[For Seniors] Liven Things Up! 3-Choice Ranking Quiz

Social worker / Care workermoko
My name is Moko, a mother of three who admired my mother and worked in the care industry as a care worker and as a medical social worker (MSW) in a hospital. I will be drawing on my previous experience to write mainly about caregiving. Thank you in advance.
Work experience in a hospital as a physical therapistNakamū
I worked as a physical therapist at a general hospital for about four years. I’ve supported a wide range of patients, from those needing emergency rehabilitation to those doing rehabilitation at home at a comfortable pace. As a writer, I’d be happy to share health-related information with many people. Thank you, and I look forward to working with you!

We bring you a trivia quiz packed with nostalgic memories and fresh discoveries! From the Showa era to today, we’ve turned all those “I thought I knew, but didn’t” tidbits into a multiple-choice quiz.

It offers both the nostalgia of “That’s exactly how it was back then!” and the surprise of “I didn’t know that!”, creating a fun learning time especially for seniors.

With questions like “What’s Japan’s number one ___?” and “What ranks first in the ___ ranking?”, it’s full of chances to deepen your knowledge.

How about spending some lively time together, having fun and activating your brain?

Trivia Quiz (11–20)

In traditional New Year’s osechi cuisine, which dish is the most popular?

black soybeans
herring roe
red-and-white fish cake (kohaku kamaboko)

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herring roe

Isn’t kazunoko something you often eat in osechi (New Year’s cuisine)? The parent fish of kazunoko is herring (nishin), which can be written in kanji as “二親” (two parents). Because herring carry many eggs, kazunoko embodies a wish for prosperity of descendants, as in “may you be blessed with many children.”

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Nakajima Junko

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Where is the shortest river in Japan?

Kitagawa
Butsubutsu River
Kikugawa

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Butsubutsu River

The shortest river in Japan is the Butsubutsu River. It flows through the Konashiro area of Nachikatsuura Town in Wakayama Prefecture. As for the origin of its name, it is said to come from the bubbling appearance of water springing up from the riverbed.

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Nanaka

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Where is the highest mountain in Japan?

Mount Koya
Mount Kita
Mount Fuji

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Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji straddles Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures and has an elevation of 3,776 meters. It’s said that about 300,000 people climb it during the two-month period from summer to autumn when it’s safe to do so each year. The second highest is Mount Kita, located in Yamanashi Prefecture, with an elevation of 3,193 meters.

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Nakamū

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Which ward has the largest population among Tokyo’s 23 special wards?

Adachi City
Setagaya City
Edogawa City

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Setagaya City

Setagaya Ward has the largest population, totaling 948,147 people. Adachi Ward has 695,530 people, and Edogawa Ward has 698,189 people.

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What is the southernmost island in Japan?

Yonaguni Island
Minamitorishima
Okinotorishima

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Okinotorishima

The island located at the southernmost point of Japan is Okinotorishima, which belongs to Ogasawara Village, Tokyo. It lies about 1,700 km from central Tokyo and about 1,000 km from Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands, and has drawn attention for its diverse fish and valuable marine minerals. By the way, among the other choices, Yonaguni Island is known as Japan’s westernmost point, and Minamitorishima as Japan’s easternmost island, so keep these in mind for other quiz questions as well.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Where among the parts of a riverbed would you find the greatest number of the roundest stones?

upstream
middle class
Downstream

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Downstream

Large, angular stones are abundant upstream. As those angular stones are carried from upstream to downstream, they crack and get worn down. That’s why, the farther downstream you go, the more small, rounded stones you see.

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moko

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Prefecture Quiz (1–10)

Which prefecture in Japan eats the most curry rice?

Fukushima Prefecture
Tottori Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture

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Tottori Prefecture

Tottori Prefecture actually ranks first in Japan for producing rakkyo (pickled scallions), which are often served with curry. It’s also a major rice-producing region. Having things associated with curry rice so close at hand might be why people there eat it more than anywhere else in Japan.

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Nakajima Junko

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