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21 Symbols You See Daily And We Bet You Don’t Know Their Meanings: Prove Us Wrong

21 Symbols You See Daily And We Bet You Don’t Know Their Meanings: Prove Us Wrong

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Symbols are everywhere—in the clothes we wear, the products we use, on the streets we walk, and the apps we use. From safety warnings to product instructions, these visual clues give us important information in an instant, and your mission is to interpret them correctly.

Whether it is guessing the symbol or getting its meaning right, this trivia will challenge your perception of everyday objects. Are you up for the challenge? Let’s start!

Oh, did you miss Part 1? Check it out here.

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    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right lol I’m in uk n got 15 the obvious ones n hospitality ones cos that was my job for decades lol but a few I was like wait what never seen it before 🤷‍♀️funny enough I got those right 😂

    UKDeek
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    #11 - Star of Life. Doesn't mean "Emergency Medical Care nearby", but it is a device to identify emergency medical services - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_Life

    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21 - Didn't know that the "U" means kosher since we indeed don't see that daily here in Germany (I think?)

    YDNinja
    Community Member
    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's kind of silly, because it symbolizes OU (The U inside of an O) for Orthodox Union, which is a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and religious Zionist advocacy, etc. and is based in New York. So probably not relevant for most Afro-Eurasian and Oceanic Pandas.

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    Bored Sailor
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    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10 is completely wrong. That is a Nuclear Symbol, could say fallout shelter underneath the the symbol is for Nuclear Ionization

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ionisation/nuclear is a small circle with a large one around it broken into six parts of alternating colours (usually yellow and black). The triple triangle is a fallout shelter logo, first created in America because Cold War etc etc. I think it's supposed to resemble the nuclear symbol whilst being sufficiently different that people shouldn't mix them up.

    Wang Zhuang
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    17/21, got stumped by a few. I honestly didn't know the sign for kosher

    CK
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a universal sign for kosher, it's the symbol of the OU, or Orthodox Union, one of the many organizations that offers kosher certification. I wouldn't have included it in this type of quiz.

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    Bored Sailor
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never seen that even in Jewish stores in very Jewish communities, in USA, but I guessed right.

    2bwhctmvgn
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's there. You just haven't noticed it. It's on Heinz Ketchup labels, for example.

    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21. I missed the fallout shelter one. I thought it was nuclear waste.

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we get over the "trivia challenges?" So many of them have wrong answers it's not even fun anymore. Like #8 here.

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can think of things I like on BP a lot less than quizzes.

    Abel
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    15/18. The one I really didnt know was the kosher one.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A few of these I never seen before. I got a few of these wrong that I should have got right.

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21. Didn't know the bleach one, though I was tempted by that choice, shoulda gone with it, not second-guessed myself.

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great, tried to answer two of them when there were no symbols to see!

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21. Missed the new-clear sign. But 17, here atleast some things have the weight on the barcode, so the scanner will get the weight from the code and therefore can calculate the item price. And that includes taxes 😉

    Meowzers!
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends which county you're in. Here the barcode is to identify the product. All items already have tax included so the price you see is the price you pay. For items that need weighing then the barcode is to identify the product which is weighed on the pressure sensor at the till.

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    Anony Mouse
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never in 50 years driving on five continents in cars manufactured in numerous countries have I ever seen a symbol like that for low beam lights. It’s always for fog lights. Obviously BP doesn’t have the foggiest idea and the lights aren’t on 🙄

    Herringbone
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is the symbol for low beam. Fog light symbols have a wavy line down through the 'beam'.

    Crystalwitch60
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right lol I’m in uk n got 15 the obvious ones n hospitality ones cos that was my job for decades lol but a few I was like wait what never seen it before 🤷‍♀️funny enough I got those right 😂

    UKDeek
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    #11 - Star of Life. Doesn't mean "Emergency Medical Care nearby", but it is a device to identify emergency medical services - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_Life

    TotallyNOTAFox
    Community Member
    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21 - Didn't know that the "U" means kosher since we indeed don't see that daily here in Germany (I think?)

    YDNinja
    Community Member
    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's kind of silly, because it symbolizes OU (The U inside of an O) for Orthodox Union, which is a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and religious Zionist advocacy, etc. and is based in New York. So probably not relevant for most Afro-Eurasian and Oceanic Pandas.

    Load More Replies...
    Bored Sailor
    Community Member
    1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10 is completely wrong. That is a Nuclear Symbol, could say fallout shelter underneath the the symbol is for Nuclear Ionization

    Rick Murray
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ionisation/nuclear is a small circle with a large one around it broken into six parts of alternating colours (usually yellow and black). The triple triangle is a fallout shelter logo, first created in America because Cold War etc etc. I think it's supposed to resemble the nuclear symbol whilst being sufficiently different that people shouldn't mix them up.

    Wang Zhuang
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    17/21, got stumped by a few. I honestly didn't know the sign for kosher

    CK
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not a universal sign for kosher, it's the symbol of the OU, or Orthodox Union, one of the many organizations that offers kosher certification. I wouldn't have included it in this type of quiz.

    Load More Replies...
    Bored Sailor
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never seen that even in Jewish stores in very Jewish communities, in USA, but I guessed right.

    2bwhctmvgn
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's there. You just haven't noticed it. It's on Heinz Ketchup labels, for example.

    Kelly H. Wilder
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21. I missed the fallout shelter one. I thought it was nuclear waste.

    Ron Man
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we get over the "trivia challenges?" So many of them have wrong answers it's not even fun anymore. Like #8 here.

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can think of things I like on BP a lot less than quizzes.

    Abel
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    15/18. The one I really didnt know was the kosher one.

    Brian Droste
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A few of these I never seen before. I got a few of these wrong that I should have got right.

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21. Didn't know the bleach one, though I was tempted by that choice, shoulda gone with it, not second-guessed myself.

    Lee Gilliland
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great, tried to answer two of them when there were no symbols to see!

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    20/21. Missed the new-clear sign. But 17, here atleast some things have the weight on the barcode, so the scanner will get the weight from the code and therefore can calculate the item price. And that includes taxes 😉

    Meowzers!
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends which county you're in. Here the barcode is to identify the product. All items already have tax included so the price you see is the price you pay. For items that need weighing then the barcode is to identify the product which is weighed on the pressure sensor at the till.

    Load More Replies...
    Anony Mouse
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never in 50 years driving on five continents in cars manufactured in numerous countries have I ever seen a symbol like that for low beam lights. It’s always for fog lights. Obviously BP doesn’t have the foggiest idea and the lights aren’t on 🙄

    Herringbone
    Community Member
    1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is the symbol for low beam. Fog light symbols have a wavy line down through the 'beam'.

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