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1. "Hi, I'm Avaceratops. When palaeontologist Peter Dodson named me in 1986, from whom was my name derived?"
2. Muttaburrasaurus was named after a person.
3. "Hi, I'm Albertosaurus. I'm a large predatory dinosaur, closely related to the famous Tyrannosaurus Rex. What was I named after?"
4. Which bodily characteristic was Triceratops named after?
5. "Hi, I'm Iguanodon. I'm a large herbivorous dinosaur from the early Cretaceous of Europe and North America, about 110 million years ago. What am I named after?"
6. Lambeosaurus was named after a Canadian palaeontologist.
7. On which part of the body is the characteristic for which Deinonychus was named?
8. Styracosaurus was named after a characteristic on which part of its body?
9. "Hi, I'm Argentinosaurus. I'm one of the largest known land animals. Was I named after a place, a person or a bodily characteristic?"
10. "Hi, I'm Dilophosaurus. I was named after a bodily characteristic located on which part of my body?"
11. "Hi, I'm Othnielia. I was first discovered in 1877 but what was I named after?"
12. Utahraptor was named after the American state of Utah.
13. Herrerasaurus was named after a place.
14. Edmontosaurus was named after a city in which country?
15. "Hi, I'm Leaellynasaura. When I was first found in 1989, who did my discoverers name me after?"
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