Ultimate Dinosaur Quiz: Test Your Prehistoric Knowledge with These Fun Trivia Questions!

The term “dinosaur” was coined by Sir Richard Owen in 1842. It comes from the Greek words deinos (terrible) and sauros (lizard), though dinosaurs are not actually lizards.

Spinosaurus was even bigger than T. rex, reaching up to 18 meters (59 feet) long. It is believed to have been semi-aquatic, hunting fish as well as land prey.

Many people associate T. rex with the Jurassic period (thanks to movies like Jurassic Park), but it actually lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 68–66 million years ago.

Triceratops had three horns and a large bony frill to help protect it from predators like T. rex. It was a plant-eater, often feeding on ferns and cycads.

Despite what movies show, Velociraptors were actually small (about the size of a turkey) but were incredibly fast and intelligent hunters.

The United States, particularly in Montana and South Dakota, is home to many famous dinosaur fossil discoveries, including T. rex and Triceratops.

Ankylosaurus was covered in thick armor-like plates and had a massive club at the end of its tail, which it could use to deliver powerful blows to predators.

Pterosaurs, like Pteranodon, were not dinosaurs but flying reptiles that coexisted with them. Some had enormous wingspans, reaching up to 10 meters (33 feet)!

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid hit what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, causing drastic climate changes that led to the extinction of most dinosaurs.

Spinosaurus had a large sail made of elongated spine bones covered in skin. Scientists believe it may have been used for temperature regulation or display purposes.