Emoji Quiz with Answers
A row of emojis on the card, a room full of guesses, and the answer one tap away.
- Time
- 10–30 min
- Players
- Two or more people
- Best for
- Waiting in line, game nights and team breaks
- Deck
- 150 puzzles in 6 categories
How to use these emoji puzzles
- Pick a category from the menu under the card, or keep “All categories”. The label on the card says what kind of answer to give.
- Show the emojis on the top card to everyone, or read them out one by one, and let the group guess.
- Tap “Show answer”, then “Next puzzle”, or swipe the card away, for another. Puzzles do not repeat until you have seen the whole category.
- Tap the heart to save a puzzle on this device, or tap “Make a 10-puzzle list” to copy puzzles with their answers.
When to play an emoji quiz
An emoji quiz needs one phone and a few seconds per card, so it fits anywhere people are waiting with nothing to do. Everyone can see the puzzle at once, and the answer is always one tap away when the group gets stuck.
Waiting in line
Hold the phone between you outside a movie theater or a busy restaurant and work through Movie titles. A lion and a crown takes a second, while a rose, a candle and a teapot takes a little longer.
A game night warm-up
Start the evening with ten cards from Food and dishes or Compound words while people arrive. Late guests can join in the middle of any round, since each card stands alone.
A team break
Share a few puzzles from Places and landmarks or Jobs on a screen at the start of a meeting, or post one in the team chat each morning and reveal the answer after lunch.
Ways to play this emoji quiz
Hold up the phone, first guess wins
One player holds the phone so everyone can see the emojis, and the others shout out guesses. The first right answer wins the card, and that player holds the phone for the next one. Whoever has won the most cards when you stop picks the next game.
Teams with a clock
Split into two teams and give each team one minute per card. The quizmaster shows the emojis to one team at a time, and a right answer earns a point. A team stuck on a card may ask for the first word or the number of words, for half a point.
Emoji quiz in a group chat
Copy one puzzle at a time into a group chat, or tap “Make a 10-puzzle list” and send the emojis without the answers. Friends reply with guesses, and the sender posts the answers at the end of the day or the next morning.
Tips for guessing the emoji
- Check the category label first. Two emojis mean something quite different when the answer is a movie title than when it is a compound word.
- Say each emoji out loud. Many puzzles are puns, so the sound of the word matters more than the picture, like a cup and a cake.
- Count it if a guess fits every emoji, even when the card has a different answer. Some puzzles have more than one fair reading.
All 150 emoji quiz puzzles by category
The complete list, grouped by category. The cards above draw from the same list, so you can read ahead here and play there.
Sayings and phrases
Everyday expressions told in pictures, like a pig with wings or a potato on a sofa.
- 🌧️🐱🐶Answer: raining cats and dogs
- 🧩🍰Answer: a piece of cake
- 🌅🐦🐛Answer: the early bird gets the worm
- ⏰🪰Answer: time flies
- 🐷✈️Answer: when pigs fly
- 🛋️🥔Answer: couch potato
- 👂👂👂Answer: all ears
- 🔵🌙Answer: once in a blue moon
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- 🍒🔝Answer: the cherry on top
- 🐘🛋️🚪Answer: the elephant in the room
- 😎🥒Answer: cool as a cucumber
- 🔝🐶Answer: top dog
- 🪙💭Answer: a penny for your thoughts
- 🔨🧊Answer: break the ice
- 🐱👜Answer: let the cat out of the bag
- ✋🐴🐴Answer: hold your horses
- 🐟🏜️Answer: a fish out of water
- 🔥🥔Answer: hot potato
- 🌙🦉Answer: night owl
- 🍬🦷Answer: a sweet tooth
- 🟢👍Answer: a green thumb
- 😴🪵Answer: sleep like a log
- 💵🌳🚫Answer: money doesn’t grow on trees
- 🪡🌾Answer: a needle in a haystack
- 🐌📬Answer: snail mail
Movie titles
Famous films old and new, from a lion with a crown to a house tied to balloons.
- 🔍🐠Answer: Finding Nemo
- 🦁👑Answer: The Lion King
- ❄️👸⛄Answer: Frozen
- 🧸🤠🚀Answer: Toy Story
- 🦖🦕🏞️Answer: Jurassic Park
- 🔙🚗⏰⚡Answer: Back to the Future
- 🌈👠🦁Answer: The Wizard of Oz
- 🎈🏠👴Answer: Up
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- 🏎️🏁⚡Answer: Cars
- 🐀🍳🗼Answer: Ratatouille
- 🟢👹🏰Answer: Shrek
- 🌹🕯️🫖🏰Answer: Beauty and the Beast
- 🧜🦀🐚Answer: The Little Mermaid
- 👸🎃🕛Answer: Cinderella
- 🧊🦣🐿️Answer: Ice Age
- 🎤🌧️☂️🕺Answer: Singin’ in the Rain
- 🦉⚡👓🧹Answer: Harry Potter
- ☂️🪁🥄Answer: Mary Poppins
- 🍫🏭🎫Answer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 🤥🪵Answer: Pinocchio
- 🐝🎬Answer: Bee Movie
- 😀🦶🐧Answer: Happy Feet
- 🌙🦖🏛️Answer: Night at the Museum
- 🆓🐋Answer: Free Willy
- 🚂❄️🎅Answer: The Polar Express
Food and dishes
Snacks, desserts and comfort food, often hidden in a pun, like a dog on fire.
