Dinosaur Facts Quiz
1. Ancient legends of these creatures may not be fairy-tale stories at all,
but rather actual
accounts of encounters with dinosaurs.
What were they called?
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2. The
word dinosaur comes from the Latin words “deino” and “sauros”.
What do
these words mean in English?
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3.
T F The word “dinosaur” was coined by an English
scientist in 1840.
4.
T F Scientists know that dinosaurs died out over 60,000,000
years ago.
5.
T F The mass media is relatively unbiased with regard to
dinosaurs and whether
or not they roamed the earth recently, along side of mankind.
6.
T F Scientists have Carbon-dated dinosaur bones to less
than 10,000 years.
7.
T F Scientists have found unfossilized dinosaur bones.
8.
T F Scientists have found organic matter such as collagen,
protein fragments and
little things that look just like red blood cells inside
of a dinosaur bone.
9. T
F The Bible has nothing to say about creatures which might be dinosaurs
because they became extinct long before man arrived on the scene.
Bonus Questions
1. What
do the following have in common: Pig, Rat, Oxen, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake,
Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster and Dog???
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2. What
significance (if any) does the list above have to do with dinosaurs?
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3. If
organic matter was found in dinosaur bones, what would this be an indication of?
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