Tyrannosaurus Rex quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   How did a T. rex replace a broken tooth?

   Answer: A new one grew in

   Why: Because each tooth was massive, a T. rex needed about two years for a single replacement to fully emerge.

2. 2 Medium

   Which bird-like bone did T. rex have in its chest?

   Answer: Wishbone

   Why: A wishbone is two fused collarbones, and Bucky was the first T. rex found to preserve one.

3. 3 Hard

   Which paleontologist argued that Tyrannosaurus Rex was mainly a scavenger?

   Answer: Jack Horner

   Why: Horner never published the idea in peer review, using it to teach audiences about assumptions; most experts now see T. rex as both hunter and scavenger.

4. 4 Easy

   What does the name Tyrannosaurus Rex literally translate to in English?

   Answer: Tyrant lizard king

   Why: The name fuses Greek tyrannos and sauros with Latin rex; the thunder lizard label belongs to Brontosaurus, named by Marsh in 1879.

5. 5 Medium

   What visual ability helped Tyrannosaurus Rex track moving prey?

   Answer: Depth perception

   Why: Inspired by Jurassic Park's unconvincing scene, Kent Stevens used sculpted heads and a laser to find that T. rex's binocular range was 55 degrees, wider than a hawk's.

6. 6 Hard

   What was the largest dinosaur living alongside T. rex?

   Answer: Alamosaurus

   Why: Alamosaurus was a titanosaur about 26 meters long and weighing up to 30 to 35 tonnes.