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Ancient Earth! Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the Earth's history? Put your knowledge to the test with this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by wyoming93. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
wyoming93

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
314,154

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2725

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the only large landmass (super continent) to be found in the Triassic, before breaking up during the Jurassic period? Hint

Laurasia

Pangea

Gondwana

Baltica

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Laurasia" is the correct name for what? Hint

The large northern continent created by the breakup of Pangea.

The tallest tree found in the Cretaeceous period.

The large southern continent created by the breakup of Pangea.

The first flower to evolve on Earth.

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the name of the large southern continent created by the breakup of supercontinent Pangea? Hint

Laurasia.

Laurussia.

Kazakhstania.

Gondwana.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the "Panthalassa"? Hint

The giant global ocean surrounding the supercontinent Pangea.

A huge lake in the middle of Laurasia.

A type of panther that lived during the last Ice Age.

The huge sea surrounding the supercontinent Rodinia.

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Question 5 of 10

5. All right.. can you tell me what the "Mirovia" was? Hint

An early type of algae that existed in the Precambrian Era.

A species of trilobite recently discovered.

A small continent formed when Pangea broke up.

The giant ocean around the supercontinent Rodinia.

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Question 6 of 10

6. During what era and time period within that era did the first dinosaurs appear on the Earth? Hint

The Devonian Period; Late Paleozoic Era

The Jurassic Period; Mesozoic Era

The Permian Period; Late Paleozoic Era

The Triassic Period; Mesozoic Era

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Question 7 of 10

7. During what time period in the Paleozoic Era did sharks first appear on the Earth? Hint

Silurian

Devonian

Carboniferous

Ordovician

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these first appeared (albeit on a small scale) during the Silurian time period? Hint

Land plants

Fish

Mammals

Dinosaurs

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which prehistoric climate was more humid, the Triassic or the Jurassic? Hint

The Triassic

There was no water during the Triassic!

They were the same

The Jurassic

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the "K/T boundary"? Hint

The Cretaeceous/ Tertiary boundary

The end of the last Ice Age

The sea dividing Laurasia and Gondwana

The boundary dividing before and after the humans learned to speak

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the only large landmass (super continent) to be found in the Triassic, before breaking up during the Jurassic period?

Answer: Pangea

Pangea was the only continent on the Earth from the late Carboniferous time period until the early - mid Jurassic time period, when it started to break up and slowly form the continents we have today.

2. "Laurasia" is the correct name for what?

Answer: The large northern continent created by the breakup of Pangea.

"Laurasia" as defined by the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:

Main Entry:
Lau�ra�sia
Pronunciation:
lȯ-ˈrā-zhə, -shə
Function:
geographical name
hypothetical land area believed to have once connected the landmasses of the northern hemisphere except for the Indian subcontinent

3. What was the name of the large southern continent created by the breakup of supercontinent Pangea?

Answer: Gondwana.

Gondwana was made up of today's locations: Antarctica, Madagascar, India, Australia, Africa, South America, Arabia, and New Guinea.

4. What was the "Panthalassa"?

Answer: The giant global ocean surrounding the supercontinent Pangea.

The Panthalassic Ocean eventually became the Pacific Ocean.

5. All right.. can you tell me what the "Mirovia" was?

Answer: The giant ocean around the supercontinent Rodinia.

At some point during the Cryogenian period (the Neoproterozoic Era)there was an ice age so cold that Mirovia could've been completely frozen two kilometers down.

6. During what era and time period within that era did the first dinosaurs appear on the Earth?

Answer: The Triassic Period; Mesozoic Era

Dinosaurs existed from the Early Triassic period to the end of the Cretaceous period, when they were wiped out in a mass extinction.

7. During what time period in the Paleozoic Era did sharks first appear on the Earth?

Answer: Ordovician

During the Devonian time period the first vertebrate land animals evolved.

8. Which of these first appeared (albeit on a small scale) during the Silurian time period?

Answer: Land plants

Fish first appeared in the Cambrian and Ordovician; dinosaurs in the Triassic; and mammals in the Jurassic. Land plants first appeared in the Silurian and became common in the Devonian.

9. Which prehistoric climate was more humid, the Triassic or the Jurassic?

Answer: The Jurassic

The Jurassic time period was by far the more humid of the two, with more diversity of flora, fauna, and landforms. The Triassic climate was much harsher, with an arid climate.

10. What is the "K/T boundary"?

Answer: The Cretaeceous/ Tertiary boundary

The boundary divides the end of the Mesozoic era and the start of the Cenozoic era.

Source: Author wyoming93

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