🎓 Names · fossils · ecology quiz
Animal & dinosaur name and size quiz
8 questions on species such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Koreaceratops hwaseongensis, Blue Whale, Asiatic Black Bear, Relic Longhorn Beetle. The questions and answer order change every time, and your best score is saved on this device.
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Q1. Which Late Cretaceous North American apex theropod predator had a bite force of up to 35,000–57,000 N and a scientific name meaning 'tyrant lizard king (Tyrannosaurus rex)'?
💡 Scientific names and sizes in everyday terms
- 🪪 The two words of a scientific name work like a «family name + given name» on a name tag — African Lion (Panthera leo) and Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris) share the same «family name», the genus Panthera, and are close relatives.
- 🪽 Red-crowned Crane: Wingspan 2.5m — Wingspan is ~1.4× the height of a 1.75 m human
- ⚖️ Relic Longhorn Beetle: Mass 30g — Equivalent to ~0.5 chicken eggs (~60 g each)
Size yardsticks: common reference values such as a 1.75 m adult and a chicken egg of about 60 g.