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[For Seniors] Let's Have Fun with a Two-Option Trivia Quiz!
In recreational activities at nursing care facilities and similar settings, you may sometimes do quizzes.
“Thinking” through quizzes stimulates the brain and helps activate it, so they’re recommended as brain training for older adults.
By retrieving answers from memory, not only memory but also attention and judgment are cultivated, which in turn can help prevent dementia or slow its progression.
What’s more, with the “two-choice trivia quiz” introduced here, you can gain new knowledge while thinking in a quiz format.
Two-choice questions are easier for older adults to answer, so it’s likely to be lively and engaging.
Be sure to try using it in recreational activities.
[For Seniors] Let's Have Fun with True or False Trivia Quizzes! (1–10)
In Japan, which of the following has the greatest number of stores?
- dentist
- convenience store
See the answer
dentist
Convenience stores are often thought to be everywhere in every city, but in fact, there are more dental clinics! According to a 2019 survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, there were actually 10,000 more dental clinics than convenience stores. Now that you know that, you might start noticing dental clinics more often from now on.
Who was the first shogun to use a pencil in Japan?
- Tokugawa Yoshimune
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
See the answer
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The history of the pencil begins in the 1560s, when graphite was discovered in England and used to make them. Pencils were said to be very rare at the time. Japan’s oldest pencil is believed to have been a favorite of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it is still housed today in the Kunozan Toshogu Museum in Shizuoka Prefecture.
What is the term for an older sister on the father’s side or the mother’s side?
- aunt
- aunt (father’s older sister)
See the answer
aunt (father’s older sister)
Not many people may consciously distinguish between oba spelled as 伯母 and 叔母. The former, 伯母, refers to a parent’s older sister, while the latter, 叔母, means a parent’s younger sister. If you remember just one of them, the other naturally follows like pulling up a whole vine by one potato!
Is salmon a white-fleshed fish or a red-fleshed fish?
- egg white
- lean meat
See the answer
egg white
It's a trick question that makes you want to answer “red meat!” based on appearance, since fish with red flesh are called akami and those with white flesh are shiromi. Salmon actually have white muscle known as myotomal white muscle, and their fry are white, but they develop a reddish hue as they grow. They look red because they contain astaxanthin, the same pigment found in shrimp and crabs.
How many days are there in a leap year?
- 366 days
- 364 days
See the answer
366 days
A leap year comes around once every four years. In a typical year, February ends on the 28th, but only in a leap year does February 29th exist, adding one extra day to make the total 366 days. For a moment you might think, which is it? and get confused, but if you think it through carefully, it makes sense!
What does the term “zenchi” (as used when someone is injured) mean?
- No longer having difficulties in daily life
- That the treatment at the hospital has been completed.
See the answer
That the treatment at the hospital has been completed.
“Zenchi” is written with the characters for “completely” and “healed,” so you might think it means fully recovered and able to live your normal daily life again. However, the term actually refers to the completion of medical treatment at the hospital. Recovery to the point where there are no longer any impediments to daily life is called “kanchi” (complete recovery).
Among the pyramids in Egypt, approximately how many meters tall is the largest one, the Pyramid of Khufu?
- 60m
- 140m
See the answer
140m
Even if you haven’t actually been there, you often see it on TV and such, right? You can tell it’s very big, but it’s hard to grasp just how big it is. Even at 60 meters you’d think it’s large, but 140 meters… that’s a size that’s hard to imagine!