Jaws Quiz Questions
1. What year was Jaws released?
(a) 1973
(b) 1974
(c) 1975
(d) 1976
2. What is the name of the fictional island where the film takes place?
(a) Amity Island
(b) Shark Island
(c) Jaws Island
(d) The Island
3. What type of shark is the primary antagonist of the film?
(a) Great White Shark
(b) Tiger Shark
(c) Bull Shark
(d) Mako Shark
4. What is the name of the boat used by the three main characters to hunt the shark?
(a) The Orca
(b) The Jaws
(c) The Shark Hunter
(d) The Amity
5. Who plays Chief Brody, the police chief of Amity Island?
(a) Robert Shaw
(b) Richard Dreyfuss
(c) Roy Scheider
(d) Lorraine Gary
6. Who plays Quint, the grizzled shark hunter?
(a) Robert Shaw
(b) Richard Dreyfuss
(c) Roy Scheider
(d) Lorraine Gary
7. Who plays Matt Hooper, the marine biologist?
(a) Robert Shaw
(b) Richard Dreyfuss
(c) Roy Scheider
(d) Lorraine Gary
8. Who plays Ellen Brody, Chief Brody’s wife?
(a) Robert Shaw
(b) Richard Dreyfuss
(c) Roy Scheider
(d) Lorraine Gary
9. What is the name of Chief Brody’s young son?
(a) Michael
(b) Sean
(c) Chris
(d) Alex
10. What is the first major shark attack in the film?
(a) A young boy is attacked while swimming.
(b) A young woman is attacked while scuba diving.
(c) A young woman is attacked while swimming.
(d) A young boy is attacked while surfing.
11. What is the name of the shark that the characters are hunting?
(a) Bruce
(b) Jaws
(c) The Great White
(d) The Beast
12. What is the name of the annual event that takes place in Amity Island?
(a) The Shark Tournament
(b) The July 4th Celebration
(c) The Fishing Derby
(d) The Amity Island Regatta
13. How does Quint attempt to kill the shark?
(a) By shooting it with a harpoon gun.
(b) By blowing it up with explosives.
(c) By stabbing it with a knife.
(d) By poisoning it.
14. What famous line is often associated with the film?
(a) “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
(b) “You’re gonna need a bigger gun.”
(c) “You’re gonna need a bigger net.”
(d) “You’re gonna need a bigger crew.”
15. What song do the three main characters sing on the boat?
(a) “Show Me the Way to Go Home”
(b) “Sweet Home Alabama”
(c) “American Pie”
(d) “Bohemian Rhapsody”
16. What is the iconic two-note musical motif associated with the shark?
(a) The Jaws theme
(b) The Orca theme
(c) The Amity theme
(d) The Shark Attack theme
17. What is the final fate of the shark?
(a) It is killed by a harpoon gun.
(b) It is killed by a explosive.
(c) It is killed by a net.
(d) It is killed by a great white shark.
18. What was the original budget for Jaws?
(a) $3 million
(b) $7 million
(c) $9 million
(d) $18 million
19. How many mechanical sharks were built for the film?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
20. What was the nickname of the mechanical shark that was the most problematic?
(a) Bruce
(b) Jaws
(c) The Great White
(d) The Beast
21. What is the name of the shark expert who helps Chief Brody?
(a) Dr. Carl Larken
(b) Dr. Alan Grant
(c) Dr. Ian Malcolm
(d) Dr. Matt Hooper
22. What is the name of the character who is bitten by the shark while trying to fix the boat?
(a) Quint
(b) Hooper
(c) Brody
(d) Ellen
23. What is the name of the shark that attacks the boat during the climax of the film?
(a) Bruce
(b) Jaws
(c) The Great White
(d) The Beast
24. Who directed Jaws?
(a) Steven Spielberg
(b) Martin Scorsese
(c) Francis Ford Coppola
(d) Alfred Hitchcock
25. What was the original title of the Peter Benchley novel that inspired the film?
(a) Jaws
(b) The Great White
(c) The Shark
(d) The Deep
Jaws Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What year was Jaws released?
(c) 1975
2. What is the name of the fictional island where the film takes place?
(a) Amity Island
3. What type of shark is the primary antagonist of the film?
(a) Great White Shark
4. What is the name of the boat used by the three main characters to hunt the shark?
(a) The Orca
5. Who plays Chief Brody, the police chief of Amity Island?
(c) Roy Scheider
6. Who plays Quint, the grizzled shark hunter?
(a) Robert Shaw
7. Who plays Matt Hooper, the marine biologist?
(b) Richard Dreyfuss
8. Who plays Ellen Brody, Chief Brody’s wife?
(d) Lorraine Gary
9. What is the name of Chief Brody’s young son?
(b) Sean
10. What is the first major shark attack in the film?
(c) A young woman is attacked while swimming.
11. What is the name of the shark that the characters are hunting?
(a) Bruce
12. What is the name of the annual event that takes place in Amity Island?
(d) The Amity Island Regatta
13. How does Quint attempt to kill the shark?
(b) By blowing it up with explosives.
14. What famous line is often associated with the film?
(a) “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
15. What song do the three main characters sing on the boat?
(a) “Show Me the Way to Go Home”
16. What is the iconic two-note musical motif associated with the shark?
(a) The Jaws theme
17. What is the final fate of the shark?
(b) It is killed by a explosive.
18. What was the original budget for Jaws?
(c) $9 million
19. How many mechanical sharks were built for the film?
(c) 3
20. What was the nickname of the mechanical shark that was the most problematic?
(a) Bruce
21. What is the name of the shark expert who helps Chief Brody?
(d) Dr. Matt Hooper
22. What is the name of the character who is bitten by the shark while trying to fix the boat?
(a) Quint
23. What is the name of the shark that attacks the boat during the climax of the film?
(a) Bruce
24. Who directed Jaws?
(a) Steven Spielberg
25. What was the original title of the Peter Benchley novel that inspired the film?
(a) Jaws
