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Test your knowledge of Earth's geological eras - Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, and Precambrian - with this informative quiz!
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$100 Question from Cenozoic What time period did homo sapiens form? A.) Quaternary B.) Tertiary C.) Ordovician Left click to see the answer
$100 Answer from Cenozoic A.) Quaternary <- Click him to go back to the question page
$200 Question from Cenozoic This period was known as . . . A.) age of Homo sapiens B.) age mammals C.) age of birds Left click to see the answer
$200 Answer from Cenozoic B.) Age of mammals <- Click him to go back to the question page
$300 Question from Cenozoic The Cenozoic era divided into two time periods called . . . A.) Tertian and Silurian B.) Silurian and Carboniferous C.) Tertian and Quaternary Left click to see the answer
$300 Answer from Cenozoic C.) Tertiary and Quaternary <- Click him to go back to the question page
$400 Question from Cenozoic The Quaternary period has two epochs* called . . . A.) Holocene and Pleistocene B.) Pliocene and Holocene C.) Eocene and Pliocene Left click to see the answer *Subdivisions of periods
$400 Answer from Cenozoic A.) Holocene and Pleistocene <- Click him to go back to the question page
$500 Question from Cenozoic The dinosaurs becameextinct during what period? A.) Cretaceous B.) Tertiary C.) Quaternary Left click to see the answer
$500 Answer from Cenozoic B.) Tertiary <- Click him to go back to the question page
$100 Question from Mesozoic The Tyrannosaurus Rex has five claws on each hand. A.) True B.) False Left click to see the answer
$100 Answer from Mesozoic B.) False (They have three claws) <- Click him to go back to the question page
$200 Question from Mesozoic The Jurassic period was named after . . . A.) The Jura Mountains B.) The Juranosaurs C.) The moons position Left click to see the answer
$200 Answer from Mesozioc A.) The Jura mountains <- Click him to go back to the question page
$300 Question from Mesozoic The first bird was found in what period? A.) Cretaceous B.) Triassic C.) Jurassic Left click to see the answer
$300 Answer from Mesozoic C.) Jurassic <- Click him to go back to the question page
$400 Question from Mesozoic The Mesozioc era was known as “Age of _____” A.) Dinosaurs B.) Reptiles C.) Mammals Left click to see the answer
$400 Answer from Mesozoic B.) Reptiles <- Click him to go back to the question page
$500 Question from Mesozoic The first mammals were found in the _____ period? A.) Triassic B.) Jurassic C.) Cretaceous Left click to see the answer
$500 Answer from Mesozoic A.) Triassic <- Click him to go back to the question page
$100 Question from Paleozoic Trilobites became extinct around the ______ period. A.) Permian B.) Devonian C.) Ordovician Left click to see the answer
$100 Answer from Paleozoic A.) Permian <- Click him to go back to the question page
$200 Question from Paleozoic The Ordovician and Cambrian period was known as “ages of ______” A.) Fish B.) One celled organism C.) Invertebrates Left click to see the answer
$200 Answer from Paleozoic C.) Invertebrates <- Click him to go back to the question page
$300 Question from Paleozoic The periods Devonian and Silurian were known as “ages of ______” A.) Amphibians B.) Fish C.) Vertebrates Left click to see the answer
$300 Answer from Paleozoic B.) Fish <- Click him to go back to the question page
$400 Question from Paleozoic Amphibians evolved from? A.) Fish B.) Reptiles C.) Dinosaurs Left click to see the answer
$400 Answer from Paleozoic A.) Fish <- Click him to go back to the question page
$500 Question from Paleozoic The Paleozoic era is the largest era. A.) True B.) False Left click to see the answer
$500 Answer from Paleozoic A.) True <- Click him to go back to the question page
$100 Question from Precambrian Soft bodied organisms formed developed late in the Precambrian. A.) True B.) False Left click to see the answer
$100 Answer from Precambrian A.) True <- Click him to go back to the question page
$200 Question from Precambrian The first ice age occurred . . . A.) 3.2 million years ago B.) 3.4 billion years agoC.) 2.3 billion years ago Left click to see the answer
$200 Answer from Precambrian C.) 2.3 billion years ago <- Click him to go back to the question page
$300 Question from Precambrian The earth formed about _______ billion years ago. A.) 4.5 B.) 4.6 C.) 5.4 Left click to see the answer
$300 Answer from Precambrian B.) 4.6 <- Click him to go back to the question page
$400 Question from Precambrian When did early bacteria form? A.) 3.5 billion years ago B.) 3.2 billion years ago C.) 2.3 billion years ago Left click to see the answer
$400 Answer from Precambrian A.) 3.5 billion years ago <- Click him to go back to the question page
$500 Question from Precambrian The oldest fossil ever found was about 3.2 billion years ago. A.) True B.) False Left click to see the answer
$500 Answer from Precambrian B.) False (It was 3.5 billion years ago) <- Click him to go back to the question page
$100 Question from Grab Bag Periods make up . . . A.) Eras B.) Eons C.) Epochs Left click to see the answer
$100 Answer from Grab Bag A.) Eras <- Click him to go back to the question page
$200 Question from Grab Bag About 260 million years ago the earth was one big continent called . . . A.) Tanzania B.) Pangaea C.) Anza Left click to see the answer
$200 Answer from Grab Bag B.) Pangaea <- Click him to go back to the question page
$300 Question from Grab Bag Humans existed around the same time as the dinosaurs. A.) True B.) False Left click to see the answer
$300 Answer from Grab Bag B.) False (The dinosaurs became extinct about 63 million years before that) <- Click him to go back to the question page
$400 Question from Grab Bag Birds evolved from . . . A.) Mammals B.) Insects C.) Reptiles Left click to see the answer
$400 Answer from Grab Bag C.) Reptiles <- Click him to go back to the question page
$500 Question from Grab Bag What period did sponges first appear? A.) Devon B.) Cambrian C.) Precambrian Left click to see the answer
