Dinosaur Quiz
Test your knowledge of dinosaurs with our 30 question dinosaur quiz! Perfect for the biggest dino fans and dino themed parties.
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Questions
Q1. Which dinosaur is known as the “King of the Dinosaurs”?
a) Triceratops
b) Velociraptor
c) Tyrannosaurus Rex
d) Stegosaurus
Q2. What does the name “Triceratops” mean?
a) Three-toed foot
b) Three-horned face
c) Giant lizard
d) Swift thief
Q3. Which period did the Stegosaurus live in?
a) Jurassic
b) Triassic
c) Cretaceous
d) Permian
Q4. Which of these dinosaurs was a herbivore?
a) Allosaurus
b) Velociraptor
c) Brachiosaurus
d) Spinosaurus
Q5. The first dinosaur ever described scientifically by William Buckland?
a) Megalosaurus
b) Diplodocus
c) T-Rex
d) Apatosaurus
Q6. What is the biggest dinosaur in the world?
a) Spinosaurus
b) Argentinosaurus
c) Tyrannosaurus Rex
d) Velociraptor
Q7. Which dinosaur had a large bony frill and three horns on its face?
a) Ankylosaurus
b) Triceratops
c) Pachycephalosaurus
d) Parasaurolophus
Q8. Which dinosaur is known for having a long neck and small head?
a) Velociraptor
b) Stegosaurus
c) Brachiosaurus
d) Tyrannosaurus Rex
Q9. What was the primary diet of the Tyrannosaurus Rex?
a) Plants
b) Fish
c) Meat
d) Insects
Q10. Which dinosaur is thought to have been the fastest?
a) Tyrannosaurus Rex
b) Velociraptor
c) Ankylosaurus
d) Troodon
Q11. Which dinosaur had a clubbed tail used for defense?
a) Triceratops
b) Stegosaurus
c) Ankylosaurus
d) Parasaurolophus
Q12. What does the name “Velociraptor” mean?
a) Swift thief
b) Giant lizard
c) Terrible claw
d) Swift hunter
Q13. Which of these dinosaurs had a sail-like structure on its back?
a) Stegosaurus
b) Spinosaurus
c) Triceratops
d) Brachiosaurus
Q14. Which dinosaur is known as the “arm lizard”?
a) Iguanodon
b) Ankylosaurus
c) Brachiosaurus
d) Velociraptor
Q15. Which dinosaur is famous for its large, bony plates along its back?
a) Triceratops
b) Stegosaurus
c) Pachycephalosaurus
d) Diplodocus
Q16. Which period did the Tyrannosaurus Rex live in?
a) Triassic
b) Jurassic
c) Cretaceous
d) Permian
Q17. Which dinosaur is known for its duck-billed appearance?
a) Parasaurolophus
b) Dilophosaurus
c) Spinosaurus
d) Stegosaurus
Q18. Which of the following dinosaurs had feathers?
a) Stegosaurus
b) Velociraptor
c) Brachiosaurus
d) Triceratops
Q19. Which dinosaur is known as the “roof lizard”?
a) Stegosaurus
b) Iguanodon
c) Ankylosaurus
d) Diplodocus
Q20. Which dinosaur was believed to be the smartest?
a) Brachiosaurus
b) Tyrannosaurus Rex
c) Troodon
d) Stegosaurus
Q21. Which dinosaur’s name means “terrible claw”?
a) Velociraptor
b) Allosaurus
c) Deinonychus
d) Spinosaurus
Q22. Which dinosaur was known for having a crest on its head?
a) Parasaurolophus
b) Triceratops
c) Stegosaurus
d) Ankylosaurus
Q23. Which dinosaur had a beak similar to that of a modern bird?
a) Velociraptor
b) Pachycephalosaurus
c) Oviraptor
d) Brachiosaurus
Q24. Which dinosaur was the first most complete dinosaur found in North America?
a) Stegosaurus
b) Diplodocus
c) Tyrannosaurus Rex
d) Hadrosaurus foulkii
Q25. Which of the following dinosaurs was a carnivore?
a) Stegosaurus
b) Brachiosaurus
c) Spinosaurus
d) Triceratops
Q26. Which dinosaur’s name means “double beam” due to its double-beamed chevron bones?
a) Diplodocus
b) Brachiosaurus
c) Allosaurus
d) Velociraptor
Q27. Which dinosaur was known for its dome-shaped skull?
a) Triceratops
b) Parasaurolophus
c) Pachycephalosaurus
d) Iguanodon
Q28. Which dinosaur is believed to have had the strongest bite force?
a) Spinosaurus
b) Velociraptor
c) Triceratops
d) Tyrannosaurus Rex
Q29. Which of these dinosaurs had a long whip-like tail?
a) Stegosaurus
b) Diplodocus
c) Triceratops
d) Ankylosaurus
Q30. Which dinosaur was the primary predator during the Jurassic period?
a) Velociraptor
b) Spinosaurus
c) Allosaurus
d) Tyrannosaurus Rex
Answers
1: c) Tyrannosaurus Rex
2: b) Three-horned face
3: a) Jurassic
4: c) Brachiosaurus
5: a) Megalosaurus
6: b) Argentinosaurus
7: b) Triceratops
8: c) Brachiosaurus
9: c) Meat
10: d) Troodon
11: c) Ankylosaurus
12: a) Swift thief
13: b) Spinosaurus
14: c) Brachiosaurus
15: b) Stegosaurus
16: c) Cretaceous
17: a) Parasaurolophus
18: b) Velociraptor
19: a) Stegosaurus
20: c) Troodon
21: c) Deinonychus
22: a) Parasaurolophus
23: c) Oviraptor
24: d) Hadrosaurus foulkii
25: c) Spinosaurus
26: a) Diplodocus
27: c) Pachycephalosaurus
28: d) Tyrannosaurus Rex
29: b) Diplodocus
30: c) Allosaurus
