Jurassic Park Trivia
Jurassic Park trivia taps into one of the defining movie events of the 1990s, when Steven Spielberg brought Michael Crichton’s novel to the screen in a science fiction adventure that reshaped blockbuster filmmaking. Released in 1993 and written by Crichton and David Koepp, the film stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Richard Attenborough, and remains especially famous for its visual effects, suspense, and enduring quotability.
Easy Jurassic Park Trivia
13 questions
These easy Jurassic Park trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
In what year was Jurassic Park released?
Answer: 1993
Jurassic Park was released in 1993.
Question 2
Who directed Jurassic Park?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg directed Jurassic Park.
Question 3
Jurassic Park was based on a novel by which author?
Answer: Michael Crichton
The film is based on a 1990 novel by Michael Crichton.
Question 4
Which actor plays Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park?
Answer: Sam Neill
Sam Neill plays Dr. Alan Grant in the film.
Question 5
Who plays Dr. Ellie Sattler?
Answer: Laura Dern
Laura Dern plays Dr. Ellie Sattler.
Question 6
Dr. Ian Malcolm is played by which actor?
Answer: Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum plays Dr. Ian Malcolm.
Question 7
Who plays Jurassic Park founder John Hammond?
Answer: Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough plays John Hammond.
Question 8
What is the name of the island where the movie takes place?
Answer: Isla Nublar
The movie's island setting is called Isla Nublar.
Question 9
Jurassic Park is what kind of park?
Answer: A dinosaur theme park
The park in the film is a dinosaur theme park.
Question 10
Which giant dinosaur is one of the film's main attractions and threats?
Answer: Tyrannosaurus rex
A Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the film's main dinosaurs.
Question 11
True or false: Velociraptors are major predators in Jurassic Park.?
Answer: True
Velociraptors are major predators in Jurassic Park.
Question 12
Who composed the famous score for Jurassic Park?
Answer: John Williams
John Williams composed the film's score.
Question 13
Which Academy Award did Jurassic Park win?
Answer: Best Visual Effects
The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Jurassic Park Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Jurassic Park trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Who plays Lex Murphy in Jurassic Park?
Answer: Ariana Richards
Ariana Richards is the actor who plays Lex Murphy.
Question 2
Which actor plays Tim Murphy, the dinosaur-loving younger sibling?
Answer: Joseph Mazzello
Joseph Mazzello plays Tim Murphy in the film.
Question 3
Lex and Tim are the grandchildren of which park founder?
Answer: John Hammond
Lex and Tim are John Hammond's grandchildren.
Question 4
Who plays game warden Robert Muldoon?
Answer: Bob Peck
Bob Peck is the actor who portrays Robert Muldoon.
Question 5
Which actor plays lawyer Donald Gennaro in Jurassic Park?
Answer: Martin Ferrero
Donald Gennaro is played by Martin Ferrero.
Question 6
Who plays geneticist Dr. Henry Wu?
Answer: BD Wong
BD Wong plays Dr. Henry Wu.
Question 7
Which actor portrays computer programmer Dennis Nedry?
Answer: Wayne Knight
Wayne Knight plays Dennis Nedry.
Question 8
Who plays chief engineer Ray Arnold?
Answer: Samuel L. Jackson
Ray Arnold is played by Samuel L. Jackson.
Question 9
Jurassic Park was filmed in part in which U.S. state?
Answer: Hawaii
Part of Jurassic Park was filmed in Hawaii.
Question 10
One Hawaiian filming location for Jurassic Park was which island?
Answer: Kauai
Kauai was one of the Hawaiian filming locations used for the movie.
Question 11
When Grant and Sattler first see living dinosaurs, which giant dinosaur makes the famous reveal?
Answer: Brachiosaurus
The famous first-dinosaur reveal features a Brachiosaurus.
Question 12
Which Murphy sibling is especially enthusiastic about dinosaurs?
Answer: Tim Murphy
Tim is the sibling who is especially excited about dinosaurs.
