🛑 Road signs quiz for kids
Signs talk to drivers with shapes and colours. Ten questions about the signs you'll pass today. Look out of the window for clues!
Getting the questions ready…
The answers, and why
- How many sides does a stop sign have? Eight. A stop sign is an octagon, with eight sides, so drivers know it even from behind or in snow.
- What colour is a stop sign? Red. Stop signs are red with white letters.
- What shape is a yield sign? A triangle. A yield sign is a triangle pointing down. It means let the other traffic go first.
- What does a yellow traffic light mean? The light is about to turn red. Yellow warns drivers that red is next, so they get ready to stop.
- What do green road signs usually tell you? Directions and distances. Green guide signs show where a road goes and how far it is.
- What do brown road signs point to? Parks and places to visit. Brown signs point to parks, campgrounds and historic and cultural places.
- An Interstate highway sign looks like... A red, white and blue shield. Interstate numbers sit on a red, white and blue shield.
- What shape are most warning signs, like "curve ahead"? A yellow diamond. Yellow diamonds warn drivers about curves, crossings and other things ahead.
- What does a sign with a big white X on a post mean? A railroad crossing. The white X, called a crossbuck, marks where a road crosses train tracks.
- What colours is a speed limit sign? Black and white. Speed limits are black numbers on a white sign: white signs give the rules of the road.