Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Instructions: Travel back hundreds of millions of years to meet the giants, hunters, and strange creatures that ruled the Earth long before us.
- 1.
Velociraptor is a member of which major dinosaur group?
ASauropodsBTheropodsCHadrosaursDCeratopsians - 2.
The Mesozoic Era is divided into three periods. Which came FIRST?
ATriassicBJurassicCCretaceousDPermian - 3.
What is the name of the massive impact crater left by the asteroid that ended the age of non-bird dinosaurs?
ABarringer CraterBManicouagan CraterCChicxulub CraterDSudbury Basin - 4.
In what year did Megalosaurus become the first dinosaur to receive an official scientific name?
A1798B1809C1841D1824 - 5.
Which pioneering fossil hunter discovered the first ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons along the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England?
AOthniel Charles MarshBMary AnningCRoy Chapman AndrewsDEdward Cope - 6.
Triceratops, with its three horns and bony neck frill, belongs to which dinosaur group?
ACeratopsiansBTheropodsCHadrosaursDAnkylosaurs - 7.
The 'Bone Wars' of the 1870s–1890s was a fierce rivalry between paleontologist Edward Cope and his bitter opponent. Who was that rival?
ARoy Chapman AndrewsBCharles DarwinCWilliam BucklandDOthniel Charles Marsh - 8.
What made Brachiosaurus unusual compared to most other large sauropod dinosaurs?
AIt had a heavy club at the end of its tailBIt walked on two legs like a theropodCIts front legs were longer than its hind legs, giving it a giraffe-like postureDIts neck was shorter and thicker than other sauropods - 9.
Scientists debate which dinosaur was the largest meat-eater ever. Which North African species is generally considered to have been LONGER than T. rex?
ASpinosaurusBMegalosaurusCAllosaurusDCarnotaurus - 10.
In the 1920s, paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews led famous expeditions to which remote desert, where his team discovered the first known dinosaur egg nests?
ASahara DesertBGobi DesertCAtacama DesertDArabian Desert - 11.
Which dinosaur is instantly recognized by the two rows of large diamond-shaped plates running along its back and the spikes on its tail?
AAnkylosaurusBParasaurolophusCTriceratopsDStegosaurus - 12.
Hadrosaurs were often called 'duck-billed dinosaurs.' Which of the following is a well-known hadrosaur?
AAnkylosaurusBBrachiosaurusCParasaurolophusDCarnotaurus - 13.
Approximately how many millions of years ago did the K-Pg extinction event wipe out the non-bird dinosaurs?
AAbout 66 million years agoBAbout 100 million years agoCAbout 200 million years agoDAbout 252 million years ago - 14.
Ankylosaurus was a heavily armored plant-eater. What was its most powerful defensive weapon?
ALong, curved claws on its front feetBA wide bony frill around its neck to frighten attackersCVenomous spines along both sides of its bodyDA massive bony club at the end of its tail - 15.
The film Jurassic Park showed Velociraptors as tall as a grown person. How big was the real Velociraptor?
AAbout the size of a pony, roughly 4 feet tallBAbout knee-height on an adult, roughly 1.5 to 2 feet tallCAbout the size of a large horse, nearly 5 feet at the shoulderDAbout the size of a house cat, under 1 foot tall