Pls Don’t Leave Us on Read
Ever wonder what iconic pop-culture characters would sound like if they had unlimited texting, questionable autocorrect, and virtually no patience for typing in complete sentences? This trivia quiz is what you get when you take famous quotes from movies, TV shows, and books, ran them through the phone-screen treatment, and turned 20 legendary lines into messages even a Gen Zer might cringe at.
It’s up to you to decode the shorthand and parse the emojis to guess the famous quote and what work of fiction it’s from. May da 4ce b wit u!
Decode the Famous Quotes
1. “LOL no actually im ur dad!”
“No, I am your father.” –Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back
2. “Its literally so simple J-Dub smh”
“Elementary, my dear Watson.” –Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes
3. “The beats r bumpin’ up in these hills, fam!!”
“The hills are alive with the sound of music.” –Maria Rainer, The Sound of Music
4. “say less. ngl ‘sup’ was enuf ❤️”
“Shut up. You had me at hello.” –Dorothy Boyd, Jerry Maguire
5. “Roads? dont need em, we vibin”
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” –Doc Brown, Back to the Future
6. “R U FR RN?! I KNOW you didnt just try to sideline Baby!!”
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” –Johnny Castle, Dirty Dancing
7. “Literally I tried to GTFO but they won’t let go. Obsess much??”
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” –Michael Corleone, The Godfather III
8. “Damn, you too, Bru? 🔪🔪🔪”
“Et tu, Brute?” –Julius Caesar, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
9. “Not to bring down the vibes, but we’re so screwed. You need a wayyy bigger ride!”
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” –Police Martin Chief Brody, Jaws
10. “errbody knows if a single guy has 💵💵💵 hes lookin for a 💍👩 lmao”
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” –Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
11. “aim two stars over then no sleeps till we there!”
“Second star to the right, and straight on ’til morning.” –Peter Pan, Peter Pan (natch)
12. “mom told me life’s, like, literally so totally random, idk.”
“My momma always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates—you never know what you’re gonna get.’” –Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump (of course)
13. “👽📞🏡.”
“E.T. phone home.” –E.T., E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
14. “Imma bouta crash OUT, and no cap im over all this shiiii!”
“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” –Howard Beale, Network
15. “y so srs? 🤡”
“Why so serious?” –The Joker, The Dark Knight
16. “Finna getcha, girlie, and your pupper!”
“I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!” –Miss Gulch, The Wizard of Oz
17. “YOLO it up or 💀.”
“Get busy living, or get busy dying.” –Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption
18. “existential dread be hittin different rn fr (my uncle is so cringe)”
“To be, or not to be, that is the question.” – Hamlet, Hamlet (obvi)
19. “tbh, babe, idc even a lil bit”
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” –Rhett Butler, Gone with the Wind
20. “⚾ = 🚫😭🚫!!!!!!!!!!”
“There’s no crying in baseball!” –Jimmy Dugan, A League of Their Own
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