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[For Seniors] Perfect Brain Training! Fun Trivia

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Leveraging my experience working as a care worker at a day service, I am currently active as a writer in the caregiving and welfare fields. Beyond writing, I hope to expand my work into web design and illustration. I am a mother of three who has begun studying to become a certified social worker.

When working at a senior care facility, you may sometimes need to come up with recreation activities or topics for conversations with older adults.

Do you ever struggle with ending up with similar recreation activities all the time or having the same conversations over and over?

So this time, we’ll introduce some fun trivia for older adults that can liven things up.

As people age and accumulate abundant knowledge and experience, they tend to have fewer opportunities to encounter new things and information.

However, incorporating new information such as trivia can evoke surprise and enjoyment, which is said to stimulate the brain.

After a long time, discovering something new and fun can make them want to share it with other seniors or their family members.

Trivia also helps promote communication by encouraging conversations with others.

[For Seniors] Perfect for Brain Training! Fun Trivia (21–30)

During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, unused household appliances and mobile phones were collected to make something. What was it?

Many of you may know this as a first-of-its-kind initiative in the history of the Olympics.

The project was called “Tokyo 2020 Medal Project: Towards an Innovative Future for All.” That’s right—the items produced were the medals awarded to athletes.

The plan was to make 5,000 medals using 100% recycled metals, and it was successfully accomplished.

Many people were likely delighted to know that metals extracted from their own computers, mobile phones, and cameras became the medals.

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What was the event called in which artworks on sports themes competed for rankings, which once used to be an Olympic discipline?

Although it is no longer an official event because preserving the quality of artworks and establishing objective scoring criteria are difficult, there used to be competitions in past modern Olympics in which artworks were ranked.

They were called “art competitions.” Japanese participants also took part in the Los Angeles and Berlin Olympics.

Starting with the Helsinki Olympics, instead of a competition, art exhibitions have been included as part of the cultural program, as stipulated by the Olympic Charter.

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What do you call an athlete who has competed in the Olympics?

Athletes who have competed in the Olympics are called “Olympians.” The word “Olympian” originally referred to residents of Olympia, the Greek city known as the site of the ancient Olympic Games, but today it is commonly used to refer to Olympic athletes.

The term “Olympian” is also said to evoke the gods of Greek mythology and carry the sense of being “majestic and imposing.” That meaning perfectly overlaps with the image of Olympians who take on the challenge of competition while carrying their nation on their shoulders.

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What do the Olympic rings represent?

The Olympic symbol consists of five interlocking rings, right? When people hear “Olympics,” I think this is the first image that comes to mind, but do you know what the symbol represents? In fact, the rings stand for the five continents—Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania—and signify their unity and the gathering of athletes from around the world.

The colors of the rings—blue, yellow, black, green, and red—were chosen because they appear in many national flags.

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Green tea, black tea, and oolong tea made from the same tea leaves

Just as their names differ—green tea, black tea, and oolong tea—each has a distinct flavor, and that variety is part of the joy of drinking tea.

Despite their completely different tastes, these teas are actually made from the same tea leaves.

The degree of fermentation determines how the same leaves produce different flavors.

As fermentation progresses, catechins in the leaves oxidize and turn reddish, which also makes the visual differences interesting.

There are also teas like yellow tea and white tea, and variations in how fermentation is carried out, so it’s worth exploring the many types as well.

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Trivia quiz about hatsumode (the first shrine visit of the New Year)

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Trivia quiz about hatsumode (the first shrine visit of the New Year)

This quiz lets you enjoy learning various facts about hatsumode, the traditional New Year’s shrine visit.

It highlights that customs we often follow without much thought—such as etiquette at a shrine or the meanings of protective amulets—actually carry deep history and heartfelt wishes.

Presented in a quiz format, it’s not too difficult, and your understanding naturally deepens as you answer.

Getting answers right is satisfying, and even when you’re wrong, you’ll enjoy the “I see!” moments as your knowledge grows.

It’s suitable for all ages, and taking on the challenge with family or friends is sure to spark lively conversation.

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Who is the only Japanese deity among the Seven Lucky Gods?

The Seven Lucky Gods are revered as deities of fortune.

They are a collective term for seven gods: Ebisu, Daikokuten, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Hotei, Jurōjin, and Benzaiten.

But which one is the only Japanese god among them? The answer is Ebisu.

Worshiped as the god of fishing, prosperous business, and bountiful harvests, Ebisu is said to be the third child of the deities Izanami and Izanagi.

Incidentally, Daikokuten and Benzaiten have roots in Hinduism; Bishamonten comes from ancient India; and Fukurokuju, Jurōjin, and Hotei are of Chinese origin—surprisingly global, isn’t it?

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