Dinosaur Trivia

Get The Time Machine ready, because we're heading back in time. Like, way back. It's time for dinosaur trivia. I've got 3 rounds of 10 questions each about the creatures, both scientific and from pop culture. If you're in need of rules, more scorecards, visit the show's website, dorkygeekynerdy.com. You don't have to have rules, just guess the answer before time runs out. Got it? Good. Don't step on any butterflies and let's go the dorky round #1 what carnivore's name means Tyrant Lizard King? Tyrannosaurus Rex #2 We don't actually find dinosaur bones in the ground, but what do we find? Fossils #3 What book and movie franchise features AT Rex skeleton as its logo? Jurassic Park leader. Jurassic World #4 Which dinosaur is known for having three horns on its face? Triceratops #5 What dinosaur has a Ridge of plates along its back and a spiked tail? Stegosaurus number six What animated film from 1988 spawned way too many made for video sequels and featured Littlefoot, Sarah and Ducky? The Land Before time #7 Aladar, the lead in Disney's 2000 film Dinosaur was what kind of dinosaur? An Iguanodon bonus trivia that was the most expensive movie of 2000 #8 What was the name of the supercontinent that the dinosaurs called home? Pangaea #9 dinosaurs all belong to what class of vertebrate animals? Reptiles #10 True or false? Dinosaurs cohabitated with humans. False dinosaurs became extinct around 65,000,000 years ago. Humans first evolved about 6,000,000 years ago. The Geeky round #1 What City's NBA team uses a dinosaur as its mascot? The Toronto Raptors #2 which dinosaurs name literally means swift thief? Velociraptor #3 What is the name for the study of fossils? Paleontology #4 What is a trace fossil? A fossilized footprint #5 On which continent are most fossils found? North America number six of the three periods, Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic, which is the oldest Triassic. It lasted from 237 to 201,000,000 years ago #7 Of the three periods Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic. Which was the most recent Cretaceous? That was from 145 to 66,000,000 years ago #8 What is the name of the geologic era when dinosaurs ruled the Earth? The Mesozoic era? It translates to middle life #9. What is the name given to aquatic reptiles that swam in the oceans at the same time as the dinosaurs? Ichthyosaurs. The name means fish lizard #10 Which dinosaur evolved to have a large club on its tail? Ankylosaurus the nerdy round #1 On how many continents will you find fossils? All 7. Back then, Antarctica was not on the South Pole and was much warmer #2 What is the name of the process that turns bones into fossils? Per Mineralization, that'd be great for Scrabble, except it won't fit on the board #3 found in 1987 and named in 1993. What sauropod could be the largest dinosaur in existence? The Argentinosaurus Only fragments have been found, but it's estimated to be 30 to 35 meters long #4 The name of the spiked tail on the Stegosaurus, the phagomizer comes from What Comic Artist? Gary Larson, He made a joke about it in his comic The Far Side, and paleontologists realized they never created a name for it, so the name stuck #5 What was the largest carnivorous dinosaur? Spinosaurus one is featured in the third Jurassic Park movie, Number Six. Which dinosaur had the longest claws of any known animal? Therizinosaurus If it sounds familiar, it was in Jurassic World dominion #7 What giant asteroid impact event is linked to the dinosaurs extinction? The Shishulube impact. It landed somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico #8 while technically not dinosaurs, what was the name of the flying reptiles that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs? Pterosaurs #9 What was the first dinosaur ever discovered? The Megalosaurus. William Buckland first published his description of it in 1824 #10 What is Coprolite? That's fossilized dinosaur poop, and we're back from dinosaur trivia. How did you do? I love dinosaurs and I have since I was a little kid. I probably should have done this episode sooner. Oh well. Let me know on social media or Spotify what your favorite dinosaur is. Mine is the Stegosaurus, which happens to be the state fossil here in Colorado next week. It's some history trivia and a follow up to my most popular episode ever. Here's a clue. What is the largest country still using the imperial measurement system? Not a tough one to guess, right? Good luck. Even so, I'll see you back here on Wednesday. This was episode 336 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast. If you'd like to help support the show and get extra stuff, consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/dorky Geeky Nerdy. This podcast is written, produced and hosted by Brian Rollins. 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