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Jaws was based on a book written by what man who also co-wrote the film's screenplay?
Florence Q. Marshal
Peter Benchley
Timothy Faulkner
Stewart C. Philian
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In what year did Jaws get its theatrical release?
1970
1972
1975
1977
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The first half of Jaws takes place in what fictional island town?
St. Miguel
Robin's Point
Chippawa Cove
Amity Island
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What iconic American filmmaker directed Jaws?
Steven Spielberg
Alfred Hitchcock
Sam Raimi
Paul Verhoeven
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What was the name of the shark's first victim in Jaws?
Chrissie
Shelby
Evangeline
Patty
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The protagonist of Jaws, Martin Brody, works what job on Amity Island?
Hardware store owner
Fisherman
Reporter
Chief of Police
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The Amity Island scenes of Jaws were filmed at what famous New England location?
Cape Cod
Martha's Vineyard
Plymouth Harbor
Cape Verde
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Fill in the blank to complete this famous quote from Jaws. "You're gonna need a (BLANK)."
damn army
priest out here
hundred more men
bigger boat
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What actor played the character of Martin Brody in Jaws?
Anthony Hopkins
Sean Astin
Bob Crane
Roy Scheider
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What was the name of Quint's boat that the three main characters sailed out on to hunt down the shark in the movie's third act?
The Squidshark
The Orca
The Ahab
The Kraken
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What character completed the main trio of heroes, being a marine biologist who accompanied Chief Brody and Quint onto the Orca to battle the shark?
Matt Hooper
Thronton Ray
Isaac Redmayne
Lou Muntz
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Peter Benchley, the writer of the story that Jaws was based on, makes a cameo in the film where he plays which of the following?
A police officer
The mayor's assistant
A reporter
A shop owner
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In Jaws, the hunt for the killer shark temporarily ends when some local fishermen catch a shark of what species that the town thinks is responsible for the recent deaths?
A tiger shark
A whale shark
A basking shark
A bull shark
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In one of Jaws' most famous comedic scenes, the contents of a tiger shark's stomach are searched, and a license plate from what state is pulled out?
Hawaii
California
Louisiana
Montana
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In exchange for a large sum of money, the shark hunter Quint promises that he will deliver all of the following EXCEPT which?
The gullet
The head
The tail
The whole damn thing
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What famous film composer wrote the score to Jaws?
Howard Shore
John Williams
Ennio Morricone
Hans Zimmer
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Steven Spielberg was chosen to direct Jaws because he directed what previous suspense movie about a driver who was hounded by a mysterious trucker?
The Hitcher
Duel
Road Rage
Hunter
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The mechanical shark that was used to film Jaws was known by what name by the cast and crew?
Bruce
Billy
Bob
Brandon
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During one of Jaws' most famous scenes, Quint recalls his experience as a survivor of what infamous naval vessel's sinking?
The USS Indianapolis
The USS Dwight Eisenhower
The USS Minneapolis
The USS Boston
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What was it that frightened Hooper underwater to the point that he dropped the shark's tooth, thus losing evidence that the beast was still alive?
A severed hand
A drowning man trapped underwater
A severed head
A swarm of baby sharks
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Which of the three main protagonists dies in the film's climax while fighting the shark?
Chief Brody
Hooper
Quint
None of the above
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True or False: Bruce the shark from Jaws has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
True
False
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What were the names of Chief Brody's two children in Jaws?
Sean and Michael
Julia and Brian
Timothy and Bob
Jessie and James
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What famous quote did Chief Brody declare before killing the shark in the film's climax?
Smile, you son of a bitch!
I'll see you in Hell!
'Til death I grapple with ye!
Go on! Git!
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What character's death leads his mother to put a bounty of ten thousand dollars on the shark's head?
Franklin Gumble
Burt Pal
Tommy Leland
Alex Kintner
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The shark in Jaws proved its terrifying strength when it was able to swim with barrels of air holding it back. What was the largest number of air barrels that got stuck into the shark at one time?
2
3
4
5
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Fill in the blank to complete the maritime ditty that Quint constantly sings. "Farewell and ado to (BLANK)."
My sweet darlin' Abby.
My captain and lover.
You fair Spanish ladies.
The waves of New England.
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In preparation for his role as Quint, Robert Shaw followed around a fisherman named Craig Kingsbury to emulate him on-screen. Kingsbury himself played what character in Jaws?
Policeman Roy
Ben Gardner the fisherman
Harry the local
Larry Vaughn the mayor
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Jaws became the highest-grossing film of all time upon its initial release. It would hold that title until 1977 when what other film claimed the throne?
Atrickan
The Godfather
The Sting
Star Wars
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Jaws won how many Academy Awards?
0
1
3
6
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