The Big One refers to

• a major event such as a large earthquake or other natural disaster. For example, in Cascadia it would refer to an expected megathrust earthquake which occurs every 200-500 years (see Cascadia Earthquake). The term is also used for an earthquake that is bound to hit the West Coast of the United States someday, similar to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
• to the notorious crashes at Talladega Superspeedway, where a minimum of ten cars (and up to 27 cars) are involved in the notorious crashes during NASCAR events.
• the movie The Big One by Michael Moore
• an arcade crane game The Big One (arcade game)
• the television series The Big One
• The first add-on Member in a Super Sentai series, Soukichi Banba/Big One of JAKQ.

... A natural disaster is the consequence or effect of a hazardous event, occurring when human activities and natural phenomenon (a physical event, such as a volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide etc. ... Cascadia is the geological, ecological and climatic region of North America bounded by the Cascade Range and the Pacific Ocean. ... A megathrust earthquake is an interplate earthquake where one tectonic plate slips beneath (subducts) another. ... The Cascadia Earthquake was a magnitude 8. ... In general, the term West Coast is a nickname for the coastal states of the Western United States, comprising California, Oregon and Washington, and sometimes Alaska and Hawaii (see Pacific States). ... San Francisco City Hall, April 20, 1906. ... Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Big One is a movie directed in 1996 (and released in 1997) by Michael Moore during his promotion tour around the United States for his book Downsize This!. Through the 47 visited towns, Moore discovers and describes the American economic failings and the fear of unemployment of the American... Michael Moore pictured on the cover of his book Michael Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American film director, author, and social commentator. ... The Big One is a 1992 British comedy-drama television series starring Sandi Toksvig as Deddie Tolbert and Mike McShane as James Howard. ... Costumes from the 1975 series, Himitsu Sentai Goranger, on display at the Bandai Museum in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan Sentai (Japanese: 戦隊), the Japanese word for task force (literally fighting team or squadron - Sentai was also a term used for Japanese squadrons in WWII), is most commonly used for classifying the superhero... J.A.K.Q. Dengeki Tai (J.A.K.Q. Lightning Strike Squad) is the second Sentai series. ...

See also

• Big Two
• Little Three
• Big Three
• Big Five
• Big Six