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

Kanagawa Prefecture

This is a trick quiz where you’re prompted to say “kyōtō” (vice principal) ten times, leading you to answer “Tōkyō” because they sound similar. But the correct answer isn’t Tokyo Metropolis—it’s Kanagawa Prefecture. The key is that the question asks for the “prefecture with the largest population.” If it were asking about all prefecture-level jurisdictions, Tokyo would be correct, but among prefectures (ken) specifically, Kanagawa has the largest population.

egg

This quiz is a trick question designed so that after getting participants to repeat the word “suntan” ten times, they’re then asked, “What does a chicken lay?” and end up blurting out “chicks” by mistake.

doctor

This quiz is a trick question designed so that after saying “nasu” ten times, when asked “Who looks at the patient’s body?”, participants are inclined to answer “nurse” by mistake.

postage stamp

This quiz is a trick question designed so that after saying “skip” ten times, when asked “What do you stick on a letter when you send it?”, participants are led to mistakenly answer “ticket.”

elbow

This quiz is a fun word-illusion trick: after getting someone to say “pizza” ten times in a row, you point to your elbow and ask, “What’s this?”—prompting them to mistakenly answer “knee.”

dryer

This quiz is a trick question designed to guide participants into answering “washing machine” after being asked to say “Kentucky” ten times and then being asked, “What household appliance dries laundry?” Repeating “Kentucky” makes sounds like “takki” and “sentakki” stick in your head. Immediately after that, when you’re asked, “What household appliance dries laundry?”, many people are led by the sound association and the keyword “laundry” to answer “washing machine.”

sky

This quiz is a trick brain teaser where you ask someone to repeat the word “kane” (meaning money) ten times, then ask, “What’s above a house?” By repeating “kane,” the “ne” sound lingers in the participant’s mind. As a result, when asked “What’s above a house?” many people impulsively answer “yane” (roof). However, the question nudges you to shift perspective a bit—the correct answer is “the sky.” In reality, what’s “above” a house is the sky, while the roof is merely a part of the house itself.