- 1. What is the name of the supercontinent that existed during the Mesozoic Era?
A) Rodinia
B) Gondwana
C) Laurasia
D) Pangaea
- 2. What group of reptiles dominated the skies during the Mesozoic Era?
A) Mosasaurs
B) Dinosaurs
C) Plesiosaurs
D) Pterosaurs
- 3. The extinction event that marked the end of the Mesozoic Era is known as:
A) Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction
B) Permian-Triassic Extinction
C) Devonian-Permian Extinction
D) Triassic-Jurassic Extinction
- 4. The first flowering plants appeared during which period of the Mesozoic Era?
A) Jurassic
B) Cretaceous
C) Triassic
D) Permian
- 5. The Mesozoic Era is often referred to as the age of:
A) Flowers
B) Reptiles
C) Birds
D) Mammals
- 6. Which Mesozoic reptile is famous for its long neck and tail spikes?
A) Stegosaurus
B) Pteranodon
C) Triceratops
D) Brachiosaurus
- 7. Which Mesozoic reptile is commonly associated with the ocean and had a long, flexible neck?
A) Plesiosaur
B) Dimetrodon
C) Pterosaur
D) Tyrannosaurus
- 8. Which Mesozoic reptile is famous for its horned skull and frill?
A) Velociraptor
B) Triceratops
C) Dilophosaurus
D) Carnotaurus
- 9. The Mesozoic Era is divided into three periods. Which of the following is one of those periods?
A) Silurian
B) Devonian
C) Triassic
D) Carboniferous
- 10. Which Mesozoic reptile is known for its saber-like teeth and hunting abilities?
A) Triceratops
B) Stegosaurus
C) Smilodon
D) Allosaurus
- 11. How do scientists determine the age of fossils and rocks?
A) Radiometric dating
B) Guessing
C) Reading tarot cards
D) Counting tree rings
- 12. What is the name for the study of prehistoric life through fossil evidence?
A) Geology
B) Archaeology
C) Anthropology
D) Paleontology
- 13. What geological time scale unit is larger than an epoch but smaller than a period?
A) Age
B) Eon
C) Epoch
D) Era
- 14. Which Mesozoic reptile is known for its duck-billed appearance and dental batteries for grinding plant material?
A) Hadrosaur
B) Deinonychus
C) Ceratosaurus
D) Pterosaur
- 15. What type of scientists study the Earth's physical structure and substance?
A) Biologists
B) Meteorologists
C) Geologists
D) Chemists
- 16. What group of reptiles dominated the Mesozoic Era?
A) Turtles
B) Snakes
C) Dinosaurs
D) Crocodiles
- 17. During which period did the largest dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus exist?
A) Permian
B) Jurassic
C) Cretaceous
D) Triassic
- 18. Which Mesozoic reptile had a sail-like structure on its back for temperature regulation?
A) Stegosaurus
B) Triceratops
C) Dimetrodon
D) Allosaurus
- 19. What advanced adaptation evolved in some dinosaurs during the Mesozoic Era for flight?
A) Fur
B) Feathers
C) Shell
D) Scales
- 20. What was the primary cause of the mass extinction that ended the Mesozoic Era?
A) Asteroid impact
B) Nuclear war
C) Supervolcano eruption
D) Climate change
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