Flora & Fauna Symbols
Colour Symbols
Biblical Symbols
Symbols in Literature
National Symbols
100
This winged insect is emblematic of transformation and significant change.
What is a butterfly?
100
A colour that is associated with passion and love, but also with anger.
What is red?
100
A phenomenon that represents God's covenant to Noah in Genesis.
What is a rainbow?
100
In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this colour illustrates wealth and money as a lifeblood among the characters.
What is green?
100
The flame lily, shown below, is the national flower for which landlocked African country?
What is Zimbabwe?
200
Surprisingly, this bird is known for its magic and mystery. They’re noted for their higher perspective, flexibility and “trickster” personalities.
What is a crow?
200
While this colour evokes happiness, overuse can provoke anxiety or visual fatigue, especially when paired with other high contrast colors like black (see: caution tape).
What is yellow?
200
These weapons were symbols of God's judgement in Psalm 38:2: "For thine ___ stick fast in me, and thy hand preseth me sore."
What are arrows?
200
In "The Raven" by Edgar Alan Poe, this animal symbolizes death and the narrator's descent into madness and despair.
What is the raven?
200
The pineapple is the national fruit of this archipelagic country in the Caribbean.
What is Antigua and Barbuda?
300
In Greek mythology, these flowers originated from Adonis, the deity of plants and rebirth. Nowadays, these flowers can represent anything from love to gratitude.
What are roses?
300
A colour that is often used for eco-friendly campaigns or advertisements.
What is green?
300
The symbol of wisdom found in Daniel 7:9: "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire."
What is white hair?
300
In The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne this letter represents sin, shame, and the consequences of guilt in a Puritan society?
What is the letter A?
300
The brukdown is the national dance of this English-speaking Central American country.
What is Belize?
400
This majestic animal has major symbolism across numerous cultures over thousands of years. In the Irish folklore, this animal is a symbol of virility, sovereignty, and wealth.
What is a bull?
400
The colour has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity.
What is purple?
400
A symbol of human frailty as described in Psalms 90:6: "In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth."
What is grass?
400
In Lord of the Flies which shell is meant to represent order, civility, and governance?
What is a conch?
400
The Bengal tiger is the national animal of which South Asian country?
What is Bangladesh?
500
Also known as "may bells," these flowers represent purity, humility, and redemption. They also appear in Christian iconography, and it is said that the Virgin Mary's tears at the cross blossomed into these flowers, earning them the name 'Our Lady's Tears'.
What are lilies of the valley?
500
The colour was first associated with sorrow in Chaucer's work where he wrote, "Wyth teres ____ and with a wounded herte."
What is blue?
500
An action, which involves water, that symbolized innocence.
What is washing of hands?
500
The traditionally feminine activity that is seen as a symbol of the collective power of women and what they can accomplish when they work together toward a common goal.
What is sewing?
500
The East Asian country whose motto is, quite ironically, "Strong and Prosperous Nation."
What is North Korea?