[For Seniors] Liven Things Up with Trick Riddles You Answer!

Care Worker Initial Training Certification ObtainedNakajima Junko
Leveraging my experience working as a care worker at a day service, I am currently active as a writer in the caregiving and welfare fields. Beyond writing, I hope to expand my work into web design and illustration. I am a mother of three who has begun studying to become a certified social worker.

Riddles are a type of recreation that can help stimulate the brain.

They’re easy to enjoy regardless of age, so many older adults can have fun with them.

Because they’re so simple to pick up, though, you might start to run into the problem of monotony if similar questions keep coming up.

So, let’s add a “trick” element to riddles for seniors!

Trick riddles are questions designed to deliberately lead you to the wrong answer.

In addition to the mental workout of solving them, you can also enjoy the surprise and sense of the unexpected when you learn the correct answer.

Give them a try in an environment where it’s okay to come up with the wrong answer!

[For Seniors] Answer and Get Excited! Trick Riddles (31–40)

What animal is represented by “chi-tsu-te-to?”

Next, let me share a riddle about animals.

What animal is represented by “chi-tsu-te-to”? Pay attention to the sequence “chi-tsu-te-to.” If you add one character, it should follow the standard gojūon order, right? The answer is “tanuki” (raccoon dog).

The “ta” is missing from the ta-row sequence “ta-chi-tsu-te-to,” so the animal is “tanuki.” It feels satisfying once you get it, doesn’t it? Tanuki are small animals with a cute appearance and have long been familiar figures in folktales and old stories.

Some of you may have even seen a wild tanuki before.

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