What do you know about typography?

What do you know about typography?

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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.

  1. 1

    What kind of font is Times New Roman - serif or sans serif?

  2. 2

    True or false? The creator of the Baskerville typeface, John Baskerville was actually illiterate.

  3. 3

    What is the most overused font in the world?

  4. 4

    True or false? The British typographer, Eric Gill, creator of Gill Sans was know to have relations with both his daughters and his dog.

  5. 5

    True or false? Comic Sans was originally designed for use in comic books.

  6. 6

    What font did Barack Obama use in his 2008 Presidential campaign?

  7. 7

    What font do EasyJet use for their branding?

  8. 8

    What famous underground rail system is signposted in Johnston Sans?

  9. 9

    What famously bad font did James Cameron and his team choose to subtitle the 2009 blockbuster 'Avatar'?

  10. 10

    What is the name of the character made up of a question mark and exclamation mark joined at the base?

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