Category: Brain Teasers

Where was the first Neanderthal fossil discovered?

England
France
Belgium
Italy

The Answer: The correct answer is Belgium.

What famous fossil femur was first thought to belong to a human giant?

Megalosaurus
Raptor
T-Rex
Triceratops

The Answer: The correct answer is Megalosaurus.

What Tolkien fantasy creatures is the Homo floresiensis fossil named for?

Elves
Hobbits
Orcs
Goblins

The Answer: The correct answer is Hobbits.

The Archaeopteryx is an interim fossil between dinosaurs and what animal?

Birds
Reptiles
Amphibians
Mammals

The Answer: The correct answer is Birds.

What was the name of the “missing link” fossil that turned out to be fake?

Lucy
Peking Man
Turkana Boy
Piltdown Man

The Answer: The correct answer is Piltdown Man.

What Tolkien fantasy creatures is the Homo floresiensis fossil named for?

Elves
Hobbits
Orcs
Goblins

The Answer: The correct answer is Hobbits.

What famous female fossil hunter discovered the first plesiosaur fossil?

Mary Anning
Charlotte Murchison
Elizabeth Philpot
Jane Marcet

The Answer: The correct answer is Mary Anning.

What famous hominid fossil was named after a Beatles song?

Sadie
Prudence
Lucy
Eleanor

The Answer: The correct answer is Lucy.

What is the name of the most complete T. rex fossil ever found?

Tracy
Flo
Sue
Nancy

The Answer: The correct answer is Sue.

What never-before-seen language was discovered at Knossos?

Linear B
Sanskrit
Euskara
Nahuatl

The Answer: The correct answer is Linear B.