CSS Quiz (Beginner) - All Questions

This CSS Beginner Quiz helps learners test their foundational knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets. It covers core CSS concepts, syntax, and properties commonly used in web design and beginner-level interviews.

Question 1: What does CSS stand for?

Creative Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets
Computer Style Sheets
Colorful Style Sheets

Explanation: CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets and is used to style HTML elements.

Question 2: Which HTML tag is used to apply internal CSS?

<css>
<style>
<script>
<link>

Explanation: The <style> tag is used to define internal CSS.

Question 3: Which attribute is used to link an external CSS file?

src
href
rel
type

Explanation: The href attribute specifies the path to the CSS file.

Question 4: Which CSS property is used to change text color?

font-color
text-color
color
foreground

Explanation: The color property sets the color of text.

Question 5: Which selector selects all elements?

#all
.all
element

Explanation: The universal selector () selects all elements.

Question 6: How do you select an element with id 'header'?

.header
header
#header
*header

Explanation: The # symbol is used to select elements by id.

Question 7: How do you select elements with class name 'box'?

#box
box
.box
*box

Explanation: The dot (.) selector is used for class names.

Question 8: Which property controls the text size?

font-style
font-size
text-size
size

Explanation: font-size defines the size of text.

Question 9: Which CSS property is used to change background color?

bgcolor
background-color
color
background

Explanation: background-color sets the background color of an element.

Question 10: Which CSS property is used to make text bold?

font-style
text-weight
font-weight
bold

Explanation: font-weight controls the thickness of text.

Question 11: Which property is used to align text horizontally?

align
text-align
horizontal-align
position

Explanation: text-align aligns text horizontally.

Question 12: Which unit is relative to the parent element?

Explanation: em is relative to the parent element’s font size.

Question 13: Which property adds space inside an element?

margin
spacing
padding
border

Explanation: padding adds space inside the element boundary.

Question 14: Which property adds space outside an element?

padding
margin
border
outline

Explanation: margin controls space outside an element.

Question 15: Which CSS property is used to add borders?

border-style
outline
border
frame

Explanation: border is a shorthand property for borders.

Question 16: Which value makes an element invisible but still take space?

display: none
visibility: hidden
opacity: 0
hidden

Explanation: visibility: hidden hides the element but keeps its space.

Question 17: Which CSS property controls element visibility?

display
visibility
opacity
hidden

Explanation: visibility controls whether an element is visible.

Question 18: Which property changes the font type?

font-style
font-family
font-weight
font-variant

Explanation: font-family specifies the typeface.

Question 19: Which property is used to underline text?

text-style
font-decoration
text-decoration
underline

Explanation: text-decoration controls text decorations.

Question 20: Which selector selects all <p> elements?

Explanation: Using the element name selects all such elements.

Question 21: Which CSS property sets the width of an element?

size
length
width
measure

Explanation: width sets the horizontal size of an element.

Question 22: Which CSS property sets the height of an element?

height
size
length
vertical-size

Explanation: height defines the vertical size of an element.

Question 23: Which value positions an element relative to itself?

absolute
fixed
relative
static

Explanation: relative positioning offsets the element from itself.

Question 24: What is the default position value?

relative
absolute
static
fixed

Explanation: static is the default position value.

Question 25: Which property changes the mouse cursor?

pointer
cursor
mouse
hover

Explanation: cursor changes the mouse pointer style.

Question 26: Which pseudo-class applies when hovering over an element?

:focus
:active
:hover
:visited

Explanation: :hover applies when the mouse is over an element.

Question 27: Which CSS property controls element stacking order?

z-index
order
layer
stack

Explanation: z-index controls stacking order of positioned elements.

Question 28: Which property rounds the corners of an element?

corner-radius
border-radius
round
radius

Explanation: border-radius rounds element corners.

Question 29: Which property controls transparency?

transparent
visibility
opacity
filter

Explanation: opacity controls element transparency.

Question 30: Which unit is relative to the viewport width?

Explanation: vw represents viewport width units.

Question 31: Which CSS property repeats background images?

background-repeat
repeat
background-style
bg-repeat

Explanation: background-repeat controls image repetition.

Question 32: Which value centers text horizontally?

center
middle
align
auto

Explanation: center is used with text-align to center text.

Question 33: Which property controls list bullet style?

list-type
list-style-type
bullet-style
marker

Explanation: list-style-type controls list markers.

Question 34: Which CSS property removes underline from links?

text-decoration: none
link-style: none
underline: none
decoration: off

Explanation: text-decoration: none removes link underline.

Question 35: Which selector targets direct child elements?

Explanation: > selects direct child elements.

Question 36: Which CSS property sets element display type?

position
display
visibility
float

Explanation: display controls how elements are rendered.

Question 37: Which value hides an element completely?

visibility: hidden
opacity: 0
display: none
hidden

Explanation: display: none removes the element from layout.

Question 38: Which property floats an element to the left?

align
float
position
left

Explanation: float positions elements left or right.

Question 39: Which CSS property clears floated elements?

clear
reset
overflow
float-clear

Explanation: clear prevents floating elements from overlapping.

Question 40: Which selector selects the first child?

:first
:first-child
:child-first
:start

Explanation: :first-child selects the first child element.

Question 41: Which property controls overflow behavior?

overflow
scroll
clip
hidden

Explanation: overflow controls content outside element bounds.

Question 42: Which CSS property makes text italic?

font-style
font-weight
text-style
italic

Explanation: font-style: italic makes text italic.

Question 43: Which selector targets elements on focus?

:hover
:active
:focus
:visited

Explanation: :focus applies when an element receives focus.

Question 44: Which property sets space between letters?

line-height
word-spacing
letter-spacing
text-spacing

Explanation: letter-spacing controls space between characters.

Question 45: Which CSS property controls line spacing?

line-height
spacing
text-height
row-gap

Explanation: line-height controls vertical spacing between lines.

Question 46: Which selector selects all descendants?

Explanation: The space selector selects all descendant elements.

Question 47: Which property sets background image?

image
background-image
bg-image
background

Explanation: background-image sets an image as background.

Question 48: Which CSS property sets element outline?

outline
border
frame
edge

Explanation: outline draws a line outside the border.

Question 49: Which value makes font bold?

600
700
900
bold

Explanation: bold is a valid font-weight value.

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