Quiz: Jurassic Park – test your film knowledge

It's 20 years since the release of Steven Spielberg's dinosaur adventure. How well do you know Jurassic Park?
  
  


  1. What is the name of the fictional island Jurassic Park is situated on?

    1. San Lorenzo

    2. Isla Nublar

    3. Koholint Island

    4. Isle of Naboombu

  2. Jurassic Park founder John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) tells his guests that his first ever attraction was…

    1. A dog show

    2. A flea circus

    3. A Wild West theme park

    4. An island stocked with enormous murderous lizards

  3. What is Jeff Goldblum's character's job?

    1. Paleontologist

    2. Sociologist

    3. Mathematician

    4. Journalist

  4. What was Jurassic Park's tagline?

    1. ARRRRGH! DINOSAURS!

    2. Have we got a vacation for you!

    3. Buy the ticket, take the ride

    4. An adventure 65 million years in the making

  5. Laura Dern played Dr. Ellie Sattler – but who was originally offered the role?

    1. Juliette Binoche

    2. Helena Bonham Carter

    3. Winona Ryder

    4. Julie Delpy

  6. What kind of dinosaur do you see the Tyrannosaurus eat in the film?

    1. Deinonychus

    2. Compsognathus

    3. Edmontosaurus

    4. Gallimimus

  7. What prevents the Jurassic Park dinosaurs from reproducing?

    1. They're all male

    2. They're all female

    3. Dinosaur contraceptives

    4. They just don't fancy each other

  8. What breed is the 'ill' dinosaur the visitors come across on their initial tour of Jurassic Park?

    1. Iguanodon

    2. Stegosaurus

    3. Triceratops

    4. Diplodocus

  9. Why does Dennis Nedry shut down the park's security systems?

    1. By mistake

    2. In protest at unfair working conditions

    3. To steal some dinosaurs

    4. For the lulz

  10. How did the filmmakers make the famous glass of water ripple as T Rex approached?

    1. A noise cannon

    2. A guitar string

    3. A vibrator

    4. CGI

  11. What calamitous event in September 1992 held up filming?

    1. An earthquake

    2. A hurricane

    3. A fire

    4. An actual dinosaur

  12. For how many minutes of the film are dinosaurs on screen?

    1. 9 minutes

    2. 15 minutes

    3. 32 minutes

    4. 43 minutes

  13. The Tyrannousauras sound effects were made up various other animals' noises, including a…

    1. Whale

    2. Penguin

    3. Chinchilla

    4. Chicken

  14. Jurassic Park broke box office records - but which was the first film to break Jurassic Park's record?

    1. The Lion King

    2. The Matrix

    3. The Phantom Menace

    4. Titanic

  15. Which character dies on the toilet?

    1. Donald Gennaro

    2. Dennis Nedry

    3. Robert Muldoon

    4. A Brachiosaurus

Solutions

1:B, 2:B, 3:C, 4:D, 5:A, 6:D, 7:B, 8:C, 9:C, 10:B, 11:B, 12:B, 13:A, 14:D, 15:A

Scores

  1. 5 and above.

    Raaargh! Not a very good score. T-Rex is unimpressed.

  2. 6 and above.

    Raaargh! Could do better. Time to revisit Jurassic Park?

  3. 10 and above.

    Raaaargh! Pretty good! Why not try for a perfect score?

  4. 15 and above.

    RAAAAARGH! Perfect score! You are clearly a Jurassic Park obsessive. T-Rex is very pleased.

 

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