What is the name ofthe highest grademetamorphic rockon display in theSmith Gallery?(Hint: check the displayon Mountain Buildingin the Paleozoic)What is thescientificname for thedire wolf?Name oneof the threemainenvironmentsof fossilpreservation.Which campusbuildingwas the originalhome of thedinosaurfootprintsWhere is theMuseum’seocenehorse from?How manyyears ago didglacial icerecede from theAmherst area?What createdtheClimactichnitestrace fossil?Where wasBebu theMammothdiscovered?What is thename of thestudy oftracks andtraces?Name one ofthe wayshomininsdiffer fromapes.At the end of whichgeologic period didall of the trilobiteseventually die out?Which dinosaurused gastroliths tohelp grind up foodin their stomachmuch like achicken doestoday?What type oftracks were leftby the dinosaurin the BeltMemorialdiorama?What percent ofmarine specieswent extinctduring thePermianExtinction?What is aDaemonelix?What was thetrilobiteCalymene’sdefensemechanismagainst predators?Jack Horner, one of theconsulting paleontologistson Jurassic Park,did a lot of work withdinosaur nests, includingthe one in the BeneskiMuseum.Which Amherst alumworked with him on theexcavation of this exhibit?Chemicalreplacement can leadto the preservation ofsome organicmaterial.How was the birdfrom Guanape Island,Peru preserved?What is the nameof the lake EdwardHitchcockwitnessed formduring a flood in1840?When and where wasthe last confirmedsighting ofCampephilusprincipalis (ivory-billed woodpecker)?What werethe firstvertebratesto evolvejaws called?Who recoveredthe oreodont byHayleySingleton’soffice?What isthe oldestknownbird?What is the namefor the unsortedsediment leftbehind by glaciersas they retreat?What is the name ofthe highest grademetamorphic rockon display in theSmith Gallery?(Hint: check the displayon Mountain Buildingin the Paleozoic)What is thescientificname for thedire wolf?Name oneof the threemainenvironmentsof fossilpreservation.Which campusbuildingwas the originalhome of thedinosaurfootprintsWhere is theMuseum’seocenehorse from?How manyyears ago didglacial icerecede from theAmherst area?What createdtheClimactichnitestrace fossil?Where wasBebu theMammothdiscovered?What is thename of thestudy oftracks andtraces?Name one ofthe wayshomininsdiffer fromapes.At the end of whichgeologic period didall of the trilobiteseventually die out?Which dinosaurused gastroliths tohelp grind up foodin their stomachmuch like achicken doestoday?What type oftracks were leftby the dinosaurin the BeltMemorialdiorama?What percent ofmarine specieswent extinctduring thePermianExtinction?What is aDaemonelix?What was thetrilobiteCalymene’sdefensemechanismagainst predators?Jack Horner, one of theconsulting paleontologistson Jurassic Park,did a lot of work withdinosaur nests, includingthe one in the BeneskiMuseum.Which Amherst alumworked with him on theexcavation of this exhibit?Chemicalreplacement can leadto the preservation ofsome organicmaterial.How was the birdfrom Guanape Island,Peru preserved?What is the nameof the lake EdwardHitchcockwitnessed formduring a flood in1840?When and where wasthe last confirmedsighting ofCampephilusprincipalis (ivory-billed woodpecker)?What werethe firstvertebratesto evolvejaws called?Who recoveredthe oreodont byHayleySingleton’soffice?What isthe oldestknownbird?What is the namefor the unsortedsediment leftbehind by glaciersas they retreat?

Beneski Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. What is the name of the highest grade metamorphic rock on display in the Smith Gallery? (Hint: check the display on Mountain Building in the Paleozoic)
  2. What is the scientific name for the dire wolf?
  3. Name one of the three main environments of fossil preservation.
  4. Which campus building was the original home of the dinosaur footprints
  5. Where is the Museum’s eocene horse from?
  6. How many years ago did glacial ice recede from the Amherst area?
  7. What created the Climactichnites trace fossil?
  8. Where was Bebu the Mammoth discovered?
  9. What is the name of the study of tracks and traces?
  10. Name one of the ways hominins differ from apes.
  11. At the end of which geologic period did all of the trilobites eventually die out?
  12. Which dinosaur used gastroliths to help grind up food in their stomach much like a chicken does today?
  13. What type of tracks were left by the dinosaur in the Belt Memorial diorama?
  14. What percent of marine species went extinct during the Permian Extinction?
  15. What is a Daemonelix?
  16. What was the trilobite Calymene’s defense mechanism against predators?
  17. Jack Horner, one of the consulting paleontologists on Jurassic Park, did a lot of work with dinosaur nests, including the one in the Beneski Museum. Which Amherst alum worked with him on the excavation of this exhibit?
  18. Chemical replacement can lead to the preservation of some organic material. How was the bird from Guanape Island, Peru preserved?
  19. What is the name of the lake Edward Hitchcock witnessed form during a flood in 1840?
  20. When and where was the last confirmed sighting of Campephilus principalis (ivory-billed woodpecker)?
  21. What were the first vertebrates to evolve jaws called?
  22. Who recovered the oreodont by Hayley Singleton’s office?
  23. What is the oldest known bird?
  24. What is the name for the unsorted sediment left behind by glaciers as they retreat?