How Well Do You Know The Alphabet?

You use it every day, but how much do you really know about the alphabet? This quiz tests your knowledge of the history and modern day usage of the letters that make up our written language.

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Question 1/10

The modern alphabet's roots date back more than 5,000 years to which ancient civilization?

Roman
Greek
Egyptian
Phoenician

Question 2/10

The Phoenician aleph symbol would eventually become our modern letter "A". The original symbol stood for:

A house
An ox's head
A river
A camel's tongue

Question 3/10

In the Old English alphabet the letter "Y" was pronounced with a "th" sound as in "Ye Olde Shoppe." This letter was called a:

Thorn
Thesp
Thee
Thrush

Question 4/10

What is the name of the "&" symbol?

Asterisk
Ellipsis
Ampersand
Dagger

Question 5/10

Helvetica, Times, Palatino, and Ariel are all different ways to write the alphabet. These are all examples of what?

Styles
Fonts
Sizes
Glyphs

Question 6/10

The study of language and its structure is known as:

Letterology
Linguistics
Eybecedeology
Scriptology

Question 7/10

What was the standard writing style for business correspondence prior to the widespread adoption of the typewriter?

Spencerian Script
American Cursive
Washington-Style Writing
Scriptus Americanus

Question 8/10

In writing, the top part of an "h" and the lower part of a "g" are known as:

Uppers and Lowers
Highs and Unders
Ascenders and Descenders
Shafts and Daggers

Question 9/10

Some letters have two dots over them like in Mötley Crüe. What are the dots called?

Cedilla
Circumflex
Umlaut
Macron

Question 10/10

How Well Do You Know The Alphabet?

The modern alphabet's roots date back more than 5,000 years to which ancient civilization?

The Phoenician aleph symbol would eventually become our modern letter "A". The original symbol stood for:

In the Old English alphabet the letter "Y" was pronounced with a "th" sound as in "Ye Olde Shoppe." This letter was called a:

What is the name of the "&" symbol?

Helvetica, Times, Palatino, and Ariel are all different ways to write the alphabet. These are all examples of what?

The study of language and its structure is known as:

What was the standard writing style for business correspondence prior to the widespread adoption of the typewriter?

In writing, the top part of an "h" and the lower part of a "g" are known as:

Some letters have two dots over them like in Mötley Crüe. What are the dots called?

How many letters are in the English alphabet?

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How Well Do You Know The Alphabet?

The modern alphabet's roots date back more than 5,000 years to which ancient civilization?

The Phoenician aleph symbol would eventually become our modern letter "A". The original symbol stood for:

In the Old English alphabet the letter "Y" was pronounced with a "th" sound as in "Ye Olde Shoppe." This letter was called a:

What is the name of the "&" symbol?

Helvetica, Times, Palatino, and Ariel are all different ways to write the alphabet. These are all examples of what?

The study of language and its structure is known as:

What was the standard writing style for business correspondence prior to the widespread adoption of the typewriter?

In writing, the top part of an "h" and the lower part of a "g" are known as:

Some letters have two dots over them like in Mötley Crüe. What are the dots called?

How many letters are in the English alphabet?

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