About Dinosaur Quiz
Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta is one of the richest dinosaur fossil sites on Earth, and Saskatchewan’s T. rex, nicknamed Scotty, is one of the largest ever found. The Dinosaur Quiz covers the famous names, such as Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops and Stegosaurus, the meaning of words such as dinosaur and thagomizer, how scientists read fossils, and the flying and swimming reptiles that lived beside the dinosaurs but were not dinosaurs themselves. Names and dates were checked against current science, and renamed or doubtful species were left out.
How to play Dinosaur Quiz
- Press Start for the first of ten questions. The clock starts with it and stops at your last answer.
- Each question asks about dinosaurs, their names, fossils and the reptiles that lived beside them.
- Tap an answer, or press 1 to 4 (or A to D) on a keyboard. Answers are final: you see the right one and a one-line explanation, then press Next.
- Most correct answers ranks first, then the fastest time. Only a member’s first finished quiz of the day counts for the leaderboard.
Tips & strategy
- Many dinosaur names describe the animal in Greek or Latin: “tri-cera-tops” means three-horned face.
- Pterosaurs and plesiosaurs were reptiles of the air and sea, not dinosaurs: they make classic trick answers.
- Birds are living dinosaurs, so a question about which dinosaurs survived has a feathered answer.
Dinosaur Quiz: questions and answers
Are Canadian dinosaurs in the quiz?
Yes, many: fossils from Alberta’s badlands and Saskatchewan, and dinosaurs named after Canadian places and people.
How are new discoveries handled?
The quiz follows current science. Species that were renamed or merged with others were left out so that every answer stays correct.
How many questions does the Dinosaur Quiz have?
155 checked questions: 25 easy, 66 medium and 64 hard. Each day takes ten, easiest first, and a question doesn’t come back until its level has been used up.