A Jawsome quiz!
Test your Sharknado knowledge
Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Sharknado. All great cinematic achievements deserve study, and the Sharknado films are no different.
Of course, their charm is mainly in absurd premises, hammy acting and retina-searing special effects. The Sharknado franchise expands this Wednesday (July 22) when Space debuts the third film — titled Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! — after rebroadcasts of the first two instalments. In preparation, here’s a quiz testing your knowledge of the original Sharknado and Sharknado: The Next One.
1. In the first Sharknado, Nova (Cassie Scerbo) explains her dislike of sharks. What does she say?
a) “They took my grandfather. So I really hate sharks.”
b) “When I was a kid, I was really scared of Shark Week.”
c) “You can never tell what they’re thinking.”
d) “Sharks can’t take selfies.”
2. After April (Tara Reid) loses her hand in Sharknado 2, what does she replace it with? a) a prosthetic hand b) an ice pick c) a circular saw d) a blow torch
3. Daymond John, of the TV series Shark Tank, is killed by what New York City icon in Sharknado 2? a) the Statue of Liberty’s head b) the Late Show With David Letterman sign
c) the New Year’s Eve ball from Times Square
d) Regis Philbin
4. What does Fin (Ian Ziering) use to get himself out of the shark that swallowed him at the end of the first Sharknado? a) a laser b) a chainsaw c) an axe d) Axe body spray
5. In Sharknado 2, what do Al Roker and Matt Lauer do to the shark that invades the Today show set? a) they talk it to death b) they stab it with an umbrella c) they roll it like a bowling ball out of a window
d) they play doubles tennis with
it, opposite Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford
6. In the first film, how do the shark- fighters finally stop the sharknadoes?
a) they throw bombs into them from a helicopter
b) they turn on hundreds of vacuum cleaners all at once
c) they repeat the phrase “There’s no place like home.”
d) they enlist the help of Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson
7. Which is NOT a fate suffered by the sharks in Sharknado 2?
a) being stomped on with Kelly Ripa’s high heel
b) being stabbed and thrown into a pizza oven c) being chopped up for sushi d) being electrocuted in a retirement home’s pool
8. How many tweets were sent out about Sharknado during its original broadcast on July 11, 2013? a) about 52,000 b) about 114,000 c) about 223,000 d) about 318,000
9. What’s the title of the book April wrote in Sharknado 2? a) A Fin Romance b) To Tell the Tooth c) The Shark Night Rises d) How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters
10. Which is NOT true about the celebrity cameos in Sharknado 2?
a) Robert Hays plays a pilot, like he did in Airplane!
b) Judd Hirsch plays a cab driver, like he did in Taxi
c) Burt Reynolds plays a football player, like he did in The Longest Yard
d) Billy Ray Cyrus plays a doctor, like he did in Doc
ANSWERS
1A; 2C; 3A; 4B; 5B; 6A; 7C; 8D; 9D; 10C