When Pigs Fly

When Pigs Fly

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Interactive Video

History

6th - 7th Grade

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The video explores travel preferences, contrasting a desire for historical exploration in Europe with a preference for relaxing on a beach in Hawaii. It humorously discusses the discomforts of plane travel and introduces the idiom 'when pigs fly,' explaining its historical origins and usage. The video concludes with a humorous twist on the phrase.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the two travel destinations discussed in the conversation?

Europe and Hawaii

Asia and Africa

Australia and Antarctica

South America and the Arctic

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'when pigs fly' mean?

A common occurrence

A phrase used to describe flying pigs

An event that is impossible or very unlikely

Something that is likely to happen

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the original version of the phrase 'pigs fly in the air with their tails forward'?

William Shakespeare

John Whittles

Mark Twain

Charles Dickens

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what century did the phrase 'when pigs fly' originate?

19th century

Late 1500s or early 1600s

21st century

18th century

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the humorous twist at the end of the conversation?

Pigs actually flying

Max deciding to travel to Europe

A surprise trip to the moon

Max finding a pig on the plane