Pop Culture
This hit 1975 film has caused hundreds since to declare their need for a bigger boat
What is "Jaws"?
This unlikely combo of an overbearing father and a forgetful tang travel down under to find a lost clownfish that thinks he's all grown up
Who are Marlin and Dory
The rock that makes up the ocean floor
basalt
The common name for Architeuthis dux
Giant Squid
The percentage of Earth covered by water
70%-75%
This submerged superhero has two powers: he can talk to fish and looks great in gold and green
Who is Aquaman?
This single celled organism partners with coral colonies to photosynthesize light
Dinoflagellates/ Symbiodiniaceae
The most abundant mineral in oceanic crust
Silicate/Magnesium
The age of the oldest quahog clam found
500-525 years (507) (RIP Ming 2006)
The boxer crab makes use of this abundant animal to fight its way through hard times
Sea Anemone
Moana is led by the spiritual guidance of her grandmother, manifested as this marine favorite
What is a manta ray?
The retired superheroes who spend their time at Shady Shoals retirement home.
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy
The name of 65000km divergent boundary along the ocean floor
mid-ocean ridge/ mid-atlantic ridge
The largest structure on Earth build by living organisms
The Great Barrier Reef
Epaulette Sharks use this unique adaptation to hunt and find shelter in shallow vernal pools
walking
This Jason Statham thriller sees not one, but two mythological behemoths emerge from the deep to terrorize a research team and the southern coast of China
What is "The Meg"?
Ursula’s villainous moray eel sidekicks
Flotsam and Jetsam
The percentage of volcanic activity that occurs underwater.
80%-90%
The body symmetry of a sea urchin
Radial
This behavior has never been seen in Great White Sharks
mating
This mythical monster devours unfortunate sailors by creating a whirlpool and is featured in an epic poem by Homer
Charybdis
Taylor Lautner's first big hit came as a bite-sized superhero in this 2005 kids flop
What is "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl"?
The time period the Pacific Ocean began forming
Mesozoic period/ 750Ma
The habitat of Cycliophora
Lobster mouthparts
In this species, the first to hatch consumes its siblings in the womb
Sand Tiger Sharks