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1. Perhaps the most well-known daikaiju (and also the first) is this lizard who rises out of the sea to terrorize the city. In the Japanese version, it terrorizes Tokyo, but in the American version, it terrorizes New York. Which giant lizard is this?

Answer: Godzilla

Godzilla first appeared in the 1954 Japanese kaiju (giant monster) movie "Godzilla". Anguirus was the first enemy Godzilla ever fought and first appeared in 1955 in "Godzilla Raids Again". However, he and Godzilla became allies later on. Rodan first appeared in 1956, and is yet another ally of Godzilla's. King Ghidora, also known as Monster Zero, earned a nickname "King of Terror", as it was one of the most powerful kaiju to appear in Japanese arts. King Ghidora is Godzilla's arch nemesis in many "Godzilla" movies.

2. Perhaps some of the most famous tyrant lizards come from the "Jurassic Park" trilogy. Which "Jurassic Park" featured a ringtone which, whenever it was heard, indicated that the deadly lizard was near?

Answer: Jurassic Park III

"Jurassic Park III" was released in 2001. In this film, the Tyrannosaurus rex is finally defeated by a Spinosaurus, who first attacks the group of people in the plane. The Spinosaurus kills the Tyrannosaurus by snapping its neck. The Spinosaurus also ate a cellphone, so whenever a specific ringtone played, you knew the killer lizard was close, and about ready to attack.

3. Dimitri Lousteau was a French iguana in this video game who learned to speak English by watching music videos. He was originally a member of the Klaww Gang, but came back as an ally of the main character in the next installment in the video game franchise. Do you know which video game this lounge lizard is from?

Answer: Sly Cooper

Dimitri first appeared in "Sly 2: Band of Thieves" as an enemy of Sly Cooper. However, in "Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves", Sly and the gang needed Dimitri's underwater skills (as he is a marine iguana) to help defeat Dr. M, so he joined the Cooper Gang. "Sly 2" was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004 and "Sly 3" was released in 2005.

4. This video game gecko loves TV, and thus makes an easy target for Rez, who wants to control the world of television. This video game character has also been the mascot of Crystal Dynamics. What is this lounging lizard's name?

Answer: Gex

Gex is a green gecko created by Crystal Dynamics, and his main enemy is Rez, who tries to destroy the "Media Dimension". Gex, who loves TV, must stop him, before the world of television is ruined. "Gex" was released for the PlayStation (and others) in 1994, with "Gex 2" released in 1998 and "Gex 3" in 1999.

5. "Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance". This slogan was used by this company, who uses cavemen, money with googly eyes, and a green lizard as mascots. Do you know the company?

Answer: GEICO

GEICO stands for "Government Employees Insurance Company". It was founded in 1936 by Leo Goodwin in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. One of GEICO's many mascots is a gecko, known as the GEICO gecko. He first appeared in 1999 due to the Screen Actor's Guild strike, which meant GEICO was unable to use human actors. Therefore, a new animated star was born.

6. A huge lizard-like creature is the crocodile. One man on television known as the "Crocodile Hunter" wrestled down many crocodiles on his show, and kept them in his Crocodile Zoo in Australia. Who was this man?

Answer: Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin was born in 1962 in Victoria, Australia. He was most noted for his television show "The Crocodile Hunter", which ran from 1997 to 2004 (in the USA), which earned him the nickname "Crocodile Hunter". He died in 2006 when a stingray stabbed him in the chest. All film with the scene was destroyed.

7. "Karma Chameleon" was a song that, in 1984, spent three weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It was off of the 1983 album "Colour by Numbers". Who sings this lizardy song?

Answer: Culture Club

"Karma Chameleon" was Culture Club's only number one song in the US. It reached the number one spot in 15 other countries, including the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

Culture Club was a British New Wave rock band formed in 1981, and broke up in 1986, but had a "reunion period" from 1998 to 2002 in the UK.

Jethro Tull has a song called "Salamander", Radiohead has a song called "Karma Police", and Elton John has a song called "Chameleon".

8. This American rapper, originally a member of The Color Changin' Click, won a Grammy with his song "Ridin'", from his 2005 album "The Sound of Revenge". Do you know who this rapper is?

Answer: Chamillionaire

Chamillionaire was born as Hakeem Seriki in 1979. His first album was "The Sound of Revenge", released in 2005. His second album was "Ultimate Victory", released in 2007, and "Venom", his third solo album, was released in 2010.

Before going solo, Chamillionaire was with the band CCC (or Color Changin' Click). From 1999 to 2005, they released several albums, including "Controversy Sells", released in 2004.

9. In this novel by Louis Sachar, lizards are very deadly. The lizards are yellow-green with exactly eleven yellow spots, have a milky white tongue, red skin around the eyes, and black teeth. They kill almost instantly. In which Louis Sachar novel are these creatures found?

Answer: Holes

"Holes" was written by Louis Sachar in 1998. The main character is Stanley Yelnats (notice it's a palindrome), and he is sent to Camp Green Lake because he was wrongfully accused of stealing a famous basketball player's stolen shoes. At Camp Green Lake, boys must dig holes with very precise measurements, five feet deep, and five feet in diameter. At Camp Green Lake (where there are no lakes, or greenery), deadly lizards are commonly found, and in one of the last scenes of the book, Stanley and his friend Zero are covered in them, but don't get bitten because of onions they ate.

"Sideways Stories From Wayside School" was written in 1978, "There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom" was written in 1988, and "Small Steps", the sequel of "Holes", was written in 2006.

10. Dragons are lizards! Christopher Paolini is the author of the "Inheritance Cycle" series of novels. He started writing the first of these books when he was only 15 years old. Do you know which of these titles is the first in the series?

Answer: Eragon

"Eragon" was the first in the "Inheritance Cycle" series, first published in 2003. "Eldest", the second in the series, was published in 2005, and "Brisingr", the third book, in 2008. "Eragon" is about a boy named Eragon who discovers a rock (which turned out to be an egg) that hatched a dragon he named Saphira. Eragon and his dragon are forced to leave when the king finds out about the dragon and wants it captured.

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Lounging Lizards Trivia Quiz

Lizards, or lizard-like creatures, appear all throughout entertainment. Here are just ten of those lizards.

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