Famous Sharks
Directed by a 27-year-old Steven Spielberg, this 1975 masterpiece became the first ever summer blockbuster and made generations afraid to go into the water.
What is Jaws?
Instead of hard bone, a shark's flexible skeleton is made entirely of this substance, which is also found in human ears and noses.
What is cartilage?
Launched in 1988 by the Discovery Channel, this TV program is the longest-running cable TV programming event in history.
What is Shark Week?
According to marine safety experts, you are statistically far more likely to be killed by one of these falling tropical fruits than by a shark attack.
What is a coconut?
Finish this quote from the "AA" group of sharks from the Disney movie Finding Nemo, "Fish are friends not _____"
What is food?
What is the name of the largest shark that ever lived 23 million years ago?
What is Megalodon?
What specifically is the iconic, triangular part on the shark's back, often seen cutting through the water's surface in classic movies.
What is the dorsal fin?
The infamous string of real-life shark attacks that inspired American panic and early folklore happened along the coast of this state in July 1916.
What is New Jersy?
This type of shark has sensors that help locate electrical signals from other living creatures, named after a common tool.
What is the Hammerhead Shark?
This famous children's song went viral in 2016, singing about a family of sharks.
What is the Baby Shark song?
This massive shark has poor eyesight and is known for mistaking surfboards for seals.
What is a Great White Shark?
Unlike humans who breathe with lungs, sharks use these slit-like organs on the sides of their necks to take oxygen out of the water.
What are gills?
Fossil evidence shows that sharks have been swimming in Earth's oceans for over 400 million years, making them older than these famous extinct land beasts.
What are dinosaurs?
Some species of sharks, like the nurse shark, can do this relaxing activity while lying completely still on the ocean floor, unlike great whites who must keep moving.
What is sleeping? Or Resting?
Sharks use a line of sensitive cells running down the sides of their bodies to detect these in the water.
What are vibrations?
The mechanical, 25-foot malfunctioning shark used during the grueling production of Jaws was given this humorous behind-the-scenes nickname.
What is Bruce?
Because sharks don't have these flaps over their eyes, sharks cannot blink and must sleep with their eyes wide open.
What are eyelids?
This specific hunting maneuver—where a great white shark launches its entire body out of the water while chasing prey—was famously nicknamed "Air Jaws" by researchers.
What is Breaching?
This word describes a young baby shark
What is Pup?
This prehistoric-looking shark has a long, flat snout lined with sharp teeth on both sides, looking exactly like a hedge-trimming tool.
What is a Sawshark?
What is a whale shark?
This part of the shark allows for it to be buoyant and not sink
What is the oily liver?
Unlike most of its ocean-dwelling cousins, this notoriously aggressive shark can comfortably travel and survive for years in freshwater rivers.
What is the Bull Shark?
This is the clever name given to a group or gathering of sharks traveling together in the ocean.
What is a shiver?
This shark gets its name from its bright yellow-brown color and is commonly found in the shallow, warm waters of the Florida Keys.
What is the Lemon shark?