How many questions are in this quiz?

This quiz has 100 questions on recycling, laundry care, and household safety symbols.

No. Each question has 4 options and there’s no timer, so you can answer at your own pace.

Can I choose the number of questions and difficulty?

Yes. You can select your preferred question count and difficulty before starting the quiz.

What kinds of symbols will I see?

You’ll see recycling marks, laundry label icons (wash/dry/iron/bleach), and common safety or hazard warnings found on household products.

What’s the most common mistake players make?

Mixing up similar-looking icons or assuming a recycling code always means an item is accepted in every local recycling program.

Online Quiz: Household symbols

About this quiz

What this quiz covers

Everyday symbols can be easy to ignore until you need them—like a wash tub icon on a new shirt or a warning pictogram on a cleaner. This quiz brings together recycling labels, laundry care symbols, and common safety markings you’ll spot at home.

Questions are multiple-choice with 4 options and no timer, so you can learn at your own pace. You can also choose the question count and difficulty before you start, making it ideal for a quick refresher or a full practice run.

Skills you’ll practice

You’ll get better at translating icons into actions: how to wash, dry, iron, store, dispose, and handle products safely. Expect a balanced mix of straightforward recognition and trickier look-alike symbols that test attention to detail.

Matching laundry care icons to correct washing, bleaching, drying, and ironing steps
Recognizing recycling symbols and what they imply (material type vs recyclability)
Interpreting common household safety warnings and hazard pictograms
Spotting small differences between similar symbols that change the meaning
Applying symbols to real situations (what to do next, not just what it “is”)

Common pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

A frequent mistake is assuming a symbol guarantees something (for example, confusing a material code with “recyclable everywhere”). Another is missing modifiers like dots, lines, or crossed-out marks that completely change laundry instructions.

How the difficulty stays fair

The mixed difficulty is designed to ramp up naturally: familiar icons appear early, while less common or easily confused symbols show up later. Even tougher questions still rely on recognizable patterns, so you can reason your way to the best answer among the 4 options.