Do you know the meaning behind these professional symbols?

Everyone recognizes the spinning barbershop pole, but do you know what the red, white and blue colors represent?

  • American Flag
  • Blood, Sweat and Tears
  • Blood, Veins and Bandages
  • Fire, Water and Wind

Which U.S. Armed Forces branch uses an Eagle, Globe, and Anchor as its symbol?

  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air Force
  • Marines

Restaurants use which recognizable items as its symbol?

  • Fork and Knife
  • Fork and Plate
  • Fork, Knife and Spoon
  • Plate and Glass

What symbol is used to represent a pawn shop?

  • A Handshake
  • A Necklace on top of money
  • Three Balls
  • Money and Hands

What is the symbol of the legal profession?

  • A Gavel
  • A Book of Law
  • Scales
  • A Judge's Cloak

What American organization uses this emblem as its symbol?

  • Freemasons
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Girl Scouts of America
  • Boy Scouts of America

Live Theatre has used these masks as its symbol for centuries. What do they represent?

  • Love and Pain
  • Comedy and Tragedy
  • Actors and Actresses
  • Hypocrites

There are two symbols most commonly associated with the pharmacy profession. One is the Rx (recipere) character. What is the other?

  • Mortar and Pestle
  • Caduceus
  • A White Lab Coat
  • Prescription Bottle of Pills

The symbol for a practitioner of medicine dates back to ancient times and is a serpent entwined around a staff. What is it called?

  • Staff of Life
  • Caduceus
  • Serpens (latin word for snake)
  • Docere (latin word for doctor)

The financial profession uses what two animals as their symbol?

  • Horse and Elephant
  • Dog and Cow
  • Bull and Bear
  • Tortoise and Hare

What tool is used as part of the symbol for car mechanics?

  • Hammer
  • Pliers
  • Screwdriver
  • Wrench

What is the name of the fire fighter badge?

  • Cross of Courage
  • Maltese Cross
  • Badge of Protection
  • Fireman's Honor Patch

The symbol of veterinary medicine is very similar to the symbol for other medical professions with one major difference. What is it?

  • A Barn
  • A Horse
  • Dog and Cat
  • The Letter V for Veterinarian

What are the two tools surrounding the letter G in the Freemason symbol?

  • Square and Compass
  • Hammer and Nail
  • Saw and Drill
  • Rake and Shovel

Three of these four groups incorporate a red cross as part of its logo. Which one doesn't?

  • Paramedics
  • American Red Cross
  • Lifeguard
  • Military of Switzerland

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Ko onoe
10:47PM Aug 2 2009 
No. 9 - WRONG! The caduceus IS NOT the symbol of medicine, the Staff of Asclepius is!
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