How well do you remember "Jaws"?

By: Torrance Grey
Image: Zanuck/Brown Productions Universal Pictures

About This Quiz

Think you know all there is to know about the 1975 movie Jaws? Take this quiz to find out just how much you remember.


Who knew that a movie with a budget of a mere $9 million would end up grossing over $470 million (the highest ever until the release of Star Wars in 1977)? In fact, the movie almost made back its production costs in the first weekend.


If you're ready to swim with the big fish, take this quiz! 

What is the name of the island on which "Jaws" takes place?

While it takes place in the fictional Amity Island in New England, much of the filming was done on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

What are the residents about to celebrate and profit from?


Where is Chief Martin Brody from?


What kind of dog do the Brodys have?

The dog was director Spielberg's own, Elmer.

What line of work is Amity Island's mayor in?



However, $10,000 is Quint's price for catching the shark.




Hooper is immediately skeptical because of the animal's smaller bite radius.

What fear does Chief Brody suffer from?




How does Quint get everyone's attention at the town meeting?


Why is Brody's son Michael admitted to the hospital?

A shark prank in the sea distracts police so that the real shark enters the estuary and kills a boater. Michael witnesses this and goes into shock.

To what does Hooper compare the shark's tooth that he found in the destroyed boat?

He's trying to give the mayor an idea of its size.

What distracts the townspeople from seeing the shark enter the pond?

Once in the pond, the shark kills a boater.

What is the name of Quint's boat?

An orca is a killer whale. Fun fact: the film's first potential director was passed over for using "shark" and "whale" interchangeably.


Quint thinks Hooper is a city-bred tenderfoot. It's a knot commonly used to shorten a rope and is not considered very stable.

Which line did Roy Scheider ad-lib?

Though it's often quoted as "We're," the line is "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

What scar does Hooper say tops the scar-comparing contest?


On what doomed ship did Quint serve?

Quint's monologue about the ship's sinking is considered one of the movie's high points. This WWII ship delivered the Hiroshima bomb, as Quint himself says.

Who is Brody trying to call when Quint smashes the radio?


Why does Hooper go down in the shark cage?



This is definitely one of the more intense and thrilling scenes in the film as he tries to dominate the shark while avoiding getting attacked.

How does Hooper survive after the shark destroys the cage?


How does Quint die?

Quint's death -- with the shark jumping halfway up onto the deck -- is a little hard to swallow for audiences but it's a captivating scene nonetheless.

How does Brody kill the shark?


How do Brody and Hooper get back to land?


How many people total does the shark kill?


Who played the shark hunter Quint?


Who played marine biologist Matt Hooper?

He and Robert Shaw reportedly didn't get along, which might have been useful in creating tension between their characters. He's still well-known for "Jaws," but the pinnacle of his career might be "Mr. Holland's Opus."

What was the name of the novel that inspired "Jaws"?

Often Hollywood films compact the titles of books they adapt, but here, there was no fat to trim. The book was released in 1974, a year before the film, and written by Peter Benchley.

Who did "Jaws" author Peter Benchley play in the movie?

Benchley was later escorted from the set when he got angry about the movie's unrealistic ending.

Steven Spielberg famously named the mechanical shark "Bruce" after whom?

There was more than one "Bruce" shark used in the film.

What is the MPAA rating for the film?

It was originally rated but after some of the more gruesome scenes were edited out, the film was given a PG-rating. The PG-13-rating wasn’t created until after Spielberg’s "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" though there was a warning that the film might be too graphic for children.

Which of these is NOT a sequel to "Jaws"?




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