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?   _____________________

  Circle T for True or F for False

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?
       _________________________________________________

3.  If organic matter was found in dinosaur bones, what would this be an indication of?
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