[For Seniors] Fun and Informative! Trivia and Quizzes Introduced

Were straws in the Meiji era made from plants?

[Were straws in the Meiji era made from plants? A fun three-choice trivia quiz] Brain-boosting Quiz vol. 398

Plastic bags and plastic products that have flowed into the ocean or been illegally dumped have become one of our environmental problems.

We are seeing more painful images, such as turtles that mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and eat them, and dolphins entangled in discarded fishing gear.

The movement to eliminate plastic straws is also one initiative derived from the SDGs.

So, in the days before plastic existed, what do you think people used instead of straws? This quiz offers a chance to learn about environmental issues and is also interesting as trivia.

I hope it serves as a quiz that prompts everyone to think about the environment.

Spring seasonal vegetables and fruits quiz

Seasonal Vegetables & Fruits: Spring / Learn the Delicious Way to Choose with a Quiz!

The peak season for fruits and vegetables is when they taste their best, and some people may look forward to those seasonal peaks every year.

This quiz explores how much you know about the seasons of various fruits and vegetables, while also touching on how to identify the most delicious ones.

Even if you already know which conditions make them taste better, understanding the reasons behind it can make choosing vegetables even more enjoyable.

If you can pick out the tastiest ones, it might even spark a newfound love for more types of vegetables.

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Difficult-to-read kanji related to spring

[Difficult Kanji Related to Spring] 20 Questions! A quiz of tricky kanji readings for flowers, plants, birds, foods, and more [For Seniors]

Spring is a season when we feel warmth, and many people strongly associate it with plants and animals becoming active.

This is a quiz that challenges you to read kanji related to spring, including springtime plants and animals.

It can be hard to give the reading from the kanji alone, so it may be easier if you use the kanji used and the season to make an educated guess.

You might find that there are words you know in speech but have never had a chance to write in kanji, so this quiz could lead to new discoveries.

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Spring Riddles 2

[Riddles (53) Quiz] Perfect for spring! Brain training and mental exercises. With audio narration, great for children's educational development. Also ideal for boosting concentration and thinking skills, and for dementia prevention in seniors through brain activities!

How about enjoying some riddles that are perfect for spring and can even help with brain training and dementia prevention? These are riddles whose answers are spring-themed.

So if you can’t come up with an answer, it might help to give yourself the hint that it’s something related to spring.

Example riddles include: “It’s a ‘kaba’ (hippo), but what ‘kaba’ appears in spring?” and “What do you get when you gather ten ‘kabu’ (turnips)?” It could also be fun to create your own quiz using the spring theme as a constraint.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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A trivia quiz set at Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa

Senior Quiz! Asakusa Location, Part 2! Taking on a trivia quiz set at Sensō-ji in Asakusa

If you live in Tokyo, you’ve probably visited Asakusa several times.

If you live elsewhere, many of you may have gone there on a school trip.

It’s even said that almost every foreign visitor to Tokyo pays a visit to Sensō-ji.

So, here’s a trivia quiz about Asakusa and Sensō-ji—things you might think you know but don’t! For example: “What is the official name of the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate)?”, “Why isn’t Sensō-ji read as ‘Asakusa-dera’ using kunyomi?”, and “What is the origin of the name of the Asakusa specialty, kaminari okoshi?” There are lots of questions that will make you want to know the answers.

The next time you visit Asakusa, you’ll be eager to share them with someone.

What is the origin of the crescent shape of gyoza?

Dumplings are made by wrapping filling in a round piece of dough and shaping it into a crescent.

Where does that shape come from? The answer is: from the shape of Chinese currency.

In China, people eat dumplings around the time of Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year, and at celebratory occasions.

One reason is that their shape resembles the yuanbao—also known as sycee or “horse-hoof silver,” a type of currency used up through the Qing dynasty—so they carry the wish, “May we be blessed with wealth.” If eating lots of delicious dumplings also boosts your good fortune, that’s the best of both worlds!

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Strawberry Quiz

Strawberry Trivia [With Quiz + Explanations] *Corrections Included (Comments Section)

Strawberries are a familiar food, but there may be more you don’t know about them than you think.

For example—this often shows up in quiz questions—it’s said that people in Japan began eating them in the late Edo period; each of the tiny seeds on the surface is actually a fruit; and strawberries are, in fact, vegetables rather than fruit.

Surprising, isn’t it? Try this quiz and boost your strawberry trivia.

Absorbing all kinds of knowledge might just help you stay youthful.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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