Mary Anning quiz 3TP 20.3.24

What was Mary Anning known for?

• Inventing the first steam engine

• Being a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector

• Writing famous novels

• Discovering a new continent

Where was Mary Anning born?

• Manchester

• Oxford

• Lyme Regis

• London

What did Mary Anning discover at the age of 12?

• A hidden treasure map

• A rare gemstone

• The first ichthyosaur skeleton

• A new species of bird

What was Mary Anning's first major discovery thought to be by scientists?

• A mammoth

• A large bird

• A crocodile

• A dinosaur

What did Mary Anning pioneer the study of?

• Meteorites

• Coprolites

• Plant fossils

• Ancient human tools

What was the name of the winged creature Mary Anning discovered?

• Tyrannosaurus Rex

• Dimorphodon

• Brachiosaurus

• Stegosaurus

What did Mary Anning's discoveries help fuel public interest in?

• Geology and palaeontology

• Modern art

• Space exploration

• Marine biology

When did the Geological Society of London start admitting women?

• 2001

• 1820

• 1904

• 1955