[Simple and Fun] New Year’s Quizzes Recommended for Seniors

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Many people probably spend New Year’s by eating osechi with family and visiting a shrine for hatsumode.

One of the wonderful things about Japanese people is how they value traditional customs.

This time, we’re introducing a New Year’s quiz designed for seniors.

All the questions are multiple choice with three options, so they should be easy to answer.

Don’t worry about making mistakes—please share lots of answers! We’ve gathered various fun facts related to the New Year.

There may even be questions that teach something new to seniors as well.

If you’re looking for New Year’s quizzes, please use this as a reference.

[Simple and Fun] New Year’s Quizzes Recommended for Seniors (21–30)

It is said that kite flying carries a certain wish. What is that wish?

I wish to save money.
I hope to live a long life.
Wishing for the healthy growth of children

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Wishing for the healthy growth of children

We fly kites to pray for growth and good health. Kite flying is a traditional event that has been practiced since the Edo period, and as a ritual to celebrate the birth of a boy, it was believed that the higher the kite soared, the more the wishes would reach the heavens and the child would grow up strong.

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What do you call the first water drawn in the New Year?

holy water
fresh water
first water drawn on New Year’s Day

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first water drawn on New Year’s Day

Wakamizu refers to the first water drawn on the morning of New Year’s Day, considered sacred. It is used to make offerings to the Toshigami (New Year deity), to prepare tea for the family, and to cook dishes such as ozoni (New Year soup).

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[Easy and Fun] New Year’s Quizzes Recommended for Seniors (31–40)

When is it said that Fukuwarai was born?

Yayoi period
Edo period
Showa era

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Edo period

Fukuwarai is said to have emerged sometime between the mid and late Edo period. By the mid-Meiji period, it had become established as a New Year’s game, and it was commonly played at home—mainly by children—until around 1960.

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In conclusion

How was the New Year–themed multiple-choice quiz for seniors? Besides the trivia you already knew, I bet you learned a lot of new things too. It would be great if everyone could have fun together on New Year’s Day this year by incorporating the trivia from this New Year’s quiz.