Fun Jurassic Park Trivia
13 questions
These fun Jurassic Park trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Which visual-effects company brought Jurassic Park's groundbreaking CGI dinosaurs to life?
Answer: Industrial Light & Magic created the film's groundbreaking CGI dinosaurs.
Industrial Light & Magic was responsible for the movie's landmark CGI dinosaur work.
Question 2
Who built many of Jurassic Park's dinosaur animatronics, helping the creatures feel wonderfully real up close?
Answer: Stan Winston Studio built many of the dinosaur animatronics.
Stan Winston Studio handled many of the animatronic dinosaurs seen in the film.
Question 3
That famous cup-of-water tremble before chaos arrives is known as what shot?
Answer: The water-ripple shot.
The iconic water-ripple shot signals the approaching T. rex.
Question 4
Who says the line, 'Life finds a way'?
Answer: Ian Malcolm.
The memorable line 'Life finds a way' is spoken by Ian Malcolm.
Question 5
Which character delivers the instantly quotable warning, 'Hold on to your butts'?
Answer: Ray Arnold.
Ray Arnold is the character who says 'Hold on to your butts.'.
Question 6
Who gets the last-word style line 'Clever girl' in Jurassic Park?
Answer: Muldoon.
The line 'Clever girl' is spoken by Muldoon.
Question 7
What everyday grooming item becomes Dennis Nedry's sneaky embryo stash?
Answer: A Barbasol shaving cream can.
Nedry hides dinosaur embryos inside a Barbasol shaving cream can.
Question 8
Jurassic Park's iconic logo features the silhouette of what prehistoric giant?
Answer: A T. rex skeleton silhouette.
The logo is built around a T. rex skeleton silhouette.
Question 9
The park's electric tour cars were what real-world vehicle model dressed up in park colors?
Answer: Ford Explorers.
The electric tour cars are Ford Explorers painted in the park's colors.
Question 10
Spielberg had an absurdly busy year: Jurassic Park came out the same year as what other film of his?
Answer: Schindler's List.
Jurassic Park was released in the same year is Spielberg's Schindler's List.
Question 11
At the time it stomped into theaters, what box-office title did Jurassic Park claim worldwide?
Answer: It became the highest-grossing film in the world at the time of its release.
Jurassic Park became the highest-grossing film in the world at that time.
Question 12
What year did Jurassic Park get a 3D reissue?
Answer: 2013.
A 3D reissue of Jurassic Park was released in 2013.
Question 13
Which Academy Award category did Jurassic Park win for making audiences hear the mayhem just right?
Answer: Best Sound Effects Editing.
The film won the Oscar for Best Sound Effects Editing.
Funny Jurassic Park Trivia
13 questions
These funny Jurassic Park trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
Who is introduced by flirting with Ellie Sattler like the island is one big pickup line?
Answer: Ian Malcolm
Ian Malcolm's introduction includes him flirting with Ellie Sattler.
Question 2
During the T. rex attack, which lawyer makes a spectacularly bad babysitting choice by abandoning the children?
Answer: Donald Gennaro
Donald Gennaro panics during the attack and leaves the children behind.
Question 3
What unfortunate piece of park infrastructure gets demolished during the T. rex attack on Gennaro?
Answer: A toilet
The T. rex destroys a park toilet while attacking Gennaro.
Question 4
Which exact phrase does Nedry smugly repeat while blocking access to the system?
- A."Please enter the password."
- B.you didn't say the magic word
- C."Try again later."
- D."Access denied, nice try."
Answer: "Ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word."
Nedry jokingly says, "Ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word.".
Question 5
What clothing choice helps make Dennis Nedry instantly recognizable, even before he starts causing trouble?
Answer: A tropical shirt
Nedry's tropical shirt is a memorable visual detail in the film.
Question 6
In the park lab film, what unexpectedly chatty thing gets a face and starts talking?
Answer: A cartoon DNA strand
The park's lab film features a cartoon DNA strand with a face that speaks.
Question 7
What does Lex shine that very unhelpfully attracts the T. rex closer to the car?
Answer: A flashlight
Lex briefly draws the T. rex closer by shining a flashlight.
