Dino Facts
Oviraptor means?
Egg Thief
What holiday was an eight-course feast held inside the cavity a giant Iguanodon mold at the Crystal Palace in 1853?
New Year
What was the super continent from late Paleozoic Era called?
Pangea
Which planet in our solar system spins backwards?
Venus
What creates the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter?
Earth's Axis
Pterodactyls, along with all other winged dinosaur-like reptiles, do not belong to the dinosaur family but are classified as?
Pterosaurs
When Iguanodon was first constructed what was its thumb spike mistaken for?
Nose Spike/Horn
What territory did Chiexulub, the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago, impact?
Yucatán Peninsula
Which planet in our solar system's magnetic field is bigger than the Moon?
Jupiter's
What is the second most abundant mineral in Earth?
Quartz
Which carnivorous theropod had the tiniest arms?
Carnotaurus
Who were the two American friends to rivals-till-the-end simultaneously contributed to Paleontology while "Waging Bitter Warfare"?
Othniel Charles Marsh & Edward Drinker Cope
True or False: Planets can wander through space without a parent star
True
What are Earth’s largest living structures?
Coral Reefs
Birds evolved from a group of meat-eating dinosaurs known as?
Theropods
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The original fossils of this dinosaur, discovered in 1912 and named in 1915, were destroyed by an allied bombing raid in World War II.
Spinosaurus
Where in the Milky Way were the dinosaurs when they reigned on earth?
The Otherside/The Opposite Side
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Diamonds can be found where exactly in our galaxy?
All Over
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What scientifically accurate sound did the t-rex make? (Make the sound!)
(Play the Video!)
Who is the "founding father of paleontology"?
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier, aka - Georges Cuvier
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When the meteorite hit earth 66 million years ago smaller chunks of earth and the meteorite scattered all over Southern Mexico where pools of ground water are now found today. What were these caves called?
Cenotes
What is the most common state of matter in the universe?
Plasma
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The other seven planets in our solar system are all named after Roman gods or goddesses. What did the Roman's call Earth?
Terra (Terra Mater/Tellus Mater)