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Cool Dinosaur Quiz

• Tyrannosaurus rex was a
  a. Bipedal carnivore
  b. Quadrupedal carnivore
  c. Bipedal herbivore
• The name ‘Ankylosaurus’ means
  a. Tyrant lizard
  b. Stiff lizard
  c. Armoured lizard
• In which area of the world was Allosaurus found?
  a. North America
  b. South America
  c. Asia
• The bipedal dinosaur Oviraptor weighed around
  a. 2 tonnes
  b. 200 kilograms
  c. 20 kilograms
• The length of the dinosaur Baryonyx was around
  a. 20 metres
  b. 10 metres
  c. 25 metres
• In which period in history did the dinosaur Janenschia live?
  a. Late Cretaceous period
  b. Early Jurassic period
  c. Late Jurassic period
• The name Apatosaurus means
  a. Super lizard
  b. Tyrant lizard
  c. Deceptive lizard
• Which of the following dinosaurs had bony plates on its back?
  a. Brachiosaurus
  b. Megalosaurus
  c. Stegosaurus
• What does the word ‘dinosaur’ literally mean?
  a. Terrible reptile
  b. Terrible bird
  c. Terrible lizard
• During which period in history did dinosaurs first appear?
  a. Jurassic period
  b. Cretaceous period
  c. Triassic period
• Birds descended from a type of dinosaurs known as
  a. Theropods
  b. Quadrupeds
  c. Bipedals
• The first dinosaur to be formally named, in 1824, was the
  a. Tyrannosaurus rex
  b. stegosaurus
  c. Megalosaurus
• What is the name of the dinosaur in this picture?
  
  
  a. Styracosaurus
  b. Velociraptor
  c. Iguanodon
• Which dinosaur had a crest on its head that formed as a long, curved pipe pointing backwards from the skull?
  a. Parasaurolophus
  b. Diplodocus
  c. Carnotaurus
• What is another name for Apatosaurus?
  a. Allosaurus
  b. Stegosaurus
  c. Brontosaurus

Answers
1. a | 2. b | 3. a | 4. c | 5. b | 6. c | 7. c | 8. c | 9. c | 10. c | 11. a | 12. c | 13. b | 14. a | 15. c

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