[For Seniors] Summer-Themed Quiz: A Collection of Fun Questions to Liven Up Recreational Activities
How about an indoor quiz that lets you stay comfortable as a recreational activity on hot summer days? In recent years, Japan has been getting hotter year by year.
Quizzes let you train your brain without physical exertion, so they’re a great option for recreation in senior facilities during midsummer.
Since the theme is summer, it might help people feel the season and recall past memories.
For older adults, looking back and talking about the past can promote emotional stability and benefit cognitive function.
It also makes it easier to spark communication with those around them.
Enjoy a fun summer moment while doing brain training with quizzes!
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[For Seniors] Summer-Themed Quiz: A Collection of Fun Questions That Liven Up Activities (21–30)
How many horns does a rhinoceros beetle have at least?
Many older adults may have memories of spending summer vacation looking for rhinoceros beetles and playing with them.
For a fun summer recreation activity, try a quiz about rhinoceros beetles! Do you know how many horns they actually have? Basically, they have two in total: a large horn on the head and a smaller horn on the thorax.
A quiz like this is sure to spark lively conversations and fond memories, such as spreading sap on trees to attract beetles or making them battle for fun!
Marine Day Quiz
Speaking of holidays in July, Marine Day comes to mind.
Marine Day is a national holiday established on the third Monday of July, described as “a day to give thanks for the blessings of the sea and to wish for the prosperity of maritime Japan.” For our July quiz recreation, let’s try solving sea-themed questions! This quiz features questions about creatures that live in the ocean and a difficult-kanji quiz related to the sea.
It might spark conversations about memorable events at the beach or summer vacation memories.
Enjoy solving them together!
[For Seniors] Summer-Themed Quiz: A Collection of Fun Questions to Liven Up Recreation (31–40)
From which era does the summer event ‘Kimodameshi’ (test of courage) originate as a cultural practice?
The test of courage (kimodameshi) was often held on summer nights.
Nowadays, many places, such as amusement parks, have kimodameshi areas as attractions.
It is said that kimodameshi began in the Heian period.
In the historical tale Ōkagami (The Great Mirror), there is a story resembling a “test of courage,” in which Emperor Kazan sends his vassals, including Fujiwara no Michinaga, to places reputed to be frightening to test their nerve.
Among the aristocrats of the Heian period, it was widely believed that spirits and demons truly existed, and ominous events were thought to arise from them.
It is said that, for people in those times, a test of courage was a life-risking undertaking.
August Quiz
How about spending your summer indoor time giving your brain a workout with quizzes? Here’s a collection of quizzes themed around August.
It’s packed with questions about flowers, foods, and events related to August that older adults can enjoy! Quizzes are great because anyone can take part, and you can have fun while seated.
You can enjoy the quizzes we’ve introduced, or it might be fun to create your own original set of questions.
Let’s enjoy quizzes while feeling the season of summer and deepen our knowledge of August.
Where does the culture of “rajio taiso” (radio calisthenics) come from?
When we think of summertime traditions, waking up early and doing Radio Taiso (radio calisthenics) is an essential seasonal ritual, isn’t it? Some people only did Radio Taiso during summer vacation, while others have chances to do it at other times too—there are many different ways people relate to it.
If we learn about the history of this easy-to-do exercise, we might approach it with a more positive attitude.
Radio Taiso is said to have been started in 1925 by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the United States to promote the health of its policyholders, and from there it made its way to Japan.
Let’s also learn how the exercises that arrived in Japan in 1927 have evolved over time.
Heatstroke Quiz
July is a month when the heat often becomes a hot topic.
On scorching days, we all want to be careful about heatstroke.
You’re probably already mindful of heatstroke in older adults, too.
As we age, it seems we can become less sensitive to heat.
With that in mind, we’d like to introduce a heatstroke quiz.
We’ve made it a quiz format to help older adults stay aware of heatstroke.
Through the quiz, you can learn things about heatstroke you may not have known.
It might even be an enjoyable way for older adults to gain new knowledge.
Plus, coming up with quiz questions could help stimulate the brain as well.
Water yo-yos, which are also sold at summer festivals—when did they first come into existence?
Speaking of summer, festivals and street stalls are one of the things to look forward to, aren’t they? Some of you may have fond memories of looking forward to the water balloon stalls as a child.
Here’s a question: do you know when water balloons were invented? You might think they have a very long history, but the answer is the Showa era.
At first, rubber balloons became popular as celebratory items.
However, they were quite expensive at the time, so many people couldn’t afford them.
That’s why water balloons were developed—to sell a more cost-effective alternative.
