Dinosaur Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers
Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull
balanced by a what?
A: Long, heavy tail.
Tyrannosaurus fore limbs were short but unusually powerful
for their size and had what?
A: Two clawed digits.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was one of the largest known what?
A: Land predators.
The most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimen
measures up to how long?
A: Up to 40 ft in length, up to 13 ft tall at the hips, and up to 7.5 tons
in weight.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the largest carnivore in its what?
A: Environment.
Tyrannosaurus rex may have been an apex predator, preying
upon what?
A: Hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and possibly sauropods.
Most scientists agree that Tyrannosaurus rex was an
opportunistic carnivore, acting as both a predator and a what?
A: Scavenger.
It is estimated to be capable of exerting one of the
largest what among all terrestrial
animals?
A: Bite forces.
How many specimens of Tyrannosaurus Rex have been
identified?
A: More than 50.
Some specimens are nearly complete what?
A: Skeletons.
What type of tissue has been reported in at least one of
these specimens?
A: Soft tissue and proteins.
Tyrannosaurus's had hind limbs that were among the longest
in proportion to body size of any what?
A: Theropod.
The tail was heavy and long, sometimes containing how many
vertebrae?
A: Over forty.
Many bones throughout the skeleton were what?
A: Hollow.
How long is the largest known Tyrannosaurus Rex skull?
A: 5 feet.
Tyrannosaurus's skull was extremely wide at the rear but
had a narrow what?
A: Snout, allowing unusually good binocular vision.
A 2012 study suggested that the bite force of Tyrannosaurus
could have been the strongest of what?
A: Any terrestrial animal that has ever lived.
The largest T-Rex tooth found so far is estimated to have
been how long?
A: 12 inches long including the root.
The smallest known individual is estimated to have weighed
only how much?
A: 66 pounds.
The same specimen was estimated to be how old?
A: 2 years.
Over half of the known Tyrannosaurus rex specimens appear
to have died within how long of reaching sexual maturity?
A: Six years.
Only a single Tyrannosaurus rex specimen has been
conclusively shown to belong to a specific what?
A: Sex.
Examination of "B-rex" demonstrated the preservation of
"what" within several bones?
A: Soft tissue.
Some of this tissue has been identified as what?
A: Medullary tissue.
Medullary tissue is a specialized tissue grown only in
modern birds as a source of calcium for the production of what?
A: Eggshell during ovulation.
As only female birds lay eggs, medullary tissue is only
found naturally in what?
A: Females.
This strongly suggests that "B-rex" was female, and that
she died during what?
A: Ovulation.
The forelimbs might have been used to do what?
A: Help T. rex rise from a resting pose.
Research on some of the soft tissues found in some
specimens has suggested that what are closer relatives to tyrannosaurs than any
other modern animals?
A: birds.
In studies reported in the journal Science in April
2007
collagen proteins detected in purified Tyrannosaurus rex
bone most closely
matched what?
A: Chickens.
Many scientists consider it likely that T. rex had "what"
on at least parts of its body?
A: Feathers.
Two isolated fossilized footprints have been tentatively
assigned to Tyrannosaurus rex, where was the first discovered?
A: At Philmont Scout Ranch, New Mexico, in
1983 by American geologist Charles Pillmore.
The track was made in what was once a what?
A: Vegetated wetland mud flat.
The print measures 33 inches long by how wide?
A: 28 inches.
A second footprint that may have been made by a
Tyrannosaurus was first reported in 2007 where?
A: The Hell Creek Formation of
Montana.
