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[For Seniors] Summer-Themed Quiz: A Collection of Fun Questions to Liven Up Recreational Activities

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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!

[For Seniors] Summer-Themed Quiz: A Collection of Fun Questions to Liven Up Recreation (31–40)

Food and Farming Quiz: Summer Vegetables Edition

Food and Agriculture Quiz Part 1: Summer Vegetables Edition

Food and Farming Quiz: Summer Vegetables Edition

Let’s try a summer vegetable food-and-agriculture quiz! It’s a true-or-false quiz, so it’s easy for seniors to answer as well.

You might discover lots of things you didn’t know, like how tomatoes contain different nutrients depending on their color, or that green peppers have more vitamins than many fruits.

This quiz also includes trivia about summer vegetables along with health-related explanations, making it perfect for the season.

In the hot summer, boost your knowledge of summer veggies and enjoy eating them deliciously!

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Festival Quiz

[For Senior Facilities • Brain Training] Brain training with a quiz on Japan’s iconic summer festivals! Use three hints to find the answer! 8 questions 🍉

Festival Quiz

With helpful hints, it’s easy to join in! Here are some ideas for a festival quiz.

In Japan, there are famous festivals held in the summer.

This time, let’s try a festival quiz where you use hints to figure out the answer.

For example, there’s a question that shows three hints: “streamers,” “kusudama,” and “Miyagi Prefecture.” Some of you might know the correct answer right away from those clues.

There are a total of eight festival quiz questions, so be sure to give them a try!

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Summer Flavors Kanji Quiz

[Summer Seasonal Kanji Quiz 1] 10 Questions 🌻 [Fun Brain Training!!] Please provide the readings ✏️✨

Summer Flavors Kanji Quiz

A total of 10 questions! Here are some ideas for a kanji quiz about summer flavors.

Some people might think kanji quizzes are difficult, but since the theme is limited to summer foods, it should be easier to narrow down the answers.

For example, the characters “桜桃” are shown, and you have to guess how to read them.

The time limit is 10 seconds per question.

You can start by trying without a time limit, and once you get used to it, challenge yourself to answer within the time!

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What is it that we don’t have to do during the Cool Biz period starting in May?

In May, as temperatures gradually rise toward summer, you can really feel the heat even while working, and it gets harder to stay focused.

Cool Biz, a set of measures tailored to those temperatures, refers to the period when certain things are not required.

A key hint is to consider which aspects of work make you feel hot and think about what you can stop doing to stay cooler.

The answer is that it’s the period when you don’t have to wear a suit—an initiative aimed at reducing heat and enabling more comfortable work.

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What is the fire called that is burned when sending ancestors back on August 16?

During Obon, there is a custom of burning ogara (hemp stalks).

On the first day, August 13, they are burned as a guide for the ancestors.

This is called mukaebi, or “welcoming fire.” Do you know what the fire burned on August 16, at the end of Obon, to send the ancestors back is called? The answer is okuribi, or “sending-off fire.” It may feel a little sad—after all, they’ve just come back—but let’s see them off properly.

The time for lighting the sending-off fire varies by region, but it is generally done in the evening.

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[For Seniors] Summer-Themed Quiz: A Collection of Fun Questions That Liven Up Recreational Activities (41–50)

What fruit is considered a seasonal word for August?

Thanks in part to the influence of TV programs, many people probably enjoy haiku in their daily lives.

It’s a traditional way of expression that captures seasonal scenes and memories in a brief form.

To write haiku, you need kigo—season words—and it’s important to know which things represent which seasons.

If you think about which fruits are used as August kigo, you can revisit the memories associated with them and perhaps find hints for composing a haiku.

The quintessential summer icon, watermelon, is a fruit that can be used as a kigo for August.

Since it’s a classic fruit, you likely have plenty of memories tied to it.

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What is considered the proper way to extinguish candles at graves or on household Buddhist altars?

During Obon, when we welcome our ancestors, it’s common to light candles and incense at graves and household altars.

So how is it considered proper to extinguish those candles offered at graves or altars? The answer is “fan them out with your hand.” It’s considered inappropriate to blow on the sacred flame with one’s breath, which is regarded as impure.

Fanning by hand is the standard for balancing etiquette and convenience, but using a tool is also acceptable.

Since Obon is a time when we more often face graves and household altars, why not take this opportunity to reflect on the manners we should avoid?

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