20 fossil quiz questions for the classroom with answers
Test your class with 20 fun fossil questions from oldest stromatolites to giant Sue.
First 10 quick quiz questions
What is the oldest fossil at 3.7 billion years? Stromatolites in Greenland. What fossil poop is called? Coprolites. Which amber preserves insects? Tree resin. What makes a living fossil? Unchanged species like coelacanth and ginkgo over millions of years.
Who is the biggest Tyrannosaurus called Sue? A 12 meter skeleton in Chicago. What do trilobites tell? Ancient seas 500 million years ago. Which fossil shows feathers? Archaeopteryx. How do footprints fossilize? Mud hardens fast and buries tracks within hours.
Next 10 harder questions
Which shell fossil dates the chalk cliffs? Ammonites 100 million years old. What tooth proves megalodon size? A 18 centimeter tooth means 18 meter shark. Which plant fossil proves Pangaea? Glossopteris on four continents. Why is Burgess Shale special? Soft bodies preserved 508 million years ago.
What bone test shows dinosaur age? Growth rings like trees. Which egg clutch holds embryos? Maiasaura nests with 20 eggs. How does amber trap flies? Sticky resin hardens in 30 million years. What fossil swims today? Horseshoe crab unchanged for 450 million years.
- Oldest fossil is 3.7 billion year stromatolite
- Biggest T. rex Sue is 12 meters long
- Coprolites are fossilized dinosaur poop
- Amber is 30 million year tree resin
- Coelacanth is living fossil 400 million years