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

Japan

Japan’s average life expectancy is 84.46 years. For many years, it has been known as the country with the highest life expectancy in the world, due to factors such as diet, a well-developed healthcare system, and a strong focus on health. Following Japan, Singapore ranks second and the Republic of Korea ranks third in the life expectancy rankings.

koala

Koalas sleep for 18 to 22 hours. It’s said this is due to toxins in their main food, eucalyptus leaves. Detoxifying these substances in their bodies takes time and energy, which is why they sleep for such long periods.

cheetah

Cheetahs can run at 100–120 kilometers per hour, making them the fastest land animals. Speeds of 100–210 kilometers per hour would even exceed cars on a highway, right? However, this is only their top speed when sprinting, so they do not maintain this pace all the time.

Tokyo Skyslee

Tokyo Skytree stands 634 meters tall, making it the tallest self-supporting broadcasting tower in the world. There’s a reason for the 634 meters: it’s a wordplay on “Musashi,” the old provincial name that covered what is now Tokyo and parts of Saitama and Kanagawa. The numbers 6-3-4 can be read as “mu-sa-shi” in Japanese, hence the choice of 634 meters.

Mr./Ms. Tanaka (National Surname (Family Name) Rankings | Myoji-Yurai.net）

Along with the top three surnames, Tanaka is also commonly cited as a classic. Comparing Ito in fifth place with Tanaka, there’s a difference of just under 300,000 people, so you could say that from Sato in first place through Tanaka in fourth are the quintessential high-population surnames.

Green tea

Green tea is a tea commonly enjoyed in daily life, so it seems many people like it. The ranking continues with black tea in second place and roasted green tea (hojicha) in third, but in fact they all come from the same tea leaves. Differences in the manufacturing process—such as fermenting the same leaves or roasting them at high temperatures—change the flavor.

Horyu-ji Temple

Horyu-ji Temple, constructed in 607 in Ikaruga, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture. It was founded by Prince Shotoku for his father, but is said to have burned down in 670 due to a lightning strike. The famous Five-Story Pagoda associated with Horyu-ji and other structures were rebuilt after the fire. It was also the first site in Japan to be inscribed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.