[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! February-Themed Quiz
February still feels quite chilly.
How about enjoying some lively time with older adults by doing a “February-themed quiz” indoors where it’s warm? We’ve gathered a wide variety of questions about February, including events and vocabulary, seasonal foods perfect for the cold weather, and hot spring trivia that will warm the body and soul! If it’s a field they’re good at, older adults may find it easier to participate in the quiz.
And anything they don’t know can be enjoyed as new knowledge.
Solving quizzes while looking back on the past and recalling old memories helps stimulate the brain.
Please make good use of this “February-themed quiz” and have a wonderful time.
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[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! February-Themed Quiz (11–20)
constellation
It’s said that winter is a season when the air is clear and the stars are easy to see.
While it’s a time that naturally puts you in the mood to stargaze, venturing out into the cold can often be tough.
On such chilly winter days, how about creating quizzes about constellations indoors to at least turn your thoughts outward? A clear format would be to show shapes formed by connecting stars with lines and have participants guess which animal the constellation represents.
It’s also a great idea to feature constellations unique to winter, helping people realize that those very constellations are spread across the sky outside.
Winter Delicacies Quiz
Let’s boost interest in eating with a quiz about foods considered especially delicious in winter.
You can also learn why certain ingredients are used—for example, how seasonal items are incorporated into classic winter dishes.
For large vegetables, the flavor can vary by part, so a quiz that highlights those differences could be fun.
It’s also recommended to focus on aspects you can’t learn from cooked dishes alone, such as the appearance of ingredients before cooking, how to eat them, and precautions for storage.
Fill-in-the-blank
“Masu-ume” is a puzzle game where you fill a single character in the center square so that both the vertical and horizontal readings make sense.
It’s very effective for stimulating memory, deduction, and imagination! If you practice it regularly, it can also help prevent cognitive decline, so please consider introducing it at care facilities like day services.
Try creating questions that include seasonal words related to February events and winter.
Sensing the seasons is such a wonderful thing, isn’t it? If there’s a question you don’t understand, don’t struggle alone—have fun figuring it out together with everyone!
hot spring resort
On cold winter days, nothing beats soaking in a hot spring to warm both body and soul.
How about taking a mental trip to distant hot spring resorts with a quiz about hot springs? It’s a simple game: we present the name of a hot spring area, and you guess which prefecture it’s in.
By showing not only the questions and answers but also photos of each location, you might inspire people to want to visit.
If someone in the group has been to one of these hot spring spots, it could be nice to ask them to share their memories of the place.
Number of snowfall days ranking
February is a season of harsh winter cold, and many regions likely see snowfall.
Let’s research how snowfall amounts and the number of snowy days differ by region and turn that into a quiz.
A clear format might be to hide part of a ranking of snowy days and have people guess based on surrounding information.
It could also be interesting to focus on cases where places within the same prefecture have different numbers of snowy days.
How about not only giving the answers, but also thinking together about the reasons why some places have more or fewer snowy days?
birdsong
It’s quite common in everyday life to hear birds chirping from outside, isn’t it? This is a quiz where you play recordings of bird calls and have people guess the caller from a selection of photos.
If you’re giving the quiz in winter, you could set the theme to winter birds, and after the quiz, encourage participants to go out and observe them.
Even if someone knows a bird’s call and its appearance separately, it’s rare to actually witness the bird calling in the moment, so I think this would be a very challenging quiz.
[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! February-Themed Quiz (21–30)
Three-Hint Quiz
A three-hint quiz where you figure out the answer from three clues.
It’s easy to play and can really liven things up.
It’s also easy for the quiz maker: decide on the answer first and then list anything that associates with it.
Since it’s February, there are plenty of words you could use related to Setsubun or Valentine’s Day, as well as winter and snow! You could write the hints on a whiteboard and have people answer, or make it a team competition to make it even more exciting.