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april dragon quiz...
These fire-breathing winged mythical creatures have captured our imaginations for centuries. From the troubadours who concocted the story of St George and the dragon in the 1300's, to good old Hagrid and his illegal dragon egg!
We know what you're thinking – how can there be a science quiz on something mythical? Oh ye of little faith, as the troubadours would say!
Get all these right and you stand to win one of these fantastic Dino Dig kits! You'll be like fossil queen Mary Anning.
Wot? Never heard of her? http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/anning.html
There's six of these dig-out-your-own-dino-bones kits to be won, and either you'll love them, or if you're a grown up, your inner child will!
Ready, steady DIG!
01 What are snapdragons?
Flowering plants, Antirrhinum
Biting insects, Razorum Maximus
Tiny flying dinosaurs, Tiniwingosaurs
02 Apart from fuel and a spark what chemical do you need to make fire?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Water
03 The largest dragonfly found was the extinct Protodonata. Just how big was its wingspan?
25cm
75 cm
125cm
04 Komodo dragon's drool a lot. Why would a bite from a Komodo dragon be so dangerous, even if you got away?
The saliva has a deadly venom in it.
The drool sets like cement trapping the victim and allowing a second attack.
The dragon's saliva contains loads of deadly bacteria that infect the wound.
05 Sea dragons are relatives of sea horses, but with leafy growths over their head and body. What is so special about male sea dragons?
They give birth to baby sea dragons not the females.
They can actually breathe fire.
They can fly as well as swim.
06 What is it about the some bones in birds that would be beneficial for a dragon to help it fly?
Some bird's bones are hollow which makes them very light.
Bird's bones are very brittle.
Bird's bones contain loads of iron, which allow them to bend.
07 Could the Loch Ness monster be a dragon? Some people believe the loch contains a plesiosaur; an ancient marine reptile distantly related to the dinosaurs. Just how much water does Nessie have to hide in, in Loch Ness?
1 million cubic metres the smallest of Scotland lochs
140 million cubic metres in the shallowest lake in the world
7 billion cubic metres more than all the lakes in England and Wales put together.
08 IF dragons were real...
Pterodactyls were flying reptiles. What is in the meaning of their name that makes them different from dragons?
It means winged fingers - dragons had wings on their backs.
It means perfect glider - dragons were thought to have flapped their wings.
It means vicious fighter - dragons were actually very gentle.
09 And...
One theory of dragon flight is that they were filled with a gas which is both lighter than air and flammable, so they could float and breathe fire & what gas could this be?
Methane
Chlorine
Potassium
10 And...
Dragons are cold blooded; they have dry, leathery scales and breathe air. What class of animals do they belong to?
Mammals
Reptiles
Fish
Answers
1= Flowering plants • 2= Oxygen • 3= 75cm • 4= The bacteria in the saliva • 5= They give birth • 6= Some bird's bones are hollow • 7= 7 billion cubic metres • 8= Winged fingers • 9= Methane • 10= Reptiles
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