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"Jaws": The Novel Trivia Quiz

Have you read the novel that inspired the 1975 Blockbuster film "Jaws"? Do you remember much about it? Take this quiz and find out. The novel was written by Peter Benchley.

A multiple-choice quiz by garfield2710. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
garfield2710

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,738

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the first girl who got eaten by the great white? Hint

Christine Watkins

Christine Willows

Chris Willows

Chris Watkins

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the 65 year old who was killed? Hint

Mortimer Carter

They never say

Morris Cater

Mickey Crane

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Hooper do that made Brody ticked off at him? Hint

He tried to push Brody overboard and into the sea.

He let the shark go.

He cheated with Brody's wife.

He made fun of Quint.

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Question 4 of 10

4. In total, how many people (besides the shark) were killed in this novel? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did Hooper die? Hint

He didn't die.

He commited suicide by jumping in the water.

He tried to get pictures of the shark while in a cage, and was devoured.

Brody killed him for cheating on his wife.

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Question 6 of 10

6. How did Quint die? Hint

The shark jumped onto the boat and ate Quint.

Quint didn't die.

Quint tripped and fell into the water, allowing the shark to eat him.

He drowned, after he got his leg caught in a harpoon rope.

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Question 7 of 10

7. How did the shark die? Hint

It died from anoxia.

It died from massive blood loss.

Brody killed it.

Quint killed it.

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Question 8 of 10

8. What book did Brody bring to read on the shark hunting trip? Hint

The Art of Catching Sharks

Murder on the Orient Express

Sharks for Dummies

The Deadly Virgin

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why did Vaughn want the beaches opened, so badly? Hint

None of these. He wanted the beaches closed.

He knew the town would go bankrupt if he didn't.

He owed tons of money to the Mafia.

He was really greedy.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened to Vaughn by the end of the novel? Hint

He skipped town.

He was killed by the shark.

He was killed by the Mafia.

He comitted suicide.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the first girl who got eaten by the great white?

Answer: Christine Watkins

In the novel she was on a vacation with her boyfriend. In the film she was a college student visiting the town.

2. What was the name of the 65 year old who was killed?

Answer: Morris Cater

He was killed on the same day as Alex Kitner. His death was altered from the movie.

3. What did Hooper do that made Brody ticked off at him?

Answer: He cheated with Brody's wife.

Hooper did make fun of Quint, but this didn't make Brody mad. It was the fact that Hooper cheated with the Chief's wife.

4. In total, how many people (besides the shark) were killed in this novel?

Answer: 6

Chrissy was killed in the beginning, Morris and Alex were killed later. Ben Gardner was later killed trying to catch the fish. Hooper was killed trying to get scientific pictures of the shark. Quint drowned after getting his foot caught in a harpoon rope.

5. How did Hooper die?

Answer: He tried to get pictures of the shark while in a cage, and was devoured.

Hooper went in the cage to both take pictures of the shark, and poison him. But the shark rammed the cage and killed him.

6. How did Quint die?

Answer: He drowned, after he got his leg caught in a harpoon rope.

In the novel, Quint drowned. In the movie, Quint was eaten.

7. How did the shark die?

Answer: It died from massive blood loss.

In the movie, Brody caused it to explode. In the novel, after days of fighting the men, it died from exhaustion and massive blood loss.

8. What book did Brody bring to read on the shark hunting trip?

Answer: The Deadly Virgin

He borrowed it from Hendricks.

9. Why did Vaughn want the beaches opened, so badly?

Answer: He owed tons of money to the Mafia.

For Vaughn, the shark came at the wrong place, wrong time.

10. What happened to Vaughn by the end of the novel?

Answer: He skipped town.

He left town with his wife, in order to escape from the Mafia.

Source: Author garfield2710

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