Dingbats Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. The word CYCLE appears three times in a row: “CYCLE CYCLE CYCLE.” What does this represent?
Recycling
Cycle lane
Tricycle
Vicious cycle
2. The word TROUBLE appears twice side by side: “TROUBLE TROUBLE.” What is the hidden expression?
Trouble ahead
Looking for trouble
Trouble in pairs
Double trouble
3. The words appear in this order: “JOB IN JOB.” Which familiar expression is encoded?
Job within a job
On-the-job training
In between jobs
Two jobs at once
4. The word STAND is printed directly above the letter I. Which phrase is hidden in the arrangement?
Stand by me
I understand
Take a stand
Stand up for yourself
5. A zero appears on the top line. Directly below it are the abbreviations M.D. and Ph.D. What phrase does this create?
Zero qualifications
Degrees above average
Two degrees below zero
Studying below standard
6. GROUND is written on the top line. Beneath it, the word FEET appears exactly six times. What does this show?
Six feet underground
Both feet underground
Keep your feet on the ground
Standing on solid ground
7. The word READING is placed between two horizontal lines. Which expression does it show?
Read the fine print
Reading between the lines
Read along the line
Draw a line under it
8. DEATH appears on one line, with LIFE on the following line. Reading from top to bottom, what does the dingbat mean?
A near-death experience
A matter of life and death
Life before death
Life after death
9. The word VICIOUS is repeated around the edge of an imaginary ring, with the last copy leading back to the first. Which expression is represented?
Vicious circle
Going around in circles
A chain reaction
A recurring problem
10. HEAD is positioned directly above HEELS. Decode the dingbat.
High heels
Head over heels
Keep your head up
Cool your heels
11. The words are arranged horizontally as “YOU JUST ME.” What phrase does this placement suggest?
You and me together
Just between you and me
It is up to you and me
Just the two of us
12. The word MAN is placed directly above the word BOARD. Which answer fits the arrangement?
Man overboard
A man on board
Board meeting
Above-board behavior
13. The word PROMISE is split by a jagged crack between PROM and ISE. What is the intended answer?
Promise to split
Empty promise
Broken promise
A promise kept apart
14. The word THINK is printed twice: “THINK THINK.” Which phrase is encoded?
Think twice
Second thoughts
Two minds
A double take
15. The word GLANCE is written in reverse as “ECNALG.” Which phrase does it represent?
A second glance
Glance over your shoulder
Look the other way
A backward glance
16. The word DECISION is shown with a large break in its middle: “DECI SION.” What is the answer?
A change of mind
Final decision
Snap decision
Split decision