[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! Spring-Themed Quiz

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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May 31 is a day to call attention to something related to health. What is it?

In May, as temperatures shift toward summer and the long holidays disrupt routines, some people may find themselves feeling unwell.

There’s a day on May 31 that calls attention to a particular health issue—what is it? Here’s a hint: it’s about an unhealthy habit embedded in everyday life, and one that has been gradually declining in modern times.

The answer is World No Tobacco Day, established by the World Health Organization to promote making non-smoking the norm.

Why not take this opportunity to think about the various health effects involved?

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What do you call bonito that is in season in May?

Delicious foods come with each season, and of course there are foods considered delicious in May as well.

Katsuo (bonito), which is sometimes introduced as being in season in May, is known by what name? It’s said that katsuo has two peak seasons a year: the autumn season from September to October is called “modori-gatsuo” (returning bonito).

Corresponding to this, if you think of the bonito that arrives at the beginning of the year, you can probably guess the answer.

The answer is “hatsu-gatsuo” (first bonito).

It is said to be lean, light in flavor, and well-suited for processing.

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What do people collect during the popular shellfish gathering in May?

May is the time of year when temperatures climb toward summer and all kinds of leisure activities get going, right? One such activity enjoyed in May is shiohigari—but what exactly do you collect during it? The hint lies in the kanji: if you think about places related to “tide” (潮) and “ebb/dry” (干), you can figure out the location, and from there, what’s gathered there.

The answer is shellfish: it’s a pastime where you dig up shellfish buried in the sand at low tide.

It feels a bit like a treasure hunt and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.

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There are two zodiac signs for people born in May. What are they?

Zodiac signs are essential for things like horoscopes, but many people may only know the ones around their own sign.

This piece looks at which signs correspond to May, since zodiac signs serve as a major reference for your date of birth.

If you were born in May, it’s easy, but if not, you might get closer to the answer by eliminating signs near your own.

The answer is Taurus and Gemini: Taurus runs from April 20 to May 20, and Gemini runs from May 21 to June 21.

The time when these constellations are visible in the night sky also differs during this period, so it’s recommended to learn that together as well.

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China is the birthplace of tea, but for what purpose was it originally consumed?

Many people may know that tea, which we strongly associate with an essential drink in daily life, originated in China.

However, when tea was first discovered and consumed in China, it was used differently than it is today.

The idea came from extracting the components of dried plants with hot water, and if you think of it as something that uses that method but is not tea, it becomes easier to understand.

The answer is “medicine.” In traditional Chinese medicine, there are preparations that extract components in much the same way as tea.

There is also a well-known anecdote that tea was discovered while people were searching for medicinal herbs and trees.

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Snow peas are in season in May, but what do the peas inside become when they grow?

The foods that taste good change with the seasons, and in May, snow peas are one of the representative seasonal treats.

The peas inside snow peas get a different name as they mature—what are they called? We often think of eating the whole pod, but the main part is still the pea itself, so if you picture the peas you see in the store, you might figure it out.

The answer is green peas.

This name refers to the stage when the peas are larger than in the snow pea stage but still tender.

As they mature further, they’re called red peas or white peas, so “green peas” is a term used only for a limited period.

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