- 🔥🐶Answer: hot dog
- 🍳🎂Answer: pancakes
- ☕🍰Answer: cupcake
- 🐟🍟Answer: fish and chips
- 🥜🧈🍇Answer: peanut butter and jelly
- 🍎🥧Answer: apple pie
- 🍓🩳🎂Answer: strawberry shortcake
- 🥛🤝Answer: milkshake
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- 💥🌽Answer: popcorn
- 🌽🐶Answer: corn dog
- 🧀🍞🔥Answer: grilled cheese
- 🍝🧀Answer: mac and cheese
- 🐔🍜Answer: chicken noodle soup
- 🍌✂️🍨Answer: banana split
- 🏕️🔥🍫Answer: s’mores
- 🥑🧅🍅🍋Answer: guacamole
- 🍨🌞📅Answer: sundae
- 🌶️🍫☕Answer: hot chocolate
- 🧀🎂Answer: cheesecake
- 🥚🧻Answer: egg roll
- 🍋💧🧊Answer: lemonade
- 🎃🥧Answer: pumpkin pie
- 🐷🛌🌭Answer: pigs in a blanket
- 💰🍪Answer: fortune cookie
- ☁️🍬🎡Answer: cotton candy
Places and landmarks
Cities, countries and famous sights, from kangaroos and koalas to a bridge with a gold medal.
- 🗼🥐🎨Answer: Paris
- 🌴🎬⭐Answer: Hollywood
- 🍎🏙️🗽Answer: New York City
- 🕰️☔🚌Answer: London
- 🐫🔺🔺Answer: Egypt
- 🏟️🍝🛵Answer: Rome
- 🌺🏄🍍Answer: Hawaii
- 🦘🐨Answer: Australia
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- 🗻🍣🌸Answer: Japan
- 🐼🧱🧱Answer: the Great Wall of China
- 🧀🍫🏔️⌚Answer: Switzerland
- 🌷🚲🧀Answer: the Netherlands
- 🌮🌵Answer: Mexico
- 🍁🏒Answer: Canada
- 🐧🧊❄️Answer: Antarctica
- 🐫🏜️☀️Answer: the Sahara
- 🥇🚪🌉Answer: the Golden Gate Bridge
- 🍕🗼↘️Answer: the Leaning Tower of Pisa
- 🎅❄️🧭Answer: the North Pole
- 🍊🐊☀️🏖️Answer: Florida
- 🤠🐂⭐Answer: Texas
- 🌬️🏙️Answer: Chicago
- 🍀🌈🪙Answer: Ireland
- 🏛️🫒⛵Answer: Greece
- 🏔️🧗🔝Answer: Mount Everest
Jobs
The tools of a trade, like scissors and a barber pole or a fire truck and an extinguisher.
- 🍳🧂🍽️Answer: chef
- 🔥🚒🧯Answer: firefighter
- ✈️🧭☁️Answer: pilot
- 🚜🌽🐄Answer: farmer
- 📬✉️🚚Answer: mail carrier
- 📷🌅🖼️Answer: photographer
- 🦷🪥😁Answer: dentist
- 🚀🌕🪐Answer: astronaut
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- 💈✂️🧔Answer: barber
- 🎨🖌️🖼️Answer: painter
- 🌱🪴💧Answer: gardener
- 🍞🥐🎂Answer: baker
- 🔬🧪🥼Answer: scientist
- 🚽🔧🚿Answer: plumber
- 💡🔌⚡Answer: electrician
- 🚗🔧🔩Answer: car mechanic
- 🪚🔨🪵Answer: carpenter
- 💐🌹🌷Answer: florist
- 🐝🍯🧤Answer: beekeeper
- 🧵🪡👔Answer: tailor
- 📚🤫Answer: librarian
- 🎧🎶🕺Answer: DJ
- ⚽🟨🟥Answer: referee
- 🎩🐇✨Answer: magician
- ☕🥛🎨Answer: barista
Compound words
Two emojis that add up to one word, like butter plus a fly or a star plus a fish.
- 🌧️🎀Answer: rainbow
- 🧈🪰Answer: butterfly
- ⭐🐟Answer: starfish
- ☀️🌸Answer: sunflower
- ❄️👨Answer: snowman
- 🦶🏈Answer: football
- 🔥🪰Answer: firefly
- 🦷🖌️Answer: toothbrush
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- 👂💍Answer: earring
- ☀️👓Answer: sunglasses
- ✋👜Answer: handbag
- 💡🏠Answer: lighthouse
- 📚🐛Answer: bookworm
- 🦶🖨️Answer: footprint
- 🐴👞Answer: horseshoe
- 🏖️🏰Answer: sandcastle
- ❄️⚽Answer: snowball
- 🥇🐟Answer: goldfish
- 🌊🐴Answer: seahorse
- 🐂🐶Answer: bulldog
- 🌲🍎Answer: pineapple
- 💧🍈Answer: watermelon
- 🥚🌱Answer: eggplant
- 🔑🕳️Answer: keyhole
- 💧🍂Answer: waterfall
Frequently asked questions
How many emoji puzzles are there?
There are 150 puzzles, 25 in each of six categories: sayings and phrases, movie titles, food and dishes, places and landmarks, jobs, and compound words. Each card is a short row of emojis, and the answer appears on the card when you tap “Show answer” and under it in the list on this page.
How do you play guess the emoji with a group?
One person is the quizmaster and shows the emojis, and everyone else guesses out loud or writes a guess down. Agree before you start whether the answer has to be word for word or just close, and whether a hint like the first letter is allowed. Rotate the quizmaster after every five cards so everyone gets to play.
Is this emoji quiz good for work or a family gathering?
Yes. The puzzles are about food, famous films, cities, jobs and everyday sayings, with nothing private or awkward. Food and dishes or Compound words is the easiest place to start with a mixed table, and Sayings and phrases makes a quick warm-up before a meeting.
What should we play after an emoji quiz?
Try riddles with answers, which work the same way with words instead of pictures, or trivia questions for a quiz round on general knowledge. To turn the tables, pick something from charades ideas and act it out instead of spelling it in emojis.