Palindromes Quiz

About Palindromes Quiz

Palindromes Quiz is a free word games quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard questions. Test your knowledge of words and phrases that read the same forwards and backwards! A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.

A few sample questions

1. 1. Which of these words is a palindrome?

   Answer: Level

   'Level' is a palindrome — it reads the same forwards (L-E-V-E-L) and backwards (L-E-V-E-L). It is one of the most common palindromes in everyday English.

2. 2. Which of these is a palindrome?

   Answer: Racecar

   'Racecar' is a famous palindrome: R-A-C-E-C-A-R reads the same forwards and backwards. It is one of the longest common single-word palindromes.

3. 3. Which famous palindrome phrase is attributed (probably falsely) to Napoleon?

   Answer: "Able was I ere I saw Elba"

   "Able was I ere I saw Elba" is a famous palindrome attributed to Napoleon, referring to his exile to the island of Elba. While he almost certainly never said it, it perfectly captures his story.

4. 4. Which of these is a palindromic phrase (ignoring spaces and punctuation)?

   Answer: "Was it a car or a cat I saw"

   "Was it a car or a cat I saw" is a palindrome when you ignore spaces and punctuation: wasitacaroracatisaw reads the same in both directions.

5. 5. Which famous palindrome relates to the construction of a waterway?

   Answer: "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama"

   "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama" is one of the most famous palindromes in English, referring to the building of the Panama Canal. It was coined by Leigh Mercer in 1948.

Things you'll learn along the way

• ✓A palindromic number reads the same forwards and backwards, just like a word palindrome. Examples include 11, 121, 1331, and 12321.
• ✓'Redivider' (one who redivides) at nine letters is often cited as the longest common single-word palindrome in English: R-E-D-I-V-I-D-E-R.