Question 1

True or false: The dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park could actually spit venom and expand a neck frill in real life.

Accepted Answer

False. False. No evidence exists that dilophosaurus had venom or a frill. The film exaggerated these traits for dramatic effect; real dilophosaurus was larger and lacked those features.

Question 2

True or false: The amber used in the film to extract dinosaur DNA was real amber, not a prop.

Accepted Answer

False. The amber was fake—made from plastic resin. Real amber is too brittle and expensive to use for multiple takes on a film set.

Question 3

True or false: The iconic T-Rex roar was created by mixing the sounds of a baby elephant and a tiger.

Accepted Answer

True. True. Sound designer Gary Rydstrom combined a baby elephant's trumpet, a tiger's growl, and an alligator's gurgle to create the T-Rex's signature roar.

Question 4

True or false: The movie's line 'Life finds a way' was ad-libbed by Jeff Goldblum on set.

Accepted Answer

False. False. The line was written by Michael Crichton in the novel and included in the screenplay. Goldblum delivered it, but it was not improvised.

Question 5

True or false: The velociraptors in Jurassic Park were actually modeled after Deinonychus, a larger raptor species.

Accepted Answer

True. True. Real Velociraptors were about the size of turkeys. The filmmakers based their raptors on the larger Deinonychus but kept the name 'Velociraptor' for dramatic effect.

Question 6

True or false: The T-Rex's vision in the film is based on real science: it can't see you if you don't move.

Accepted Answer

False. This is a myth popularized by the film. Real T-Rex likely had excellent vision, similar to modern birds of prey, and could easily spot stationary objects.

Question 7

True or false: Michael Crichton originally wrote Jurassic Park as a screenplay before turning it into a novel.

Accepted Answer

True. True. Crichton first wrote a screenplay about a dinosaur theme park, but it didn't sell. He then expanded it into the 1990 novel, which Spielberg adapted.

Question 8

True or false: Dr. Alan Grant's fear of children was a trait invented for the film and not in the original book.

Accepted Answer

True. True. In the novel, Grant is a dinosaur expert with no particular dislike of kids. Spielberg added the child aversion to give him a character arc.

Jurassic Park Trivia Questions