Animal Kingdom - Dinosaurs

1. Which British paleontologist first used the word 'dinosaur' in 1842?

2. What does "dinosaur" mean?

3. In which modern country did the asteroid that many scientists believe killed the dinosaurs hit?

4. When did the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs hit Earth?

5. Which of the pictures below shows a Stegosaurus?

6. In what era did dinosaurs live?

7. In what period did dinosaurs first appear?

8. What was the name of the supercontinent where the dinosaurs first appeared?

9. Which animal, often mistaken for a dinosaur, was the most ferocious predator of the early Permian period many millions of years before dinosaurs appeared?

10. What animals are the only direct living descendants of dinosaurs?

11. Which of the pictures below shows a Brachiosaurus?

12. What is the name of the group of gigantic, four-legged dinosaurs, with extremely long necks and tails?

13. What is the name of a diverse group of extinct flying reptiles that both ruled the skies and were close evolutionary relatives of dinosaurs?

14. What dinosaur had a notable feature the double crest in the upper part of the skull?

15. Which of the pictures below shows a Pteranodon?

16. Which dinosaur is famous for having three horns on its face?

17. What dinosaur was quite possibly the largest animal ever to walk the earth? It is believed to have reached lengths of up to 45 meters and weighed as much as 110 tons.

18. Which of the following dinosaurs had a giraffe-like neck?

19. What was the first dinosaur to be discovered in 1824 by paleontologist William Buckland?

20. Which of the pictures below shows a Velociraptor?

21. What is the nickname of the most complete T-rex specimen ever discovered in 1990?

22. How are the two groups of dinosaurs differentiated?

23. In what country were dinosaur fossils thought to be dragon bones?

24. How did most dinosaurs likely reproduce?

25. How many claws did a Tyrannosaurus Rex have on each hand?