1.
Archaeopteryx etc
10 questions
Difficult, 10 Qns, succubus, Oct 17 01
A quiz concerning one of the most fascinating fossil discoveries.
Difficult
succubus
Oct 17 01
2748 plays
2.
A Long, Long Time Ago
15 questions
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, nautilator, Jan 04 18
Can you match the fossil to the geological period of time you would have found it in? You have a margin of error of millions of years on your answers! Note: MYA = million years ago.
Very Difficult
nautilator
Jan 04 18
108 plays
3.
Some Super State Fossils
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 01 10
A quiz on the sundry specimens that the several states have selected to symbolize their spirit.
Average
stuthehistoryguy
Jul 01 10
681 plays
4.
Mass Extinction Events
15 questions
Tough, 15 Qns, pshelton, Nov 15 07
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?
Tough
pshelton
Nov 15 07
2037 plays
5.
Real! Dead! Monsters!
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, jcpetersen, Feb 12 10
Some of the scariest creatures ever are fact, not fiction. Fortunately these real monsters are now extinct, so there's nothing to worry about.
Average
jcpetersen
Feb 12 10
1869 plays
6.
Dinosauria
25 questions
Tough, 25 Qns, Mr5, May 27 04
My 30th quiz : a potpourri on one of my favorite topics - dinosaurs. I wish you good luck in testing your "dino" skills!
Tough
Mr5
May 27 04
3363 plays
7.
Australian Dinosaurs
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Jan 02 13
Its relatively dry climate means that there are not as many Australian dinosaurs known as in some parts of the world, but here are ten of them.
Average
looney_tunes
Jan 02 13
615 plays
8.
Hominid Family Names
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, RSKimball, Jun 26 08
Names of many members of our evolutionary family have changed over time due to new findings about the original fossils, genetic testing, etc. You should find this quiz as difficult as my first: Human Evolution vs. Creationism. Comments are welcomed.
Tough
RSKimball
Jun 26 08
732 plays
9.
Weirdosaurus Rex
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, nautilator, Dec 26 15
Move over, Allosaurus. Step aside, Triceratops. There's a new breed of dinosaur in town, and things are about to get strange!
Tough
nautilator
Dec 26 15
252 plays
10.
German Paleontology
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, nautilator, Jan 09 15
These are some of the ways that Germans and/or Germany have contributed to the field of paleontology.
Average
nautilator
Jan 09 15
255 plays
11.
Walking With Dinosaurs
10 questions
Easy, 10 Qns, Plodd, Sep 18 13
Dinosaurs roamed the earth millions of years ago and we will take a journey back in time to look at some of the most common.
Easy
Plodd
Sep 18 13
2175 plays
12.
Meet the Ancestors
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, jamesf, May 29 07
Apes and humans are believed to have evolved from common ancestors. How much do you know about the history of human evolution?
Average
jamesf
May 29 07
1983 plays
13.
The Bare Bones of Water
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, JanIQ, Sep 15 13
The Four Winds have gone fishing. They retrieve several fossils from the water. What do you know about these fossils?
Average
JanIQ
Sep 15 13
1926 plays
14.
Dinosaur or Not?
15 questions
Average, 15 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, Jun 04 06
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
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Jun 04 06
2859 plays
15.
Earth History: The Paleogene Period
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, albert11, Aug 29 15
The Paleogene was the period in Earth's history that occurred just after the dinosaurs went extinct. Come explore some of the interesting geological and biological events of the time.
Tough
albert11
Aug 29 15
171 plays
16.
Snowmageddon
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, reedy, Apr 14 12
We may still technically be living in the current ice age, but the LGM (last glacial maximum) was about 20,000 years ago, and many species that lived then are no longer with us. What do you know about that period?
Average
reedy
Apr 14 12
663 plays
17.
Prehistoric Who am I? Part 3
25 questions
Average, 25 Qns, ElusiveDream, Aug 13 15
Welcome to Prehistoric Who am I? Part 3. This time you'll get to know twenty-five animals from the Jurassic period.
Average
ElusiveDream
Aug 13 15
246 plays
18.
A Brief History of Australopithecines
10 questions
Difficult, 10 Qns, alliefarrell, Dec 03 06
Australopithecines are our earliest human ancestors. How much do you know about the nearly one hundred years since their first discovery?
Difficult
alliefarrell
Dec 03 06
1059 plays
19.
Ultimate Predators
10 questions
Difficult, 10 Qns, Mr5, Dec 20 08
Meet 10 of the most skilled and terrifying predators the Earth has ever seen.
Difficult
Mr5
Dec 20 08
1467 plays
20.
Dinosauria
25 questions
Average, 25 Qns, GeniusBoy, Aug 07 01
This quiz focuses on those magnificent animals belonging to the class Dinosauria. Good luck.
Average
GeniusBoy
Aug 07 01
3456 plays
21.
Dinosaurs for Dummies
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, suomy, Jun 16 13
I don't know about you but I am a bit of a dummy when it comes to my knowledge of dinosaurs and the Age of Reptiles. Here's some of the questions that I've come across in my search for information. Can you set me on the right track?
Average
suomy
Jun 16 13
516 plays
22.
Dinosaurs for Dummies
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, zippolover, Oct 16 13
Actually, it is a quiz written by a dummy, as I know very little about dinosaurs. Fortunately I have found an online Dinosaur Encyclopaedia and the following questions are about their top ten. Hopefully this is a fun quiz, as that was my intention!
Average
zippolover
Oct 16 13
558 plays
23.
Ice Age Giants
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Mar 06 17
The last Ice Age, or Pleistocene era, began around 1.8 million years ago and ended 12,000 years in the past. Let's meet some of the huge creatures that inhabited the earth during that time period!
Tough
stephgm67
Mar 06 17
132 plays
24.
Back to the Shed
10 questions
Easy, 10 Qns, kino76, Mar 31 17
...to check our fossils. Can you match the dinosaur names to their meaning?
Easy
kino76
Mar 31 17
381 plays
25.
Cretaceous Parking Lot
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, ElusiveDream, Jul 11 15
This quiz has the same lay-out as my 'Jurassic Parking Lot' quiz, only this time it features dinosaurs from the Cretaceous.
Tough
ElusiveDream
Jul 11 15
153 plays
26.
Fossil Finds near Lake Turkana
10 questions
Difficult, 10 Qns, alliefarrell, Dec 27 06
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!
Difficult
alliefarrell
Dec 27 06
636 plays
27.
The Burgess Shale
10 questions
Tough, 10 Qns, pu2-ke-qi-ri, May 19 04
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
pu2-ke-qi-ri
May 19 04
837 plays
28.
Average
andaman
Jul 25 05
2103 plays
29.
Gone, But Not Forgotten
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, AcrylicInk, Aug 20 18
Thousands of creatures existed at the time of the dinosaurs. They have been gone a while, but thanks to palaeontologists, they haven't been forgotten. Over the centuries, people from different fields and walks of life have contributed to palaeontology.
Average
AcrylicInk
Aug 20 18
459 plays
30.
The Four Winds Uncover Fossils in India
10 questions
Average, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Mar 12 17
Fossils serve an important role in helping to link the past with the present. Here are some important fossil finds of India.
Average
zorba_scank
Mar 12 17
570 plays