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50 free Jurassic Park trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
35 free Jurassic Park trivia questions with answers. Think you're a true Jurassic Park fan? Put your knowledge to the test with our engaging 50-question trivia quiz covering the classic film franchise. From dinosaur facts to memorable movie moments, this quiz challenges fans of all levels to see how much they really know about the world's most famous theme park.
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Q 01Who directed the 1993 film 'Jurassic Park'?
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg helmed the critically acclaimed 1993 adaptation of 'Jurassic Park', bringing Michael Crichton's novel to life on the big screen.
Q 02Which author wrote the original novel 'Jurassic Park'?
Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton wrote the novel; he had first conceived the idea in 1983 as a screenplay about a graduate student who recreates a dinosaur.
Q 03In Jurassic Park, which animal's DNA fills the gaps in the dinosaur genome, with the unforeseen result that the dinosaurs can breed?
Frog
Frog DNA completes the fragmented genomes, and because some frogs can change sex, the all-female park does not stay that way.
Q 04On which fictional island off Costa Rica does John Hammond build the original Jurassic Park?
Isla Nublar
Isla Nublar, described in the film as 120 miles west of Costa Rica, is the island Hammond leases for the park.
Q 05Which character famously states the line 'Life, uh, finds a way' in 'Jurassic Park'?
Dr. Ian Malcolm
Dr. Ian Malcolm, the chaotician portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, delivers this iconic line, emphasizing his belief in the unpredictable and resilient nature of life.
Q 06What brand of vehicle was used for the main park tour in the 1993 'Jurassic Park' film?
Ford Explorer
Ford Explorer XLTs, repainted in park livery, carried visitors on the automated tour; a hidden driver in the back steered by video monitor. The novel used electric Toyota Land Cruisers.
Q 07Which dinosaur is first seen attacking a park worker at the beginning of the 1993 'Jurassic Park' film?
Velociraptor
The film opens with a tense scene where a Velociraptor attacks and kills a park worker during its transfer, setting the tone for the dangers to come.
Q 08What is the bioengineering company, founded by John Hammond, that clones the dinosaurs for Jurassic Park?
InGen
InGen, short for International Genetic Technologies, is Hammond's company and the owner of the park.
Q 09Which actor played paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in the 1993 Jurassic Park after Harrison Ford turned the role down?
Sam Neill
Sam Neill was cast as Alan Grant only about four weeks before shooting began, after Harrison Ford and William Hurt both passed on the role.
Q 10What is Dr. Ellie Sattler's scientific specialization in the 1993 'Jurassic Park' film?
Paleobotanist
Dr. Ellie Sattler, played by Laura Dern, is a paleobotanist, an expert in ancient plant life, whose knowledge proves crucial in understanding the park's ecosystem and identifying poisonous plants.
Q 11In what year was Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park novel published?
1990
Jurassic Park was published in 1990, three years before Spielberg's film; Crichton's sequel novel The Lost World followed in 1995.
Q 12Which effects house created the film's groundbreaking computer-generated dinosaurs?
Industrial Light & Magic
Industrial Light & Magic, under Dennis Muren, built the computer-generated dinosaurs for the wide shots, while Stan Winston's animatronics handled close contact with the actors.
Q 13Jurassic Park held the record as highest-grossing film ever for four years. Which 1997 blockbuster took the crown?
Titanic
Q 21Roughly how much of Jurassic Park's worldwide gross came from North America?
About $407 million
Jurassic Park's North American gross is about $407 million, just under 37% of its worldwide total; the rest came from international markets.
Q 22Which animal's scream, slowed down, forms the core of the film's T. rex roar?
A baby elephant's scream
Sound designer Gary Rydstrom built the T. rex roar around a baby elephant's scream, slowed down and layered with a tiger's snarl and an alligator's gurgle.
Q 23The T. rex's low grunts were recorded from which animal?
A male koala
Titanic ended the reign in 1997; Jurassic Park had itself displaced E.T. at the top.
Q 14According to the American Museum of Natural History, Velociraptor chased down prey using what?
Sickle-shaped claws
It had those curved claws on both hands and feet, plus hollow bones and long legs for speed across the dunes.
Q 15In which country have Velociraptor fossils been found?
Mongolia
Velociraptor fossils come from the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and neighbouring Inner Mongolia; the first skull was found at the Flaming Cliffs by a 1923 American Museum expedition.
Q 16Compared with the real animal, how big are the Velociraptors in the films?
Twice actual size
The film's raptors stand about 6 feet tall, roughly twice actual size; a real Velociraptor was about 2 metres long and weighed around 15 kilograms.
Q 17Which real dinosaur were the films' raptors actually modelled on?
Deinonychus
Deinonychus, a larger North American relative, was the model; Crichton followed Gregory S. Paul's 1988 classification, which folded Deinonychus into the genus Velociraptor.
Q 18Soon after the first film came out, the discovery of which dinosaur vindicated its oversized raptors?
Utahraptor
Utahraptor, named in 1993, the year the film opened, came from fossils found in Utah and reached some 6 to 7 metres long, larger even than the film's raptors.
Q 19In which year was Jurassic Park added to the National Film Registry?
2018
The Library of Congress added Jurassic Park to the National Film Registry in 2018, its 25th anniversary year, in the same class as The Shining.
Q 20Counting every theatrical release and reissue, roughly how much has Jurassic Park grossed worldwide?
About $1.1 billion
Jurassic Park has grossed about $1.1 billion worldwide across all releases; the 2013 3D reissue first pushed it past the $1 billion mark.
Male koalas produce a startlingly deep bellow for their size, and sound designer Gary Rydstrom recorded one for the T. rex's low grunts.
Q 24Which two features of the film's Dilophosaurus were invented for the screen?
Its frill and venom
Neither the flaring neck frill nor the venom-spitting has any support in the fossil record.
Q 25Rather than start a bidding war, Crichton offered the film rights at a fixed price. How much?
$1.5 million
He cared more about the film actually getting made than about extracting the highest possible offer.
Q 26How long before the novel was even published did Universal buy the film rights?
Six months
Universal bought the rights in May 1990, six months before the novel's November 1990 publication, beating rival bids fronted by Tim Burton, Richard Donner and Joe Dante.
Q 27What was Crichton paid on top of the rights fee to adapt his own novel for the screen?
$500,000
Universal paid Crichton a further $500,000 to write the first screenplay draft, which later writers reworked before shooting.
Q 28Who wrote the final draft of the screenplay, trimming much of the novel's exposition and violence?
David Koepp
David Koepp wrote the final draft after Malia Scotch Marmo's pass, cutting much of the novel's exposition and violence and turning Hammond into a kindly showman.
Q 29Which character says 'Clever girl' just before the raptors kill him?
Robert Muldoon
Game warden Robert Muldoon, played by Bob Peck, says 'Clever girl' when he realises a second raptor has flanked him in the undergrowth.
Q 30Why was Barbasol picked as the brand for the can hiding the stolen embryos?
Its distinctive design
The script left the brand unspecified, so a crew member went shopping and chose the can that looked best on camera.