[For Seniors] Fun and Informative! Health Trivia Quiz
How about a quiz that lets you enjoyably learn how the body works and fun health trivia? It’s packed with useful knowledge for everyday life—like colors that help soothe eye fatigue, the ideal amount of time to get sunlight, and sleeping positions that can help prevent thrombosis.
There are also plenty of handy tips to support the bodies and minds of older adults, such as beverages that relax the brain and habits said to be effective for hip joint pain.
Enjoy a fun time with your family and friends while boosting your awareness of health.
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Trivia of Showa-era Culture and Life (1–10)
Lottery tickets were first sold in 1945 (Showa 20). At the time, four losing tickets could be exchanged for something. What was that something?
The first time lottery tickets were sold was in July 1945, just before the end of the war.
The price was 10 yen per ticket, and the top prize was 100,000 yen.
Back then, there was a system where four losing tickets could be exchanged for something—and that something was, incredibly, ten cigarettes, known at the time as “kinshi”! While alcohol as a prize might still make sense, a lottery that gives cigarettes as prizes is unimaginable today.
For those who remember it, this must be a nostalgic episode that reflects how times have changed.
In 1960 (Showa 35), a revolution occurred in household televisions. What happened to the TV screen?
The revolutionary event that happened to home TVs in 1960 (Showa 35) was the start of color broadcasting! NHK began broadcasting on February 1, 1953 (Showa 28), and commercial stations followed on August 28 of the same year.
After the introduction of remote-control TVs and the downsizing of cathode-ray tubes, color broadcasts finally began in 1960.
At the time, color TVs cost dozens of times a new university graduate’s starting salary—well beyond the reach of ordinary people—but as technology advanced, prices became more affordable.
Looking at photos of old televisions or footage of programs from that era might bring back memories of your younger days.
Showa Culture and Everyday Life Trivia (11–20)
In 1969, a certain American rocket made the first human landing on the moon. What was the name of that rocket?
Speaking of the American rocket that achieved humanity’s first successful Moon landing in 1969, it has to be Apollo 11! Seeing the portraits of the three crew members who launched from Kennedy Space Center, or the photo of Commander Neil Armstrong’s first human footprint on the Moon, might bring back memories of the excitement of that time.
Using a quiz as a springboard, why not reminisce about that historic achievement that inspired so many dreams and enjoy sharing stories of the past?
On the tables of cafés and eateries in the Showa era, there were small roulette-style vending machines. What kind of vending machines were they?
Back in the Showa era, many coffee shops and eateries had small roulette-style vending machines on their tables.
And what did they dispense? Fortune-telling results! You’d insert a coin and pull the lever, the roulette inside would spin, and a rolled-up slip of paper would come out.
In the late Showa 50s (the late 1970s to early 1980s), thanks to the combined boom of horoscopes and coffee shops, annual production of these mini machines reportedly exceeded 200,000 units.
I even remember seeing them in old Chinese restaurants after the Heisei era began, but nowadays they’ve become a rare sight.
In the late 1980s, it became popular to wear flashy outfits outdoors and dance “step dance” to disco sounds. What were these people called as a ‘tribe’?
Since the Heisei era, many dance-vocal groups have emerged, but even before that, there was a large dance collective! They were reportedly seen near Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, as well as in Kichijoji, Ikebukuro, and even Nagoya.
What were these people called? Here’s a hint: they share their name with a vegetable.
The answer is the Takenoko-zoku! There were many groups among those known as the Takenoko-zoku, and some members were even scouted and made their entertainment industry debut.
What is the thing that used to be commonplace at Showa-era train stations?
In the Showa era, when mobile phones—now taken for granted—were still rare, message boards at train stations played a major role as a means of communication.
People wrote messages on them to keep in touch with family, friends, and romantic partners.
You can even see station message boards appear or be used in dramas and anime from that time.
Many older people may have used them, too.
Why not ask them to share their stories from back then?
In the Showa era, what were the top occupations that elementary school students wanted to have in the future?
Baseball was very popular during the Showa era.
It’s said that professional baseball games were broadcast on TV during prime time.
In particular, in the late Showa period (the 1970s and 1980s), TV anime and manga that featured baseball became popular.
Because of that, there may have been many children back then who admired professional baseball players.