Friday, October 21, 2016

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley

Book: The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
Author:  Barbara Kerley
ISBN: 0-439-11494-2
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214

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Questions

1. What year does the story take place?
2. What is the setting of the beginning of the story?
3. What type of work did the character do?
4. What is the name of the character?
5. What was the character building?
6. What is the name of the museum that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert built?
7. Did people know what dinosaurs look like in 1853?
8. What is the name of the scientist that helped Waterhouse?
9. Why did Waterhouse host a dinner party?
10. Where did the scientist have dinner?
11. Where is Crystal Palace located?
12. How many spectators attended the regal ceremony?
13. In what year did Waterhouse come to the U.S.?
14. What city in the U.S. did Waterhouse visit?
15. Which park in U.S. wanted Waterhouse to build them a dinosaur?
16. What dinosaurs was Waterhouse going to build?
17. What was Waterhouse known for being the first to build?
18. To which museum did Waterhouse present the Hadrosaurus?
19. What was the name of the museum that was being built in Central Park?
20. Who stopped work on the museum in Central Park?
21. In what year did Waterhouse make his speech at the New York Lyceum of Natural History?
22. Where did Waterhouse go after New York City?
23. How old was Waterhouse when he completed his work in the U.S.?
24. Where in Europe were iguanodon skeletons found?
25. What was the name of Waterhouse's cottage?


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