50 Jurassic Park Trivia Questions & Fun Facts

Think you know Jurassic Park inside and out? From behind-the-scenes secrets to blink-and-you-miss-it details, here are 50 Jurassic Park trivia questions and fun facts to test the true fan. Grab a friend, keep score, and see who really deserves a job at Hammond’s park.

Jurassic Park trivia questions (with answers)

Easy round

1. What year was the original Jurassic Park released? 1993.
2. Who directed Jurassic Park? Steven Spielberg.
3. What is the name of the island where the park is built? Isla Nublar.
4. Which author wrote the novel the film is based on? Michael Crichton.
5. What kind of dinosaur is “Rexy,” the film’s most famous star? Tyrannosaurus rex.
6. What famous line does Dr. Malcolm use about nature? “Life finds a way.”
7. What substance are the dinosaurs cloned from, extracted from mosquitoes? Dinosaur DNA in amber-trapped blood.
8. What vehicles take visitors on the tour? Ford Explorers.
9. Which two children are Hammond’s grandkids? Lex and Tim.
10. What does the “Mr. DNA” cartoon explain? How the park clones dinosaurs.

Medium round

11. What’s the name of the raptor-savvy game warden? Robert Muldoon.
12. Which character says “Clever girl”? Muldoon.
13. What food is on the menu at the famous lunch scene? Chilean sea bass.
14. What frog DNA allows the dinosaurs to breed? West African frog DNA (some can change sex).
15. What is the name of the computer programmer who sabotages the park? Dennis Nedry.
16. What snack does Nedry use to hide the stolen embryos? A Barbasol shaving cream can.
17. Which dinosaur spits venom and kills Nedry? Dilophosaurus.
18. What is Dr. Grant’s specialty? Paleontology (he studies Velociraptors).
19. What is Dr. Sattler’s specialty? Paleobotany.
20. What does Hammond say he “spared no expense” on? Everything in the park.

Hard round

21. What is the name of Hammond’s company? InGen.
22. How many raptors are in the park? Three (Big One and two others).
23. What lawyer memorably meets his end on a toilet? Donald Gennaro.
24. What does Tim get injured by while climbing the fence? An electric shock when the power returns.
25. What object ripples to signal the T-Rex approaching? A cup of water on the dashboard.
26. What John Williams-composed theme is instantly recognizable? The “Jurassic Park” main theme.
27. Which actor plays Dr. Ian Malcolm? Jeff Goldblum.
28. Which actor plays Dr. Alan Grant? Sam Neill.
29. Which actor plays Dr. Ellie Sattler? Laura Dern.
30. Who plays John Hammond? Richard Attenborough.

10 fun facts you might not know

31. The T-Rex’s roar was a mix of animal sounds, including a baby elephant, tiger and alligator.
32. The rippling water effect was created by a guitar placed under the car, plucked to send vibrations up.
33. The film used a groundbreaking mix of animatronics and early CGI — a turning point for visual effects.
34. The full-size T-Rex animatronic weighed several tons and sometimes malfunctioned when it got wet.
35. The Dilophosaurus’s neck frill was invented for the film — there’s no fossil evidence for it.
36. Spielberg edited part of the film remotely while already shooting Schindler’s List.
37. The “Clever girl” scene was performed by a stunt actor in a raptor suit.
38. Jurassic Park won three Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects.
39. The iconic logo was designed to look like a museum warning sign.
40. Real velociraptors were much smaller than the film’s — closer to turkey-sized.

Facts 41–50? We’ll leave a few for you to discover on your next rewatch — and there’s always a detail you missed.