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Test your "dino" skills Trivia Quiz

Dinosaurs are one of my passions, so I made my first quiz about them. I believe it is pretty easy - for a dinosaur lover that is. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Mr5. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Mr5

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,263

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1708

Last 3 plays: rahonavis (9/10), LadyNym (6/10), snhha (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following prehistoric creatures is a dinosaur? Hint

Shonisaurus

Archelon

Yangchuanosaurus

Deinosuchus

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Question 2 of 10

2. The fossils of which of the following animals were found in China? Hint

Yangchuanosaurus

Archelon

Shonisaurus

Deinosuchus

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these is not a close relative of Ty-Rex? Hint

Tarbosaurus

Alioramus

Albertosaurus

Herrerasaurus

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following dinosaurs lived in the Triassic period? Hint

Diplodocus

Coelophysis

Stegosaurus

Camptosaurus

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which was one of the few Jurassic dinosaurs that starred in "Jurassic Park"? Hint

Triceratops

Ty-Rex

Brachiosaurus

Velociraptor

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these names means "different lizard"?
Hint

Ankylosaurus

Alamosaurus

Apatosaurus

Allosaurus

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Question 7 of 10

7. All of these had spikes and spines, but which one was a carnivore? Hint

Kentrosaurus

Ceratosaurus

Iguanodon

Styracosaurus

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Question 8 of 10

8. Did any dinosaurs live in Antarctica?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is thought to have been the smartest dinosaur? Hint

Troodon

Diplodocus

Stegosaurus

Pachycephalosaurus

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is one of the twentieth century's main dinosaur experts? Hint

Paul Sereno

Richard Owen

Gideon Mantell

Charles Marsh

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following prehistoric creatures is a dinosaur?

Answer: Yangchuanosaurus

Shonisaurus was an ichthyosaur, Deinosuchus was a crocodilian and Archelon was a turtle.

2. The fossils of which of the following animals were found in China?

Answer: Yangchuanosaurus

Yangchuanosaurus was found in China, while the other three were found in North America.

3. Which of these is not a close relative of Ty-Rex?

Answer: Herrerasaurus

The "family" of Ty-Rex included large carnosaurs, which lived in the Cretaceous period. Herrerasaurus was also a predator, but a very primitive one.

4. Which of the following dinosaurs lived in the Triassic period?

Answer: Coelophysis

The only one who lived in the Triassic period was Coelophysis. All the others roamed in the Jurassic.

5. Which was one of the few Jurassic dinosaurs that starred in "Jurassic Park"?

Answer: Brachiosaurus

Altough the movie was called "Jurassic Park", most of the dinosaurs which appeared in it lived in the Cretaceous period. This is the case of Ty-Rex, Velociraptor and Triceratops.

6. Which of these names means "different lizard"?

Answer: Allosaurus

Ankylosaurus - "stiff lizard"
Apatosaurus - "deceptive lizard"
Alamosaurus - "Alamo lizard"

7. All of these had spikes and spines, but which one was a carnivore?

Answer: Ceratosaurus

Kentrosaurus was a stegosaur which had two large spines that protected his hips. Iguanodon was an ornithopod whose main defenses were provided by his
spiked thumbs. Styracosaurus was a ceratopsid whose main feature was his neck frill protected by six long spikes.

All of them were plant eaters.

8. Did any dinosaurs live in Antarctica?

Answer: Yes

In fact they did live in Antarctica. One of the best known examples is Leaellynasaura.

9. Which of these is thought to have been the smartest dinosaur?

Answer: Troodon

Diplodocus was large but his head was small which tells us that it wasn't that "clever". Pachycephalosaurus had a thick skull, but he used it for other purposes then housing a big brain. As for stegosaurus - well his brain was the size of a walnut.

10. Who is one of the twentieth century's main dinosaur experts?

Answer: Paul Sereno

All of them are fossil hunters, but the incorrect answers refer to three great paleontologists who lived in the nineteenth century.

Source: Author Mr5

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