Into the Depths Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jaws

"Jaws" was directed by Stephen Spielberg and was released in 1975. It is about a huge Great White Shark that terrorizes a town. The movie made a lot of people afraid of going in the water. The truth is, however, that shark attacks are actually relatively rare.

Answer: The Abyss

"The Abyss" was released in 1989, and was directed by James Cameron. The aliens in the film at first were very scary for the scientists; however, one of them befriended the aliens who could shape water to their liking. In the movie, the scientists also created a liquid that allows people to breathe underwater.

Answer: Finding Nemo

The 2003 film, "Finding Nemo", was directed by Andrew Stanton. It is a Pixar film. The movie is about Marlin, a clownfish who loses his wife and almost all of his yet-to-be-hatched children. He only has Nemo left, so when Nemo is captured by a human diver and taken to the "big butt" (a boat), he must travel to Australia to save his son.

Answer: Titanic

"Titanic" was released in 1997, and was directed by James Cameron. It grossed over 1.5 billion dollars, and was the highest grossing film of all time until it was crushed by "Avatar" in 2009. "Titanic" is considered to be one of the greatest love stories and disaster movies of all time.

Answer: The Little Mermaid

"The Little Mermaid" is a Disney film that was directed by Ron Clements and released in 1989. Ariel is a mermaid who is 16, and her father, King Triton, will not let her go to the surface because the human world is too dangerous. However, she disobeys him and goes to the surface anyway. She finds love, and eventually her father, the king, allows her to live on land as a legged being.

Answer: Poseidon

"Poseidon" was released in 2006, and was directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It was based on the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure". It shares many similar qualities to the movie "Titanic". A major difference between the two is the cause of the ship's sinking.

The Titanic is struck by an iceberg, but the Poseidon is hit by a gigantic wave of water. Of course, another difference is that the Poseidon was not a real ship.

Answer: 2012

"2012" was released in 2009 and was directed by Roland Emmerich. The film is about the supposed end of the world in the year 2012. A family has to find a way to survive, and they learn of "The Ark", which is a ship designed to withstand the "Great Flood" that will destroy earth in 2012. It was hidden in the Himalayas, but they found the ark and eventually got on board safely.

Answer: Big Miracle

"Big Miracle" was a 2012 film directed by Ken Kwapis. Perhaps you recall seeing the story in the news... A group of people help the whales reach the ocean. The whales would have died without the aid of the humans. The water was frozen over, so the whales had no breathing holes.

The humans cut holes for the whales, and gave them a direct route back to the ocean. This film is based on that amazing story.

Answer: Free Willy

"Free Willy" was a 1993 film directed by Simon Wincer. The film is about an orca who was captured by whalers and sent to an amusement park. A boy grows to love the orca, and knows it would be best to let him go back to the ocean. So, his mission is to "free Willy".

Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean

The first film in the series, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", was released in 2003. The second, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", which was released in 2006. The third, released in 2007, is "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End".

These were all directed by Gore Verbinski. The fourth movie, however, released in 2011, was directed by Rob Marshall. It is titled "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides".