[For Seniors] The 10-Time Quiz That’ll Trip You Up! A Collection of Hilarious, Sure-to-Make-You-Laugh Questions

broom

This puzzle is a trick question where repeatedly pronouncing the word “kiritori” (cut-out) makes you think of the very similar-sounding “chiritori” (dustpan). You might be tempted to blurt out “dustpan!”, but since the question asks for the tool used to sweep trash, the correct answer is “broom.”

belt

If you repeat “kanata” over and over, combined with the quiz’s image of a “samurai,” the word “katana,” which has a very similar sound, comes to mind. You might be tempted to answer “katana,” but the correct answer here is the sash worn around the waist.

119

This is a case where repeatedly saying “tobanjiang” leads you to answer “110,” which sounds similar. It’s confusing, but the number to call an ambulance is 119, and 110 connects you to the police. Since these aren’t numbers we dial every day, it seems many people might accidentally give the wrong answer.

audience seating

This question is a trick quiz that leads you to the wrong answer by repeating “dojo,” which evokes the similarly sounding “dohyō” (sumo ring). But the dohyō is where sumo wrestlers compete. The correct place to watch is the spectator seats, not the dohyō.

Retirement

The answer is “resignation.” Repeating “risu to tora” (squirrel and tiger) might make you want to answer “risutora” because they sound similar, but “risutora” means being laid off, which differs in nuance from “taishoku,” which means quitting a job.

Shampoo

This trick question has you repeat the word “lease” so that you’ll mistakenly answer “rinse,” which has a similar sound in Japanese. But the correct answer for what you use to wash your hair is shampoo, not rinse. A lot of people probably answered reflexively without thinking.

Pencils and pens

It’s a question where many people might answer “ruler” because, after saying “shogi” ten times, the similar-sounding word “jōgi” (ruler) comes to mind. While many people do use a ruler when drawing lines, the trick in this question is that it asks for a tool that “writes” a line. Lines are written with a pencil or pen; you can’t write a line with a ruler.