ANIMAL TRIVIA QUIZ #11 - 50 Dinosaur Trivia Questions and Answers | Dinosaurs Pub Quiz

ANIMAL TRIVIA QUIZ - 50 Dinosaur Trivia Questions and Answers - Dinosaurs Pub Quiz

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** Animal / Dinosaur Trivia Questions And Answers:

1. What is the study of dinosaurs called?
Paleontology

2. The word dinosaur comes from Greek words “deinos” & “sauros”. What does it mean?
Terrible lizard

3. What dinosaur-themed science fiction book was turned into a film in 1993?
Jurassic Park

4. True or False? Dinosaurs and wooly mammoths lived in the same era.
False! Wooly mammoths did not exist yet when dinosaurs lived.

5. In what country were dinosaur fossils thought to be dragon bones?
China

6. What did dinosaurs become extinct?
~65 million years ago

7. It is widely believed a massive meteorite struck this peninsula 65.5 million years ago. What is it called and in which modern-day country is it located in?
Yucutan Peninsula, Mexico

8. Modern-day birds are descendants of what type of dinosaurs?
2-legged meat-eating dinosaurs (i.e., Tyrannosaurus Rex)

9. What does the name Tyrannosaurus Rex translate to?
(Greek) Tyrannosaurs = Tyrant Lizard (Latin) Rex = King

10. What color was T. Rex?
Unknown

11. Approximately how long are T. Rex’s arms?
~3 feet or ~1 meter long

12. Name the dinosaur below!
Triceratops

13. What does “triceratops” mean?
Three horned face

14. Name the dinosaur below!
Stegosaurus

15. True or False? Stegosaurus (model seen below) is a herbivore.
True

16. How did the stegosaurus protect itself from predators?
By swinging its spiky tail at them

17. Name the dinosaur below!
Velociraptor

18. The name Velociraptor is derived from Latin words that mean what?
Speedy Thief (Velox Raptor)

19. How many claws does a velociraptor have on each hand?
3 claws

20. Which continents have dinosaur fossils been found on?
All 7 continents

21. Out of all 7 continents, which has yielded the most dinosaur fossils in both quantity and variety?
North America

22. Name the following dinosaur below with a giraffe-like neck.
Brachiosaurus

23. The first dinosaur was named in 1824 by William Buckland. Which dinosaur was it?
Megalosaurus

24. What did Ankylosaurus have on the end of its tail that it uses for self defence?
Massive tail club

25. Name the dinosaur below!
Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus

26. Which dinosaur’s name means “covered lizard” in Greek?
Stegosaurus

27. The era of dinosaurs, spanning 252 to 66 million years ago is known as what?
Mesozoic Era

28. The Mesozoic era was composed of 3 periods. What are they?
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous.

29. What is the scientific term given for fossilized dinosaur droppings?
Coprolite

30. There are 2 groups of dinosaurs based on hip bone structure. What are they?
Ornithischia “bird-hipped”, Saurischia “lizard-hipped”


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Life restoration showing hypothetical nasal ornamentation (by Nobu Tamura)
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Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus by Dmitry Bogdanov
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