You think you know the Museum of Science,

but do you really?

Take this fun quiz and find out if you are a Museum whiz, a Museum enthusiast, or just a
Museum rookie.

Question 1

Colossal Fossil: Triceratops Cliff

This 65-million-year-old fossil, discovered in the Dakota Badlands in 2004, is named for the
grandfather of its anonymous donor.

Cliff is one of how many nearly complete Triceratops skeletons on public display
anywhere in the world?
A) 50
B) 600
C) 4

Answer:

Question 2

Live Animal Care Center

On average, the Museums Live Animal Care Center residents make 5,000 appearances in live
presentations each year.

The Live Animal Care Center contains approximately how many animals
representing more than 50 species?
A) 200
B) 100
C) 120

Answer:

Question 3

Butterfly Garden
The Butterfly Garden offers Museum of Science visitors the rare opportunity to see butterflies and
moths from around the world.

What is the constant temperature (Fahrenheit) in the Butterfly Garden?

A) 70 degrees
B) 90 degrees
C) 80 degrees
D) 60 degrees

Answer:

Question 4

Giant Sequoia Tree

The Giant Sequoia Tree in the Blue Wing has long been a favorite attraction for Museumgoers.
How old is the Giant Sequoia Tree?
A) Over 50 years oldit was planted as part of the first United States environmental act!
B) Over 65 million years oldits been around since the Age of the Dinosaurs!
C) Over 2,000 years oldit was a seedling at the time of Julius Caesar!
D) Over 900 years oldit provided shade during the Crusades!

Answer:

Question 5

Theater of Electricity
The Museum of Science is home to the worlds largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator.
Donated to the Museum by MIT in the early 1950s, the generator is now demonstrated daily to teach
public and school audiences about electricity and lightning.
In what type of building was the Van de Graaff generator first assembled?
A) An airship (dirigible) hangar
B) A factory
C) A college/university lab
D) A cruise ship hangar

Answer:

Question 6

Charles Hayden Planetarium

The Museum of Science created the show Undiscovered Worlds: The Search Beyond Our Sun. The
show now plays around the world, including at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and the National Air
and Space Museum in Washington DC.
What is the official name of the Production company at the Charles Hayden Planetarium
at the Museum?
A) DomeScapes Productions
B) SkySpace Productions

Answer:

Question 7

National Center for Technological Literacy (NCTL)

The goal of the Museums National Center for Technological Literacy is to integrate engineering as a
new discipline in schools nationwide and to inspire the next generation of engineers and innovators.
NCTLs Engineering is Elementary pre-K 12 curriculum has now reached all 50
states,43,000 teachers, and how many students?
A) Over 8 million
B) Between 3 million and 8 million
C) Between 1 million and 3 million
D) Between 500,000 and 1 million

Answer:

So, how well do you know the Museum?

If you answered 6 7 correctly, youre a

Museum whiz!
If you answered 4-5 correctly, youre a

Museum enthusiast!
If you answered 1 4 correctly, youre

just a rookiekeep exploring!

Answer Sources
1. Triceratops Cliff Exhibit Page:
http://www.mos.org/exhibits/triceratops-cliff
2. LACC Exhibit Page: http://www.mos.org/exhibits/live-animal
3. Butterfly Garden Volunteer information:
http://www.mos.org/node/328928
4. The intern went and looked at the plaque by the exhibit.
5. MIT Museum: http://museum.mit.edu/150/116
6. Fulldome Planetarium Productions webpage:
http://www.mos.org/fulldome
7. Museum's NCTL Receives National Science Board Public