Dinosaur Quiz
How well do you know dinosaurs? You may think you know a lot, but this quiz may prove you wrong. It is full of stuff that would make the average person say, "Huh?" upon first hearing them.
- 1.
Velociraptor is a very popular dinosaur. Do you know how tall it was?
- A.
Approximately three feet.
- B.
Approximately eight feet.
- C.
Approximately six feet.
- D.
Approximately five feet.
Correct Answer
A. Approximately three feet.Explanation
Despite popular belief, Velociraptor was a rather small dinosaur. The movie Jurassic Park displays numerous anatomy errors in this dinosaur alone. This may be because the dinosaur that closely resembles JP's Velociraptors, Deinonychus, was named Velociraptor at the time the book on which the movie was based was written.Rate this question:
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- 2.
About how many dinosaurs have been discovered?
- 3.
How many species of Velociraptor are there.
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
Correct Answer
B. Two -
- 4.
Which of the two is the type species?
- A.
V. osmolskae
- B.
V. raptorinae
- C.
V. montaniensis
- D.
V. mongoliensis
Correct Answer
D. V. mongoliensisExplanation
Velociraptor lived in Mongolia, leading to Henry Obsborn to the species name. The other species is V. osmolskae, named after a female Polish paleontologist.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Tyrannosaurus had small, weak arms. True or false?
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
Correct Answer
B. False.Explanation
Though Tyrannosaurus had small arms, they had strong muscles.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Sauropods were...
- A.
Long-necks
- B.
Spike-tails
- C.
Meat-eaters
- D.
Plant-eaters
Correct Answer
A. Long-necksExplanation
Sauropod is the infraorder in which all long-necked quadruped (four-legged) dinosaurs were placed, such as Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Diplodocus.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Sauropod means...
- A.
Bird-egg
- B.
Lizard-egg
- C.
Lizard-foot
- D.
Bird-seed
Correct Answer
C. Lizard-foot -
- 8.
Oviraptor's name, which means "Egg theif," correctly describes the dinosaur's diet. True or false?
- A.
True.
- B.
False.
Correct Answer
B. False.Explanation
The first Oviraptor was discovered in Mongolia over a nest with unhatched eggs in it. At this point, only Protoceratops eggs had been discovered in that area. It is now known that the eggs belonged to the Oviraptor.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Which of the following is a species of Deinonychus?
- A.
D. tonae
- B.
D. antirrhopus
- C.
D. hoponatirr
- D.
D. featherienae
Correct Answer
B. D. antirrhopus -
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