Quiz On Dinosaurs
The Diplodocus is a well known dinosaur that has been popular in various documentaries, cartoons and movies. It has a classic dinosaur shape and scientists. .
- 1.
What dinosaur had the tiniest brain and was the dumbest dinosaur of all?
- A.
Troodon
- B.
Stegosaurus
- C.
Allosaurus
- D.
T-Rex
Correct Answer
B. Stegosaurus -
- 2.
Which of these dinosaurs, because it had the biggest brain, was the smartest?
- A.
T-Rex
- B.
Stegosaurus
- C.
Triceratops
- D.
Pterodactyl
Correct Answer
A. T-Rex -
- 3.
Which dinosaur species' name means "tyrant lizard" in Latin.
- A.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
- B.
Brontosaurus
- C.
Velociraptor
- D.
Tricerotops
Correct Answer
A. Tyrannosaurus Rex -
- 4.
In which year did Rev. William Buckland name the first discovered dinosaur?
- A.
1836
- B.
1824
- C.
1802
- D.
1819
Correct Answer
B. 1824 -
- 5.
Which dinosaur had the greatest known length at 39-52 meters?
- A.
Plesiosaur
- B.
Brachiosaurus
- C.
Seismosaurus
- D.
Brontosaurus
Correct Answer
C. Seismosaurus -
- 6.
In what period of Earth's history did the formidable Spinosaurus exist?
- A.
Early Cretaceous
- B.
Late Cretaceous
- C.
Early Jurassic
- D.
Late Triassic
Correct Answer
B. Late Cretaceous -
- 7.
The sail-backed Dimetrodon existed during which prehistoric period?
- A.
Permian
- B.
Cretaceous
- C.
Jurassic
- D.
Triassic
Correct Answer
A. Permian -
- 8.
What is the biggest known predatory marine creature in the history of Earth?
- A.
Orca/Killer Whale
- B.
Great White Shark
- C.
Plesiosaur
- D.
Megalodon
Correct Answer
D. Megalodon -
- 9.
The extinct Megalonyx of the Pliocene Epoch was a giant what?
- A.
Bear
- B.
Cat
- C.
Sloth
- D.
Horse
Correct Answer
C. Sloth -
- 10.
Hatzegopteryx is the largest known vertebrate ever to live that could do what?
- A.
Fly
- B.
Float
- C.
Jump
- D.
Swim
Correct Answer
A. Fly -
- 11.
What is the name given to the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen ever found?
- A.
Hillary
- B.
Diana
- C.
Dolly
- D.
Sue
Correct Answer
D. Sue -
- 12.
What unique characteristics are hadrosaurids known for?
- A.
Tail spikes
- B.
Armor plates
- C.
Short frontal limbs
- D.
Duck-bill
Correct Answer
D. Duck-bill -
- 13.
Which dinosaur has a name that literally means, "fused lizards"?
- A.
Ankylosaur
- B.
Triceratops
- C.
Iguanodon
- D.
Stegosaur
Correct Answer
A. Ankylosaur -
- 14.
What prehistoric fish that was believed to be extinct was rediscovered in 1938 off the coast of South Africa ?
- A.
Ostracoderm
- B.
Coelacanth
- C.
Lamprey
- D.
Dunkleosteus
Correct Answer
B. Coelacanth -
- 15.
Which dinosaur has a name that literally means, "First Horned Face"?
- A.
Protoceratops
- B.
Brontotherium
- C.
Cephalosaurus
- D.
Diplodocus
Correct Answer
A. Protoceratops -
- 16.
Which dinosaur had three strongly curved claws, which were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds?
- A.
Ichtyosaurus
- B.
Eryops
- C.
Camarasaurus
- D.
Velociraptor
Correct Answer
D. Velociraptor -
- 17.
Which is considered to be an early form of amphibians that were found primarily in the Lower Permian Age?
- A.
Eryops
- B.
Chirostenotes
- C.
Massospondylus
- D.
Gallimimus
Correct Answer
A. Eryops -
- 18.
What genus of medium-sized theropod dinosaur was discovered in Argentina?
- A.
Brachiosaurus
- B.
Austroraptor
- C.
Aucasaurus
- D.
Avaceratops
Correct Answer
C. Aucasaurus -
- 19.
What does a "piscivorous" dinosaur eat?
- A.
Carrion
- B.
Fish
- C.
Plants
- D.
Other dinosaurs
Correct Answer
B. Fish -
- 20.
What rooster-sized dinosaur had a very elongated head with many small teeth?
- A.
Archaeopteryx
- B.
Hipparion
- C.
Kronosaurus
- D.
Buitreraptor
Correct Answer
D. Buitreraptor -
- 21.
What Latin phrase describes a fossil with no unique diagnostic features?
- A.
Nomen dubium
- B.
Nomen nudum
- C.
Nomen oblitum
- D.
Junior synonym
Correct Answer
A. Nomen dubium -
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