Emoji Pictograms
Celebrate World Emoji Day on July 17th with this trivia game about common phrases spelled out with emoji pictograms! 👍
15 questions · Published February 16, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. When that weather is really coming down out there... ☔️ 😺 🐶
The origin of "raining cats and dogs" is unknown, but variations on the phrase date back to the 17th century.
- Multiple Choice
2. What common phrase proves that quitters sometimes do come out on top? 🛑 🥶 🦃
Like many common phrases, the etymology of "stop cold turkey" is cloudy, but the first use of the phrase with its common understood meaning—to quit something abruptly—dates back to a 1920 medical journal.
- Multiple Choice
3. Not all dogs can help you find what you're looking for... 🐕 🆙 ❌ 🌳
FUN FACT
The phrase "barking up the wrong tree" became common in 19th century America in reference to raccoon hunting.
- Multiple Choice
4. This pictogram suggests that an abundance of input might not always be best... 2️⃣ 👩🍳 👨🍳 👩🍳 🍳
A common variation on "too many cooks in the kitchen" is "too many cooks spoil the soup."
- Multiple Choice
5. Can you figure out what this little guy is so upset about? 😭 💥 🥛 💦
The modern phrase "cry over spilled milk" is a variation on a Welsh proverb from 1659: "No weeping for shed milk."
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