How well do you know the Mesozoic? Test your prehistoric knowledge — 20 timed questions, fossil facts, and a paleontologist rank!
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The Dinosaur Quiz is a free, timed trivia game covering everything from famous species like T-Rex and Triceratops to obscure genera that few people know. New dinosaur species are discovered at a rate of about one every two weeks — over 1,000 species have been identified so far, yet we've likely only scratched the surface of what roamed Earth. Test your knowledge across species identification, geological time periods, size comparisons, diet, fossil history, extinction events, and even what Hollywood got wrong!
Select a category or play all of them. You'll get 20 timed questions — 15 seconds each — with the timer styled as a fossil excavation progress bar. Answer correctly and you'll uncover a real dinosaur fact card, complete with size comparisons to buses, humans, and buildings. Build a streak and watch increasingly larger dinosaur emojis appear in your HUD! At the end, you'll earn a paleontologist rank from Fossil Hunter to Chief Paleontologist.
Each round presents 20 questions randomly selected from a bank of 60+ carefully researched dinosaur and prehistoric life trivia questions. Questions span Species ID, Time Periods, Size Comparisons, Diet & Behavior, Fossils & Discovery, Extinction, and Pop Culture vs Reality.
Yes! While technically not dinosaurs, the quiz includes questions about famous prehistoric creatures like Mosasaurus, Plesiosaurs, and Pterosaurs — which are often mistakenly called dinosaurs. The quiz actually tests whether you know the difference!
Your score out of 20 determines your rank: Fossil Hunter (0–4), Field Researcher (5–8), Paleontologist (9–12), Senior Paleontologist (13–16), Dinosaur Expert (17–19), or the top rank — Chief Paleontologist (20/20).