Question 8
Tim proudly announces he made it through, then immediately gets zapped by what?
Answer: An electric fence
Tim is shocked by the electric fence right after saying he made it through.
Question 9
Malcolm gives a dramatic yawn during Hammond's speech about what tiny imaginary attraction?
Answer: A flea circus speech
Malcolm theatrically yawns during Hammond's flea circus speech.
Question 10
Just before meeting the Dilophosaurus, Nedry loses dignity first by slipping on what?
Answer: Muddy ground
Nedry slips on muddy ground just before the Dilophosaurus encounter.
Question 11
Before attacking Nedry, what dramatic feature does the Dilophosaurus fan out like a reptilian umbrella?
Answer: Its neck frill
The Dilophosaurus spreads its neck frill before attacking Nedry.
Question 12
In the film, what does the Dilophosaurus spit into Nedry's face?
Answer: Venom
The Dilophosaurus spits venom into Nedry's face in the movie.
Question 13
At the dig site, Grant scares a child with what pointy prop from his paleontology starter kit?
Answer: A raptor claw
Grant startles a sleeping child early in the movie using a raptor claw.
Hard Jurassic Park Trivia
14 questions
These hard Jurassic Park trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
At which date did Jurassic Park first screen publicly at its world premiere in Washington, D.C.?
Answer: June 9, 1993
The world premiere took place at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 1993.
Question 2
Exactly how long is Jurassic Park, measured in minutes?
Answer: 127 minutes
The provided runtime for the film is 127 minutes.
Question 3
For a movie built on giant reptiles and giant ambition, what approximate budget funded Jurassic Park?
- A.About $83 million
- B.About $103 million
- C.$63 million
- D.About $36 million
Answer: About $63 million
A production budget of about $63 million.
Question 4
During its original release cycle, Jurassic Park crossed what worldwide gross milestone?
Answer: More than $900 million worldwide
The film grossed more than $900 million worldwide in its original release cycle.
Question 5
Which description best matches the principal T. rex creature build used for the film?
- A.A half-scale T. rex puppet
- B.A stop-motion miniature only
- C.A suit performed by an actor
- D.It was a full-scale T. rex
Answer: It was a full-scale T. rex animatronic
The main animatronic T. rex was built at full scale.
Question 6
What park function has already been shut down when the T. rex breakout happens?
Answer: The security systems
The breakout occurs after Nedry shuts down the park's security systems.
Question 7
Nedry's theft plan covers how many species in cryogenic storage?
Answer: 15 species
The embryo theft involves 15 species packed into cryogenic containers.
Question 8
Once activated, for how long is Nedry's embryo canister set to keep its contents viable?
Answer: 36 hours
The canister is programmed to preserve viability for 36 hours.
Question 9
What preservation source does the film cite as the key to obtaining dinosaur blood for cloning?
Answer: Mosquitoes trapped in amber
The movie explains cloning through preserved blood from mosquitoes trapped in amber.
Question 10
To patch missing genetic material, what animal DNA do the park's scientists use?
Answer: Frog DNA
The dinosaurs are engineered with frog DNA to fill genetic gaps.
Question 11
Ian Malcolm predicts the park's breeding safeguard won't hold. Which safeguard is he talking about?
Answer: The all-female breeding control
Malcolm correctly warns that the all-female breeding control will fail.
Question 12
What specific discovery leads Grant to realize the dinosaurs have been breeding in the wild?
Answer: Eggshells
Grant finds eggshells and understands that breeding has occurred in the wild.
Question 13
Read the room—well, the control room. What slogan appears there as the system label?
- A.Jurassic Park System Security
- B.Jurassic Park Central Operations Network
- C.InGen Island Command Interface
- D.Jurassic Systems Access Grid
Answer: Jurassic Park System Security Interface
The control room slogan is given is 'Jurassic Park System Security Interface.'.
Question 14
What bird appears in the movie's final dinosaur-adjacent image near the survivors' helicopter?
Answer: A pelican
The final dinosaur shot shows a pelican flying near the escaping helicopter.
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