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  • So the first emoji was created in Japan in 1999 and people all over the world have sent billions of them ever since.

  • Let's see how good you are at reading them.

  • There will be five rounds and you'll have seven seconds for each riddle.

  • Feel free to pause the video if you need any extra time and check out your results at the end.

  • Ready?

  • Let's go round one idioms.

  • No, not idiots.

  • Idioms.

  • Okay, let's start with a really easy one to warm up.

  • I told you would be easy or rather a piece of cake.

  • Next knowledge is power.

  • This'll One doesn't happen too often, I say once in a blue moon, don't play with fire.

  • And again you have seven seconds for the next one.

  • Money doesn't grow on trees.

  • The pen is mightier than the sword.

  • And the emoji is mightier than the pen.

  • Right.

  • Anyway, moving on barking dogs seldom bite.

  • Okay, done with round one that was just warming up, though the next round is round two songs.

  • Did you count them all?

  • There are seven of them.

  • So it's seven rings by Ariana Grande.

  • Have you ever been running with Wolves looks like Selena Gomez and Marshmallow did and even wrote a song about it named Wolves.

  • This guy isn't the best option.

  • He's a bad guy by Billy I'll ish Thunder by IMAGINE DRAGONS Miley Cyrus knows how to party in the USA.

  • Don't run, please flow down Its Desperate Cito by Luis Fonsi How about some old but gold kind of stuff?

  • Can't help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley.

  • Bicycle race by Queen And here comes another queen's hit Don't Stop Me Now Queen are asking you, but we have other rounds to play.

  • So here's the final one in the song department.

  • My Heart Will Go On by Celene Dion.

  • I'm seeing all kinds of emojis here.

  • What's your personal favorite?

  • Open your phone and copier Most frequently used one in the comment section below.

  • Now it's time for round three famous people.

  • The first celebrity of the day is Tom Cruise.

  • One a day taken on video with ham.

  • Oh, that must be David back home.

  • You can't confuse this one with anyone else.

  • It's Beyonce, Isla Fisher and a really tricky one to top this round.

  • Rohan at consent.

  • Did you guess all the celebs, We have two more rounds to go round four movies.

  • Uh, the Lord of the Rings.

  • Who Jaws Ghostbusters pitch Perfect.

  • The good dinosaur cats.

  • Just kidding.

  • I hope you didn't let the kids trick you It's inside out.

  • Mary Poppins Sound of Music Clockwork Orange four for Rosen Paddington, Alice in Wonderland Hope 500 Days of Summer.

  • Planet of the Apes.

  • Life of Pi.

  • Okay, Free Willy It Martian zu topia Green Book.

  • A star is born.

  • Have you made it to this point?

  • Well done, smarty pants.

  • Now there is just one final round left, but it's trickier than all of them.

  • Are you ready?

  • Round five countries.

  • Cuba.

  • I hope you figured out it was a van because the country name is Botswana.

  • A.

  • Maybe a swan would have worked better here.

  • Hey, I'm just kibitzing.

  • Never mind me.

  • Not sure if there was a lot of whales there, but it's Wales.

  • Spain?

  • What's that?

  • A headache.

  • And And the last one is Singapore.

  • So it's time to draw the line.

  • How many riddles did you saw?

  • If your final score is somewhere between 40 and 50 I now officially announce you a native emoji speaker.

  • Don't forget to put that on your CV.

  • Did you get somewhere between 20 and 40 points?

  • Well done.

  • You'll never mix up a face with tears of joy, with one with tears of sadness.

  • Finally, if you scored under 20 points, congratulations.

  • Still, you definitely don't spend too much time on your phone.

  • Or maybe use actual words when texting.

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So the first emoji was created in Japan in 1999 and people all over the world have sent billions of them ever since.

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