How Much Do You Know About Dinosaurs? 25 Questions for Kids
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How Much Do You Know About Dinosaurs? 25 Questions for Kids
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Dinosaur quiz for kids: 25 questions about T. rex, Triceratops, Spinosaurus and the giants of the prehistoric world. 🦖
Feathered raptors the size of a turkey, four-winged gliders and a dinosaur that lived closer in time to us than to Stegosaurus: how many can you get right? Perfect for curious kids, classrooms and family quiz time.
❓ IN THIS QUIZ
- Which dinosaur lived closer in time to us than to Stegosaurus?
- Some dinosaurs are still alive today. Which animals are they?
- How big was a real Velociraptor?
- Which land animal had the strongest bite ever?
💬 How many did you get right? Tell us your score in the comments. What's your favorite dinosaur?
How to play
- Read the question and look at the pictures.
- Pick your answer before the timer runs out (or switch the timer off).
- See if you were right and read the fun fact.
Answers and fun facts (spoilers!)
- Here's a mind-blower to start! Which dinosaur lived closer in time to us than to Stegosaurus?
T. rex
T. rex lived closer in time to us than to Stegosaurus! They were millions of years apart. - Some dinosaurs are still alive today! Which animals are they?
Birds
Birds are living dinosaurs! The chicken in your yard has dinosaur family. - Which dinosaur had three horns on its face?
Triceratops
Triceratops means 'three-horned face' and it had a giant bony frill too! - Which dinosaur had big plates on its back and spikes on its tail?
Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus tail spikes could be 60 to 90 cm (2 to 3 ft) long! - Which dinosaur had a heavy club on the end of its tail?
Ankylosaurus
Ankylosaurus was covered in bony armor, like a walking tank! - Which of these dinosaurs ate meat?
Velociraptor
Velociraptor had a big curved claw on each foot to help catch its food! - How big was a real Velociraptor?
Turkey-sized
Real Velociraptors were about the size of a turkey, and they had feathers! - Which dinosaur had a super long neck to reach treetops?
Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus held its neck up high, like a giant giraffe! - Pteranodon flew in the sky. But what was it?
Flying reptile
Pteranodon was a flying reptile called a pterosaur, not a dinosaur! - Which of these was a giant sea reptile, not a dinosaur?
Mosasaurus
Mosasaurus was a huge sea reptile, more closely related to lizards and snakes! - Which was one of the biggest dinosaurs ever?
Argentinosaurus
Argentinosaurus may have been 30 to 35 m (100 to 115 ft) long, as long as three buses! - Spinosaurus had a big sail on its back. What did it love to eat?
Fish
Spinosaurus was one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs, and it hunted fish in rivers! - What ended the age of the dinosaurs?
Asteroid
A giant asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago and wiped out most dinosaurs. - Parasaurolophus had a long tube on its head. What was it for?
Making sounds
Its hollow crest may have worked like a trumpet to make loud calls! - Which dinosaur had a thick round dome on top of its head?
Pachycephalosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus means 'thick-headed lizard', its dome was up to 25 cm (10 in) thick! - Which dinosaur had a big pointy spike on its thumbs?
Iguanodon
Scientists first thought Iguanodon's thumb spike was a horn on its nose! - Therizinosaurus had the longest claws of any land animal. What did it eat?
Plants
Its claws were about 50 cm (20 in) long, but it mostly ate plants! - Which dinosaur was only about the size of a chicken?
Compsognathus
Compsognathus was a tiny, fast hunter that ate lizards and bugs! - Microraptor was a small feathered dinosaur. How many wings did it have?
Four wings
Microraptor had feathered wings on its arms AND its legs, so four wings! - Diplodocus had a super long tail. Scientists think it might have worked like what?
Whip
Some scientists think Diplodocus could crack its tail like a whip to make a loud snap! - Oviraptor means egg thief. But what was it really doing with eggs?
Protecting eggs
Oviraptor fossils were found sitting on nests, keeping their own eggs safe! - T. rex had tiny arms. What were they like?
Short but strong
T. rex arms were only about 1 m (3 ft) long, but very muscular! - Which was the very first dinosaur ever given a name?
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus was named in 1824, before anyone had even used the word 'dinosaur'! - Which dinosaur had a flat beak like a duck?
Edmontosaurus
Edmontosaurus had hundreds of teeth packed inside its duck-like beak! - Final question! Which land animal ever had the strongest bite?
T. rex
T. rex had the strongest bite of any land animal that ever lived!