[For Seniors] Fun Food Trivia Quizzes You'll Want to Share

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When chatting with older adults, food often comes up as a topic, doesn’t it? Food is one of the subjects that both seniors and staff find easy to talk about.

So this time, we’d like to introduce some trivia quizzes about food.

Food-related topics that naturally expand conversations with seniors can also be used to facilitate communication.

You can use them as everyday conversation starters or as material for recreational activities.

Enjoy these food trivia quizzes we’ve gathered for you.

[For Seniors] Trivia about food you’ll want to share: Quiz compilation (71–80)

There are three katakana characters hidden in the giraffe mark of Kirin Beer. What do the characters spell?

Kirin Beer, sold by the major beer manufacturer KIRIN.

On the cans and bottles of Kirin Beer, a mythical creature called a kirin is depicted.

So what are the three katakana characters hidden within the illustration of the kirin? When combined, these three characters form a word.

答えは――キリン！文字がとても小さく周りの線と馴染んでいるので一見わかりにくいですが、よく見ると「キリン」という語がはっきり見つかります。各文字は別々に配置されているので、ぜひ探してみてください！

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Eating tomatoes can help prevent a certain disease. What disease is it?

If tomatoes can help easily prevent diseases, you’d want to make sure to include them in your daily meals, right? So what diseases can tomatoes help prevent? Here’s a hint: over 50% of people will develop this disease at some point in their lives, and it can also be prevented by improving lifestyle habits.

The answer is cancer! The vitamins A, C, and E in tomatoes, as well as lycopene—an antioxidant—are said to suppress reactive oxygen species that can cause cancer.

This effect of tomatoes has been supported by many findings around the world.

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How many hours before going to bed should you eat dinner?

While you may want to lie down right after a delicious dinner, it’s best to wait a bit.

So how long should you wait after dinner? The answer is three hours.

Food takes about two to three hours to digest.

If you go to bed sooner than three hours, it puts a burden on your digestive system as it’s still working, and that activity can also make it harder to fall asleep.

If you have no choice but to eat late, have a small snack in the late afternoon and keep your dinner to about 70% full.

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Soybeans are harvested in October. Since when have people in Japan been eating soybeans?

Soybeans enter their harvest season around October.

They’re delicious eaten as they are, but there are also many soybean-based foods that are indispensable to us Japanese, such as tofu, natto, and miso.

Many of you probably eat them regularly.

Here’s a question: Do you know since when people in Japan have been eating soybeans? The answer is the Jomon period.

It’s a bit surprising to think it goes that far back, isn’t it? Analysis of Jomon pottery has revealed that soybeans were being cultivated in Kyushu.

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Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its high production of cherries. There is also a cherry-themed competition in Yamagata Prefecture—what kind of competition is it?

Cherries are a fruit that represents Yamagata Prefecture, and various events are held to promote them.

Among these events, let’s think about those held in a tournament format.

The hint is an action that might seem ill-mannered and is strongly associated with children.

The answer is a cherry pit-spitting contest.

Since it’s a competition conducted under proper rules, it might be interesting to learn about the tournament’s overview as well.

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What is the food offering that symbolizes a rope for tying up the belongings that the returned ancestors will take back with them?

Somen noodles, which we often enjoy in the peak of summer, are connected to an Obon-related custom.

Let’s liven things up with an Obon quiz featuring somen! Please ask: “What food is offered as a symbol of a cord for tying up the luggage that returning ancestors will take back with them?” The surprising answer is somen.

During Obon, ancestors who return to this world receive many offerings.

There’s a legend that somen is used as the cord to bundle those offerings.

With this bit of Obon trivia, you’ll have something to proudly share with your family!

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November 11, 1999 was designated as the anniversary of a certain famous snack. What is that snack?

Since November 11 features repeating digits, it is said to be the day with the most commemorative observances after October 10.

There are dozens of observances such as Noodle Day and Salmon Day, but the most famous is surely Pocky Day.

Pocky is one of the flagship products of the confectionery maker Ezaki Glico, and because the shape of Pocky resembles the number 1, the celebration started on the auspicious date when six 1s line up: November 11, 1999 (Heisei 11/11/11).

Incidentally, Pocky was born in 1966, debuting as the world’s first stick-shaped chocolate snack.

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