Dinosaurs

1. What are dinosaurs?

• reptiles
• amphibians
• mammals
• mollusks

2. Did dinosaurs live only during the Jurassic period?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

they lived through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods

3. All animals with a name ending in 'saurus' are dinosaurs.

• True
• False

4. How many different types of dinosaurs have been identified and named so far?

• around 70
• over 700
• over 7,000
• over 1500

5. Did all dinosaurs live on land?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

prehistoric flying and water reptiles aren't classed as dinosaurs

6. For roughly how many million years did dinosaurs exist?

• 16
• 65
• 165
• 3

7. The word 'dinosaur' means:

• loud lizard
• terrible lizard
• giant lizard
• devil lizard

8. Tyrannosaurus fossils have only ever been found in:

• Asia
• Europe
• North America
• Australia

9. Some scientists think Tyrannosauruses left rotting meat stuck between their teeth, that might have infected their prey with dangerous bacteria when they bit them.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

some lizards have teeth that are the same shape as tyrannosaur teeth, and they infect their prey in this way

10. Was a Tyrannosaurus tall enough to peer into the top window of a double-decker bus?

• yes
• no