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Can You Make Sense of This Dingbats Quiz?

Dingbats are strange, squiggly symbols - but what do they mean? Take this quiz and find out how much you know about them!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated April 16th 2025

Dingbats are strange looking shapes that you might not have thought about before - but they’re very important! Dingbats are used to break up writing, and decorate pages. Find out how much you know about them with this epic quiz!

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What are dingbats?

2/10

Dingbats are also called... what?

3/10

Old fashioned documents often had dingbats in. True or false?

4/10

What is this dingbat?

5/10

You can have a whole conversation using dingbats. True or false?

6/10

What is this dingbat?

7/10 A cat looking at a computer

Which of these is a famous dingbat font?

8/10

What is this?

9/10 A portrait of the fat lady

Dingbats are named after their inventor, Madam Dingbat. True or false?

10/10

And what's this dingbat?

Bah! Oh dear! There's a lot you still don't know about dingbats! This isn't the best score we've ever seen - can you beat it on a second try? If not don't worry - we have loads more quizzes like this! Better luck next time!

Pretty good! You know your dingbats! This is a good result - but not quite a high score! Fancy having another go and seeing if you can score a little bit higher? If not we have plenty more quizzes for you to try! Good luck!

Amazing! You really know your stuff! This is a great score! You almost got 10/10! Great job! There's almost nothing you don't know about dingbats. Now, can you beat this result on a different trivia quiz? We have loads more where this one came from!

GASP! This is the perfect result! You didn't get a single question wrong! Amazing work! You absolutely nailed this quiz! You can't beat this score - but you might be able to match it on a different trivia quiz? Up for the challenge?