Dinosaurs

Question 1

In early China, dinosaur bones were thought to have belonged to dragons.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

When did dinosaurs become extinct?

Accepted Answer

65 million years ago

Question 3

In 1822, what was discovered in England by Mary Ann Mantell and her husband, Gideon Mantell?

Accepted Answer

Large teeth

Question 4

During which period did dinosaurs first appear?

Accepted Answer

Triassic Period

Question 5

For how many years were dinosaurs in existence?

Accepted Answer

165 million years

Question 6

In 1858, William Parker Foulke found the first-known American dinosaur in Haddonfield, a New Jersey town.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which modern animal's ancestors were not around during the time of dinosaurs?

Accepted Answer

Bears

Question 8

The word dinosaur means...

Accepted Answer

terrible lizard

Question 9

For what was Robert Plot known?

Accepted Answer

He found a bone believing it belonged to a giant person., He found a giant dinosaur bone in 1676.

Question 10

Which Oxford professor was the first to describe a dinosaur in a scientific journal?

Accepted Answer

William Buckland

Question 11

In 1842, which English paleontologist came up with the name dinosaur?

Accepted Answer

Richard Owen

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