Punctuation Trivia

Be punctual in this trivia game all about the various symbols we use in sentences.

15 questions · Published September 15, 2025

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

Multiple Choice
1. An apostrophe followed by an "s" at the end of a ______ shows possession in English.
An apostrophe with a "s" at the end of a noun means it is possessive of something, like in the sentence, "The dog's bone."
Multiple Choice
2. In what European country is this punctuation mark called a "full stop"?
In United States English this dot is known as a period, but in the British English of England it is known as a "full stop" as it is meant to mark the end of a complete thought.
Multiple Choice
3. Which of these brand names uses the punctuation mark known as an umlaut?
FUN FACT
An umlaut is a diacritical mark of two dots over a letter, like in Häagen-Dazs the famous ice cream brand.
Interestingly, the umlaut isn't needed as their name is actually gibberish meant to evoke Danish quality.
Multiple Choice
4. What prestigious school's name is found in the term for the type of comma demonstrated here?
The Oxford comma is put just before a conjunction in a sentence in order to make sure all the different subjects get their due.
Multiple Choice
5. Which of these punctuation marks would be used to join two closely related complete sentences?
Semicolons are used to connect two separate sentences that are thematically related, but are not able to be connected by a simple comma.

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