Colorful Expressions
You won't want to pass up on this!
In this 1986 horror film, Jeff Goldblum turns into the title insect.
What is "The Fly"?
Karamo, Antoni, Bobby, Jonathan, and Tan make up this team of heart-wrenchers.
Who are the Fab Five?
Bo-taoshi is a capture-the-flag variant with 300 players from this country.
What is Japan?
American yoga culture has appropriated this Sanskrit phrase, claiming that it means "the divine light in me bows to the divine light within you," but it actually means "hello."
What is "Namaste"?
You might tell one of these to protect your friend's feelings...
What is a white lie?
This car was advertised in the 60's using the slogans "Think Small" and "Lemon."
What is the VW Beetle?
This Hogwarts professor specializes in Transfiguration.
Who is Minerva McGonagall?
Two men douse themselves in olive oil and wrestle in a sport native to this country - the premier event is called Kirkpinar.
What is Turkey?
When Moses comes down from Mount Sinai, his head had "radiance" or, in Hebrew, "karan." But the Hebrew is written without the vowels, leading to this offensive mistranslation.
What are "horns"?
This phrase means to permit or allow.
What is green light?
This is the phylum to which insects belong.
What is "arthropod"?
This 1963 Jazz standard is a go-to for high school bands and dinner parties alike.
What is "Blue Bossa"
Wife-carrying, inspired by the 19th century legend of Herkko Rosvo-Ronkainen, originated in this country.
What is Finland?
This 1977 US President visited Poland; in his opening speech he originally said: "I have come to learn your opinions and understand your desires for the future." However, his translator translated the phrase into Polish as "I desire the Poles carnally."
Who is Jimmy Carter?
"Kalopsia" is a word for viewing things in a certain way that is more commonly known as this colorful phrase.
What are rose-tinted glasses?
The Ancient Egyptian tradition revered this insect as sacred.
What is the scarab beetle?
If you are led down this, you are being deceived to believe all is well. This phrase was coined by Shakespeare's 1602 Hamlet.
What is the primrose path?
Fierljeppen, or canal leaping, is a sport native to this country.
What is the Netherlands?
The original English translation of Camus' "The Stranger," begins with the infamous three-word line "Mother died today." Forty-two years and several translators later, the line was tweaked slightly, and the word "mother" was changed to this word.
What is "maman"?
The French phrase "être vert" (to be green) is used to describe a person who is experiencing this emotion.
What is outrage (or disgust)?
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What are "nits"?
This Romantic poet "wandered lonely as a cloud."
Who is William Wordsworth?
Pato is a combination of polo and basketball played in this country since 1610. "Pato" means "duck" in this Spanish-speaking nation.
What is Argentina?
The Greek translation of the Torah often used the word "virgin" when in fact the original text meant this.
What is "young woman" (or "woman")?