History
What is the name of the era of dinosaurs?
Mesozoic Era
Name the dinosaur whose name means Tyrant King Lizard?
T-Rex
Everything we know about dinosaurs comes from these.
Fossils
The Mosasaurus is not technically a dinosaur.
Fact
What probably caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?
An asteroid colliding with the Earth, which would have blocked out the sun for months and caused volcanic reactions.
Which dinosaur's name means "horned face lizard"
Triceratops
Were more dinosaurs herbivores (plants-eaters), carnivores (meat-eaters), or omnivores (eating both plants and meat)?
Herbivores
Tyrannosaurus Rex lived in the Jurassic period.
False (T-Rex lived in the Cretaceous period)
On how many continents (of the 7 on Earth) have dinosaur remains been found?
All of them
Which dinosaur's name means "meat eating bull"
Carnataurus
Some dinosaurs could spit poison.
False - From what we know, this was not true.
During the Triassic Period, 245 million years ago, the Earth consisted of only a single continent called what?
Pangea
Which dinosaur's name means "near crested lizard?"
Parasaurolophus
Were there any flying dinosaurs?
No - they were called flying reptiles - dinosaurs by definition did not fly.
Stegosaurus was the first dinosaur found.
False - The Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur bone found in England.
About how long ago did dinosaurs become extinct?
65 Million Years
Which dinosaur's name means "roof lizard?"
Stegosaurus
The smallest dinosaur yet discovered - the Compsognathus - was the size of what animal?
Chicken
The biggest animal on Earth today - the blue whale - is bigger than even the largest dinosaur by weight.
Fact - The Argentinosaurus was longer, but the blue whale is heavier.