- 1. What type of climate was predominant during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Hot and arid
B) Warm and humid
C) Temperate and rainy
D) Cold and dry
- 2. Which group of animals were dominant in the Cretaceous Period?
A) Mammals
B) Insects
C) Dinosaurs
D) Reptiles
- 3. Which famous dinosaur lived during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Triceratops
B) Stegosaurus
C) Tyrannosaurus rex
D) Brachiosaurus
- 4. Which Cretaceous dinosaur is famous for its long neck and tail?
A) Brachiosaurus
B) Stegosaurus
C) Tyrannosaurus rex
D) Triceratops
- 5. What is the name of the supercontinent that began breaking apart during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Eurasia
B) Gondwana
C) Laurasia
D) Pangaea
- 6. During the Cretaceous Period, what covered much of what is now North America and Europe?
A) Deserts
B) Glaciers
C) Rainforests
D) Shallow seas
- 7. Which famous dinosaur had three horns on its skull?
A) Triceratops
B) Stegosaurus
C) Tyrannosaurus rex
D) Brachiosaurus
- 8. What group of reptiles became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period along with the dinosaurs?
A) Ichthyosaurs
B) Mosasaurs
C) Pterosaurs
D) Plesiosaurs
- 9. What is the name of the geological period before the Cretaceous Period?
A) Triassic Period
B) Permian Period
C) Cambrian Period
D) Jurassic Period
- 10. Which plant-eating dinosaur had armor-like plates along its back during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Ankylosaurus
B) Brachiosaurus
C) Triceratops
D) Stegosaurus
- 11. Which of the following marine creatures lived during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Octopuses
B) Clams
C) Ammonites
D) Nautiloids
- 12. What type of plant did the sauropod dinosaurs mainly eat during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Ginkgo trees
B) Conifers
C) Flowering plants
D) Ferns
- 13. Which modern-day group of reptiles first appeared during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Snakes
B) Lizards
C) Crocodiles
D) Turtles
- 14. Roughly, how long ago did the Cretaceous Period start?
A) 145 million years ago
B) 50 million years ago
C) 200 million years ago
D) 100 million years ago
- 15. What major group of organisms first appeared in the Cretaceous Period?
A) Ferns
B) Flowering plants
C) Dinosaurs
D) Amphibians
- 16. What is the name of the supercontinent during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Gondwana
B) Laurasia
C) Rodinia
D) Pangaea
- 17. Which ocean began forming during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
- 18. Which group of marine reptiles thrived during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Plesiosaurs
B) Ichthyosaurs
C) Pterosaurs
D) Mosasaurs
- 19. During the Cretaceous Period, what covered most of the Earth's landmasses?
A) Grasslands
B) Deserts
C) Polar ice caps
D) Tropical forests
- 20. What type of sea covered a significant portion of the central United States during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Western Interior Seaway
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Mediterranean Sea
- 21. Which plant-eating dinosaur with a sail on its back lived during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Pachycephalosaurus
B) Spinosaurus
C) Parasaurolophus
D) Ankylosaurus
- 22. What distinctive feature did many insect species develop during the Cretaceous Period?
A) Antennae
B) Wings
C) Stingers
D) Scales
- 23. During the Cretaceous Period, what geological process led to the rise of the Rocky Mountains?
A) Subduction
B) Laramide Orogeny
C) Erosion
D) Glaciation
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