Dino Names
What does the word “dinosaur” mean?
Terrible Lizard
When did dinosaurs become extinct?
65 million years ago
On which continent have the most dinosaur fossils been found?
North America
True or false? Some dinosaurs were the size of turkeys.
True
What dinosaur-themed book was turned into a blockbuster movie in 1993?
Jurassic Park
What dinosaur name means “fast thief” and lived during the Cretaceous period?
Velociraptor
What is the only dinosaur lineage to survive the mass extinction event?
Birds
On which continents have dinosaur fossils been found?
All 7 of them
How many horns did Triceratops have?
Three
What kind of dinosaur is the Toronto-based NBA basketball team named after?
Toronto Raptors
What dinosaur name means “great lizard” and was the first named dinosaur?
Megalosaurus
How did most dinosaurs reproduce?
Laying eggs
What is the official state dinosaur of Colorado?
Stegosaurus
How long were the arms of an average Tyrannosaurus Rex?
3 feet
What kind of dinosaur is Fred Flintstone’s pet Dino?
Snorkasaurus
What dinosaur name means a “covered lizard?”
Stegosaurus
When did dinosaurs first appear?
The Triassic Period
Where were the oldest dinosaur fossils in Canada found?
Nova Scotia
How many claws did a velociraptor have on each hand?
Three
How many species of dinosaurs appeared in Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel, Jurassic Park?
15
What is the nickname of the most complete T-rex specimen ever discovered?
Sue
For how many years did dinosaurs rule the earth?
165 million
At the beginning of the Triassic period, how many continents were there?
One
What dinosaur fossil was originally mistaken for a type of bison?
Triceratops
What was the name of the Tyrannosaurus in the TV series Land of the Lost (1974-76)?
Grumpy