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31 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
588 plays
Jul 18 01
almach
32 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
387 plays
Nov 03 05
chadgar25
33 trivia quiz  Cretaceous or Jurassic? icon
10 Dinosaurs for you. When did they first appear, Jurassic or Cretaceous Era?
Average 10Q
1239 plays
Apr 18 00
awkins
34 trivia quiz  Dino-Diets icon
This is my quiz. It's about dinosaur diets. So do these dinosaurs 'Eat the Meat', or do they 'Veg Out'? Don't use punctuation in your answers.
Tough 10Q
258 plays
Feb 06 04
flynn_17
35 trivia quiz  The Prehistoric World
See how much you know about our old friends, the dinosaurs! Info taken from Dinosaurs the Magazine, from Atlas Editions Partworks.
Tough 10Q
978 plays
Jun 24 01
GINCI
36 trivia quiz  They Are Not Dinosaurs icon
A quiz on animals that are approximately contemporary with the dinosaurs.
Very Difficult 10Q
408 plays
Apr 27 05
tnrees
37 trivia quiz  Mammals but not Men or Mammoths icon
Most palaeontology for non-experts seems to be dinosaurs (with Mesozoic sea reptiles and pterosaurs), mammoths or prehistoric men so this quiz is not about them.
Difficult 10Q
282 plays
Jun 10 05
tnrees
38 trivia quiz  Australia's Dinosaurs icon
Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic era between 220 and 65 million years ago. Closely related to modern-day birds, what do you know about Aussie dinosaurs?
Difficult 15Q
267 plays
May 23 04
Engadine
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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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