mainstay of the TV schedule over Christmas and many will be looking forward to putting their feet up and watching a good film over the festive season.

Our own Paul Mescal starred in an epic of his own this year, with the recently released Gladiator II, a follow-up to the wildly successful original starring Russell Crowe.

But before you take some time to watch a great flick, we want to test your knowledge of these famous films.

It remains to be seen if Paul Mescal’s Gladiator II will stand the test of time like the original starring Russell Crowe. What three-word phrase did soldiers say to each other as a sign of respect in the 2000 film?

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Might and will

Strength and honour

Power and vengence

Respect and might

Epic movies perhaps don’t come more epic than the 1959 Ben-Hur. Famed for its chariot race scene, how many awards did it scoop at the Oscars?

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‘I’m Spartacus!’ Laurence Olivier starred in this 1960 film directed by Stanley Kubrick. What aesthetic feature did Olivier need to feel comfortable in the role?

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Platform shoes

Wig

Coloured contact lenses

Prosthetic nose

In the 1956 film The Ten Commandments, how many animals were used for the movie?

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Around 5,000

Around 10,000

Around 15,000

Around 20,000

The Titanic grossed over $2.2 billion at the box office to become one of the biggest films of all time. Jack, played by Leonardo Di Caprio, wins his Titanic ticket by playing what card game?

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Poker

Blackjack

Bridge

Gin Rummy

True or false: Despite a running time of over three hours, Lawrence of Arabia does not have a single woman credited with a speaking role?

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True

False

Steven Spielberg won his second Oscar award for best director with the 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. The film opens with a battle on Omaha Beach, but where was it filmed?

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Omaha Beach, France

Ballinesker Beach, Wexford

Malin Head, Donegal

Skellig Michael, Kerry

Robert De Niro won his first Oscar for his role as a young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II. Virtually all of De Niro’s dialogue in the film is in the Sicilian language. How many words in English does he speak in the film?

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The 1995 film Braveheart starring Mel Gibson was largely filmed in Ireland and even featured members of the Irish Defence Forces as members of William Wallace’s army. How many members of the Irish Defence Forces were recruited for the film?