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Quiz about Computer Keyboard Symbols Who Needs Words
Quiz about Computer Keyboard Symbols Who Needs Words

Computer Keyboard Symbols: Who Needs Words? Quiz


Here's another quiz from my kids. Based on a puzzle book my son Stephen has, this should be pretty easy. Simply choose the standard keyboard symbol that represents the missing word(s) in the phrases provided. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by doorsfan58. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
doorsfan58
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
294,861
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1675
Question 1 of 10
1. "I'm going to need a hammer if I want to _ the nail into the wall!" Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "In my final cross country race, I made a _ to the finish line to beat my previous time." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "In my science class, I learned that the human large intestine is divided into two major sections: the cecum and the _ ." Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "The b_ got a big h_ as it played on the gr_ st_ built on the s_." (Rhyming words) Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Did you know that the closest _ to our solar system is named 'Proxima Centauri'?" Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "The black c_ chased the brown r_, who was chasing the red b_, who was chasing the tiny gn_." (Animals that rhyme) Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "There was a movie starring Andrew McCarthy that came out in 1987 called '_ _ Zero'."
(One symbol = two words)
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I watched the gymnastic events during the 2008 Olympic Games on television, and saw the men's team compete on an apparatus known as the High Bar, or _ _." (One symbol = two words) Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "The Dark Ages, the Victorian Era, the Ming Dynasty, the Egyptian New Kingdom and the Cold War are all examples of historical time _s." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "One of my Dad's favorite bands from the 80's was Guns N' Roses. If I was in a line behind the lead guitar player (the one with the hat), and he stopped to answer his cell phone and was holding up the line, I would yell out 'Move _ _ '!" (One symbol = two words) Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I'm going to need a hammer if I want to _ the nail into the wall!"

Answer: #

#, or Pound. Also used to represent a number.
2. "In my final cross country race, I made a _ to the finish line to beat my previous time."

Answer: -

-, or Dash. Also known as a hyphen.
3. "In my science class, I learned that the human large intestine is divided into two major sections: the cecum and the _ ."

Answer: :

: or Colon. The rectum is sometimes included as a section of the large intestine as well. As a part of the digestive system, the colon separates salt and water from solid waste material. The four sections of the colon are the ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid.
4. "The b_ got a big h_ as it played on the gr_ st_ built on the s_." (Rhyming words)

Answer: &

&, or And. Band, hand, grand, stand, sand. The symbol is also known as an Ampersand.
5. "Did you know that the closest _ to our solar system is named 'Proxima Centauri'?"

Answer: *

*, or Star (Asterisk). Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light years from our Sun, and is located in the constellation Centaurus. It is a red dwarf star (meaning fairly small; 40% or less mass than the Sun, with relatively low temperatures), which make up the majority of all known stars.
6. "The black c_ chased the brown r_, who was chasing the red b_, who was chasing the tiny gn_." (Animals that rhyme)

Answer: @

@, or At. Cat, rat, bat and gnat.
7. "There was a movie starring Andrew McCarthy that came out in 1987 called '_ _ Zero'." (One symbol = two words)

Answer: <

"Less Than". Directed by Marek Kanievska, "Less Than Zero" also starred Jami Gertz ("Lost Boys"), James Spader ("Sex, Lies, and Videotape") and Robert Downey Jr. ("Iron Man").

A note from Stephen: "I just saw "Iron Man 2", it was really, really, really good!" (Dad's note: Three 'reallys' is a pretty high rating!)
8. "I watched the gymnastic events during the 2008 Olympic Games on television, and saw the men's team compete on an apparatus known as the High Bar, or _ _." (One symbol = two words)

Answer: _

_, or Horizontal Bar. Also known as Underscore.
9. "The Dark Ages, the Victorian Era, the Ming Dynasty, the Egyptian New Kingdom and the Cold War are all examples of historical time _s."

Answer: .

., or Period. Two of the definitions of 'Era' (from Dictionary.com) are: 1. "A period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc." 2: "A major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods." (Geology)
10. "One of my Dad's favorite bands from the 80's was Guns N' Roses. If I was in a line behind the lead guitar player (the one with the hat), and he stopped to answer his cell phone and was holding up the line, I would yell out 'Move _ _ '!" (One symbol = two words)

Answer: /

/, or Forward Slash. Also known as Solidus, the symbol is used in mathematics and grammatical punctuation.
Source: Author doorsfan58

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