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1 trivia quiz  Archaeopteryx etc icon
A quiz concerning one of the most fascinating fossil discoveries.
Difficult 10Q
1668 plays
Oct 17 01
succubus
2 trivia quiz  A Brief History of Australopithecines coolicon
Australopithecines are our earliest human ancestors. How much do you know about the nearly one hundred years since their first discovery?
Difficult 10Q
570 plays
Dec 03 06
alliefarrell
3 trivia quiz  Mass Extinction Events coolicon
Scientists have identified a number of mass extinction events that have eliminated many species once present on Earth. How much do you known about them?
Difficult 15Q
468 plays
Nov 15 07
pshelton gold
4 trivia quiz  Fossil Finds near Lake Turkana coolicon
In the past thirty years, some of the world's most fascinating evolutionary finds have been excavated near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Here is a quiz to help keep you up to date with recent discoveries!
Very Difficult 10Q
360 plays
Dec 27 06
alliefarrell
5 trivia quiz  Meet the Ancestors coolicon
Apes and humans are believed to have evolved from common ancestors. How much do you know about the history of human evolution?
Tough 10Q
759 plays
May 29 07
jamesf gold
6 trivia quiz  Dinosauria coolicon
My 30th quiz : a potpourri on one of my favorite topics - dinosaurs. I wish you good luck in testing your "dino" skills!
Tough 25Q
1620 plays
May 27 04
Mr5
7 trivia quiz  The Burgess Shale coolicon
The Burgess Shale: the Cambrian explosion of life. But I'm mostly concerned about the weird and wacky critters that haunted that continental shelf 540 million years ago.
Tough 10Q
468 plays
May 19 04
pu2-ke-qi-ri
8 trivia quiz  Andrewsarchus icon
Andrewsarchus lived millions of years ago. Let's see how much you know about this prehistoric beast.
Average 10Q
195 plays
Feb 06 07
Rome14
9 trivia quiz  Megalodon, terror of the oceans icon
Carcharodon megalodon is the ancestor of the great white shark, and the most fearsome predator that ever lived on land or sea.
Average 10Q
402 plays
Apr 17 06
annamc
10 trivia quiz  Those Ravishing Rudists icon
Not nudists, RUDISTS. What is a rudist? Rudists are clams with delusions of grandeur. They were the major reef-builders during the...Hey! If you want to find out more, you should take this quiz, buddy! It'll be interesting-- I promise!
Average 10Q
345 plays
Jun 19 05
pu2-ke-qi-ri
11 trivia quiz  Dinosauria icon
This quiz focuses on those magnificent animals belonging to the class Dinosauria. Good luck.
Tough 25Q
2265 plays
Aug 07 01
GeniusBoy
12 trivia quiz  Dinosaur or Not? icon
What's a dinosaur? Any sort of great big extinct scaly reptile? Nope-- the dinosaurs were something of an exclusive club, with specialized requirements for membership. Take this quiz and test your powers of Dinosaur Determination!
Average 15Q
942 plays
Jun 04 06
pu2-ke-qi-ri
13 trivia quiz  Dinosaurs' Name Meanings icon
This is a quiz on dinosaur name meanings.
Average 10Q
927 plays
Jul 25 05
andaman
14 trivia quiz  Test your "dino" skills icon
Dinosaurs are one of my passions, so I made my first quiz about them. I believe it is pretty easy (for a dinosaur lover that is). Have fun!
Tough 10Q
1149 plays
Oct 27 02
Mr5
15 trivia quiz  Dinosaur Names icon
Do you know how Dinosaur names are made? Each part of the name has a Greek or Latin meaning, and when you combine all the parts, you get the name. In this quiz I will give you the parts of the name, you choose which Dino it applies to.
Average 10Q
2982 plays
May 01 00
Roswell
16 trivia quiz  Mass Extinctions
This is a quiz that people of all ages will know something about. It deals mainly with the extinction of the dinosaurs, but includes a few other questions on extinction. Have fun, and good luck!
Average 10Q
2067 plays
May 27 02
Cooperphysics
17 trivia quiz  Pterosaurs: Rulers of the Sky icon
My first quiz will test your knowledge of Pterosaurs, bird-like creatures that ruled the air back in the times when dinosaurs ruled the earth.
