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Question 1

The word “dinosaur” means

A	"dining on a sauropod.
B	"terrible lizard."
C	"scaly bird."

Question 2

The smallest dinosaur was about the size of a

A	chicken.
B	large dog.
C	small car.

Question 3

Which family of dinosaurs had the largest dinosaurs?

A	Theropods
B	Ankylosaurs
C	Sauropods

Question 4

Ceratopsians are sometimes called

A	the rhinos of the dinosaurs.
B	the bullies of the dinosaurs.
C	the most beautiful of the dinosaurs.

Question 5

As far as we know, how were all dinosaurs born?

A	They were born alive.
B	They hatched from eggs.
C	They were delivered by the stork.

Question 6

Which of these is NOT a theory as to why dinosaurs became extinct?

A	A meteor might have hit the earth and changed the climate.
B	New animals called mammals ate too many dinosaur eggs.
C	The dinosaurs moved to another planet.

Question 7

Some think that dinosaur descendants still live today and we know them as

A	echidnas.
B	camels.
C	birds.

Question 8

The time period during which dinosaurs dominated the earth is called

A	the Dinosaur Dynasty.
B	the Age of Dinosaurs.
C	the Dinosaur Epoch.

Question 9

Why do scientists think some dinosaurs were warm-blooded?

A	Because of the canals in their bones, similar to mammal bones.
B	Because their bones are warmer than reptile bones.
C	Because the earth was too cold to keep cold-blooded animals alive.

Question 10

When talking about dinosaurs, what does "restoration" mean?

A	It is the process of putting dinosaur bones back together.
B	It is the process of returning dinosaur bones to the place they were found.
C	It is when dinosaur bones are placed in stores and museums for sale.

Question 11

Meat-eaters like Tyrannosaurus rex were called

A	stegosaurs.
B	orthnipods.
C	theropods.

Question 12

There are many types of ceratopsians. What did they all have in common?

A	They all had stripes.
B	They all had large shields on their heads.
C	They all liked French fries.

Question 13

Can footprints tell us anything about the way dinosaurs lived?

A	Yes. Footprints show that dinosaurs sometimes got lost.
B	Yes. Footprints show that dinosaurs always traveled alone.
C	Yes. Footprints show that some dinosaurs traveled in herds.

Question 14

Scientists sometimes make guesses about dinosaur behavior based on

A	dreams they had.
B	the behavior of animals living today.
C	the size of a dinosaur's foot.

Question 15

The first birds on earth were like dinosaurs in what way?

A	They had teeth.
B	They were as much as 80 feet long.
C	They did not have wings.

Question 16

What is a hoatzin?

A	It is a type of plant dinosaurs ate.
B	It is the main claw on a dinosaur's foot.
C	It is the most primitive bird alive.

Question 17

Which of the following is TRUE?

A	Cavemen and dinosaurs lived at the same time.
B	Some dinosaurs were probably as intelligent as some modern mammals.
C	All dinosaurs were clumsy and slow-moving animals.

Question 18

How many more dinosaur species do scientists think are still waiting to be discovered?