What box office milestone did Jaws reach?

It became the first summer blockbuster

Jaws Quiz: Amity Island, Bruce the Shark and Martha's Vineyard

A summer resort keeps its beaches open for July 4th despite a killer shark, and this Jaws quiz explores the 1975 thriller that created the summer blockbuster. Play 10 interactive questions on Amity Island, Martha's Vineyard, the shark called Bruce, Chief Brody, Hooper, Quint, the Orca, Mayor Vaughn, John Williams's two-note theme and Peter Benchley's novel.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Director
Who directed Jaws?
Novel
Who wrote the novel Jaws?
Island
What is the fictional town called?
Location
Where was the film shot?
Bruce
What did the crew nickname the mechanical shark?
Chief
Who plays police chief Martin Brody?
Expert
Who plays oceanographer Matt Hooper?
Boat
What is Quint's boat called?
Music
Who composed the two-note theme?
Blockbuster
What box office milestone did Jaws reach?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who directed Jaws?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
It was released in 1975.
Q2: Who wrote the novel Jaws?
Answer: Peter Benchley
It was published in 1974.
Q3: What is the fictional town called?
Answer: Amity Island
It depends on summer tourists.
Q4: Where was the film shot?
Answer: Martha's Vineyard
Edgartown played Amity.
Q5: What did the crew nickname the mechanical shark?
Answer: Bruce
It was named after Spielberg's lawyer.
Q6: Who plays police chief Martin Brody?
Answer: Roy Scheider
He is afraid of the water.
Q7: Who plays oceanographer Matt Hooper?
Answer: Richard Dreyfuss
He brings a shark cage.
Q8: What is Quint's boat called?
Answer: The Orca
It sinks in the finale.
Q9: Who composed the two-note theme?
Answer: John Williams
He won an Oscar for the score.
Q10: What box office milestone did Jaws reach?
Answer: It became the first summer blockbuster
It broke box office records.

Jaws Quiz – Amity Island, Bruce and Martha's Vineyard

Jaws is a 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel. A great white shark terrorizes Amity Island, a resort town whose mayor keeps the beaches open for the July 4th holiday.

Police chief Martin Brody, played by Roy Scheider, oceanographer Matt Hooper, played by Richard Dreyfuss, and shark hunter Quint, played by Robert Shaw, hunt the shark aboard the Orca. The film was shot on Martha's Vineyard.

The mechanical shark, nicknamed Bruce, often failed, so Spielberg suggested its presence with music and camera work. John Williams's two-note theme won an Oscar, and Jaws became the first summer blockbuster.

What This Quiz Teaches

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Who made the film
Where it was set and shot
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Why it changed Hollywood

Did You Know?

Jaws won three Oscars.
Quint's USS Indianapolis speech is famous.
Several sequels followed.
Some locals appeared as extras.
Spielberg was only in his late twenties.