How much do you know about dinosaurs? Find out with this dinosaur quiz.
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1. Could you have a dinosaur as a pet? Not a good idea. Most dinos– like the large meat eaters — would see you as a snack. The Irish news explored this question http://bitly.com/2NogqAd and determined that perhaps a plant eating, horse-sized dinosaur could work if it were raised it from an egg.
2. How many years ago was the last dinosaur alive?
a) 100 years
b) 100,000 years
c) 1 million years
d) 66 million years
Answer: At the Natural History Museum http://bitly.com/2NoRQ1Z you learn that the last dinosaurs were alive 66 million years ago.
3. What killed the dinosaurs? Most scientists agree that dinosaur life ended suddenly when a six mile wide asteroid struck the earth. The dust from the impact blocked the sun and changed the climate, starving the dinosaurs. See https://www.psi.edu/epo/ktimpact/ktimpact.html
4. What living creature today most resembles dinosaurs?
a) A crocodile
b) A sturgeon
c) A chicken
d) All of the above.
The correct answer is d) all of the above, although the crocodile might be the most similar looking. Learn more at http://bitly.com/2NokQad
5. T/F The biggest dinosaur was larger than a whale. False. The largest land dinosaurs, the sauropod Argentinosaurus was about half the size of today’s adult blue whale. Land animals have to support their own weight, whereas sea creatures get some help from the water, so they can grow bigger. https://bbc.in/2tIBVUc
APPLICATION: HOW MANY DINOSAURS CAN YOU NAME?
Here’s a nice list of dinosaurs, with facts https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dinosaurs
Here’s a National Geographic Kids dinosaur fact quiz http://bitly.com/2ISy8Zg
See how many dinosaurs you can name at Quiz Biz: https://www.quiz.biz/quizz-722947.html
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