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Quiz: What do you know about typography?
Do you know your Times New Roman from your Caslon Pro? Can you spot helvetica from a mile away?
Do you know the story behind comic sans and can you tell exactly what font is on that packet of crisps
you just bought? This is a short quiz to find out just how much you know about typography.
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Question 1
What kind of font is Times New Roman -
serif or sans serif?
 Serif
 Sans-serif

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Question 1
Correct!
It is of course a serif font.
Times New Roman was commissioned by The Times newspaper
in 1931 and was designed by Cameron S. Latham for Monotype.
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Question 1
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Times New Roman is a Serif font not a sans-serif.
It was designed by Cameron S. Latham for Monotype in 1931 for
The Times Newspaper.
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Question 2
True or false? The creator of the
Baskerville typeface, John Baskerville was
actually illiterate.
 True
 False

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Question 2
Correct!
John Baskerville was indeed illiterate.
Although unable to read and write he became interested in
calligraphy. He practiced handwriting and inscription, the effect of
which can be seen in his fonts.
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Question 2
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John Baskerville was indeed illiterate.
Although unable to read and write he became interested in
calligraphy. He practiced handwriting and inscription, the effect of
which can be seen in his fonts.
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Question 3
What is the most overused font in the
world?
 Arial  Comic Sans
 Cambria  Helvetica

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Question 3
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Question 3
Correct!
Helvetica is the most overused font in the world. It‟s on almost
everything and there‟s even a movie about it!
An online questionnaire of over 100 designers showed that they
thought Helvetica was the most highly visible font in the world.
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Question 4
True or false? The British typographer, Eric
Gill, creator of Gill Sans was known to
have sexual relations with both his
daughters and his dog.
 True
 False

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Question 4
Correct!
Eric Gill did have sexual relations with both his pet dog and his
two daughters.
Gill was known, not only for his abilities in type design but also for
a great deal of promiscuous behaviour.
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Question 4
Incorrect!
Eric Gill did have sexual relations with both his pet dog and his
two daughters.
Gill was known, not only for his abilities in type design but also for
a great deal of promiscuous behaviour.
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Question 5
True or false? Comic Sans was originally
designed for use in comic books
 True
 False

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Question 5
Correct!
Although Comic Sans was modeled on the fonts of comic books it
was never intended to be used in them.
The font was designed by Vincent Connare for use in Microsoft
Bob, a user friendly, graphic interface for Windows computers
released in the 90s.
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Question 5
Incorrect!
Although Comic Sans was modeled on the fonts of comic books it
was never intended to be used in them.
The font was designed by Vincent Connare for use in Microsoft
Bob, a user friendly, graphic interface for Windows computers
released in the 90s.
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Question 6
What font did Barack Obama use in his
2008 Presidential campaign?
 Arial  Gotham
 Cooper Black  Didot

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Question 6
Correct!
It is, of course, Gotham. Many observers say that Obama‟s font
choice was an important factor in his winning the election.
Gotham was originally commissioned by GQ magazine and was
designed by Tobias Frere-Jones in 2000.
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Question 6
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Question 7
What font do EasyJet use for their
branding?
 Garamond  Futura
 Cooper Black  Caslon Pro

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Question 7
Correct!
EasyJet is branded in Cooper Black.
Cooper Black was originally designed by Oswald Bruce Cooper
in 1921 and has been famously used on the cover of the Beach
Boys album, „Pet Sounds‟ and in the credits for Dad‟s Army.
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Question 7
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Question 8
What famous underground rail system is
signposted in Johnston Sans?
 The Paris Metro  The Stockholm Metro
 The London Underground  The Berlin U-Bahn

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Question 8
Correct!
It‟s The London Underground!
Johnston Sans was created by Edward
Johnston, know as “the man who signed
London.”
He inspired many other typographers, most
notably, Eric Gill, the creator of Gill Sans.
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Question 8
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Question 9
What famously bad font did James
Cameron and his team choose to subtitle
the 2009 blockbuster 'Avatar'?
 Comic Sans  Curlz MT
 Papyrus  Brush Script

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Question 9
Correct!
Avatar was subtitled in Papyrus. Many critics deemed this a lazy
choice or perhaps a way to recoup some of the money spent on
the massive 3D visuals.
The font was designed by Chris Costello for Letraset in 1983.
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Question 9
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Question 10
What is the name of the character made up
of a question mark and exclamation mark
joined at the base?
 The exclamaquest  The interrobang
 The questiomation mark  The quizding

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Question 10
Correct!
It‟s called an interrobang! The character was invented in the
1960s by a New York ad executive called Martin Spekter.
Spekter was looking for a way to express astonishment in
advertising without using the !?.
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Question 10
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Congratulations!
You have completed the quiz!
How much did you know about typography? Hopefully you know
a little more now.
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