Difficult 10Q
246 plays
May 01 05
thiefrikku
18 trivia quiz  Fossils and Dinosaurs icon
This quiz is about the fascinating dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era and about the fossils known throughout prehistoric history. Have fun!
Difficult 10Q
360 plays
Mar 03 07
Jaminator16
19 trivia quiz  Saber-Tooth Cats icon
I did some research on these now extinct animals and wanted to share my knowledge. Good luck and I hope you learn something. I did while making the quiz!
Tough 10Q
522 plays
May 23 03
superferd
20 trivia quiz  Basic Paleontology Quiz
Ten basic questions about the pre-Holocene world.
Difficult 10Q
1119 plays
May 04 02
NathanRobison
21 trivia quiz  Fossilized Sharks
Here is a mixture of questions on extinct and modern day sharks.
Difficult 10Q
369 plays
Jul 18 01
almach
22 trivia quiz  Prehistoric Beasts icon
This will test your knowledge of beasts that lived before us but after the dinosaurs. Enjoy!
Difficult 10Q
984 plays
Nov 25 01
goooooru
23 trivia quiz  Extinct Sharks
Here is a mixture of questions mostly on extinct sharks.
Tough 10Q
303 plays
Jul 18 01
almach
24 trivia quiz  Random Paleontology Knowledge
This is pretty random Paleo knowledge, but some of it might be so specific as to be difficult. Not much dino stuff, seeing as that's pretty well covered.
Difficult 10Q
864 plays
Jan 25 02
whoneedsthesefacts
25 trivia quiz  Dinosaurs - Missing Links icon
Altough the classification of dinosaurs is disputed and is being continually revised, the main groups are preety much established. In each question you'll have to find the missing link from a series of species belonging to the same group.
Tough 10Q
480 plays
Jan 05 03
Mr5
26 trivia quiz  Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals
What do you know about dinosaurs?
Tough 10Q
1026 plays
Aug 31 00
sonstoo2
27 trivia quiz  Identify The Dinosaur icon
If you had a time machine and could go back to the Age of Dinosaurs, just how good would you be at recognising the different types? Take this quiz to test your skills!
Very Difficult 10Q
384 plays
Feb 15 06
Velociraptor
28 trivia quiz  Dinosaur Ages icon
In which period do the following dinosaurs belong? It's your job to guess it!
Tough 10Q
276 plays
Aug 16 04
quark16
29 trivia quiz   Dinosaur Nomenclature icon
In this quiz I will give a dinosaur name, you must select the appropriate description based on the Greek or Latin roots of that name.
Average 10Q
360 plays
Nov 03 05
chadgar25
30 trivia quiz  When Dinosaurs Roamed The World icon
Test your knowledge on WHEN dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures lived. I will give you the name of a dinosaur or prehistoric creature and you determine WHEN it roamed.
Tough 20Q
555 plays
Jul 18 01
almach
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Some sample questions from this category:

* What is the name of the period when dinosaurs first appeared on earth?
* How many million years ago did dinosaurs die out?
* What is the name of the longest dinosaur?
* Which dinosaur had two rows of bony diamond shaped plates running along its back and spikes on its tail?
* Which of the carnivorous dinosaurs listed below is largest?
* Which dinosaur's name means 'three-horned face'?
* Which dinosaur was the 'egg thief'?
* Which of the following was not a flying reptile?
* What can't a skeleton tell us about a dinosaur?
* What was the weather like during the Jurassic period?
* Why was the Pachycephalosaurus called 'thick-headed reptile'?
* Compared to a hen's egg, the biggest dinosaur egg was?
* This dinosaur's name means 'bent reptile.'
* This herbivore was the smallest of the largest dinosaurs. He was up to 90 feet long, 40 feet high and weighed 100 tons. Its long neck enabled it to reach food in high tree tops. Which dino is this?
* This dinosaur's name means 'different reptile.' He was a carnivore that grew to 40 feet an length and weighed up to 2 tons. It had a large head and blade-like fangs. Who is he?
* The dinosaur's name means 'stiff reptile.' This herbivore had tough, bony armor and a spiked, club like tail for defense.
* Which one resembled a giant armadillo?
* Its name means 'roof horn.' This small, bone-headed dinosaur was no taller than a grown human.
* This name means 'half reptile.' Who was he?
* The size of a Stegosaurus' brain is about the same size as a

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