Natural World Dinosaurs 1. The name ' dinosaur' comes from two Greek words. What do they mean ? answer 2. How long did dinosaurs live on earth ? answer 3. What was remarkable about the fast-running predator the Compsognathos ? answer 4. The dinosaur once known as the Brontosaurus is now known by another name. What is it ? Apatosaurus 5. The Europlocephalus had a bony protective layer over its body. What did it have at the end of its tail ? answer 6. Researchers think that the Diplodocus, the longest land animal known, suffered from a painful disease that often affects humans as they grow older. What was it ? answer 7. Why was the Stegosaurus, or 'roofed lizard' so called ? answer 8. What was remarkable about the brain of the Stegosaurus ? answer 9. Was the Brachiosaurus the fastest or slowest of the dinosaurs ? answer 10. Why was the Iguanodon able to use its forefeet as weapons ? answer 11. What did the Spinosaurs have on its back, which may have played a part in heat regulation ? answer 12. Which was the largest carnivore ever known on earth ? answer 13. What does the name Triceratops mean ? answer 14. Which London park contains models of dinosaurs created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins in the last century ? answer 15. Dinosaurs divide into two main classes: Saurischia and Ornithischia. The Saurischia were lizard-hipped, much like other reptiles. What were the Ornithischia ? answer 16. How did dinosaurs produce their young ? answer 17. In 1960 Irwin Allen directed The Lost World, in which a party of scientists encountered living dinosaurs. Which author wrote the book on which the film was based ? answer 18. The Chinese call fossilized dinosaur teeth 'dragon's teeth'. What are they used for ? answer 19. What ability did the duck-billed dinosaurs share with modern-day hampsters ? answer 20. The name Deinonychus reflects the ability of this fierce flesh-eater to overcome its prey with a large, sickle-like claw on its inner toe. What does the name mean ? answer 21. What are the scientists who study dinosaur fossils called ? answer 22. The first skeleton of the Archaepteryx or 'ancient wing' was found in Germany in 1861. What is its claim to fame ? answer 23. In the film Jurassic Park , how were the dinosaurs supposed to have been created ? answer 24. Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era, which is divided into into three periods. Two of them are the Jurassic and Cretaceous. What is the third ? answer 25. How long ago did dinosaurs die out ? answer HOME | ABOUT US | CONTACT US | HELP Copyright © Quiz.co.uk Site Sponsored by Image Internet

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