[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 (21–30)
Cat Day Quiz
Cat Day was established in 1987 by the Cat Day Executive Committee.
Inspired by the sound of a cat’s meow, it’s a day on which events and festivals are held nationwide.
Try incorporating cat-themed quizzes into your February recreation activities—they’re popular with older adults as well.
You can enjoy various formats, such as riddles or quizzes where you gradually provide verbal hints until participants guess the correct answer.
It’s a fun recreational activity that helps train quick thinking and reasoning while deepening knowledge, appealing not only to seniors who are confident in their cat knowledge.
Not only the first spring storm exists, but there are also the second and third.
Personally, I have the impression that strong gusts often blow in spring—how about you? The so-called “haru-ichiban” is something I vaguely think of as “a strong wind that blows in spring,” but borrowing the Japan Meteorological Agency’s wording, it’s defined as “a warm, somewhat strong southerly wind observed over a wide area between the beginning of spring (Risshun) and the spring equinox.” In fact, this haru-ichiban is sometimes followed by what people call haru-niban, haru-sanban, and so on.
However, these aren’t official JMA terms; they’re more at the level of expressions used on news programs.
I mean, if someone said “haru-gojuuban (spring number 50),” you’d be like… really?
Kabuki Day Word Association Game
An association game themed around kabuki, one of Japan’s traditional performing arts.
February 20, the day when Izumo no Okuni first performed kabuki dance, is known as Kabuki Day, making this perfect for those looking for a February recreation activity.
Give seniors the prompt: “Write down as many kabuki plays as you can think of.” It can spark conversation, as participants who know about certain plays can present what they know, or everyone can discuss together.
It’s a recreation activity that deepens knowledge about kabuki while also evoking a sense of nostalgia.
Arunashi quiz
This is a classic quiz where various words are divided into “has” and “doesn’t have,” and you’re asked to figure out the common feature or trait of the “has” group.
The possible answers are wide-ranging—like a word that can take the same suffix, or a word that contains another hidden word—so it’s perfect for brain training.
Since flashes of insight are key, some people may find it hard to arrive at the answer.
It’s also important to adjust the difficulty by setting a theme in advance, such as winter-related questions, or by timing when to give hints.
silhouette
It’s a classic quiz where illustrations or photos are blacked out, and participants have to guess what the silhouette is.
If you set a theme in advance—such as items related to winter—it provides a big hint and makes it easier for participants to think.
A hallmark of silhouette quizzes is that they get harder the simpler they are, so it’s recommended to start with more complex shapes like a snowman or an ogre and then move on to simpler shapes like an apple or a mandarin orange.
Carefully observing the silhouette’s shape and comparing it with one’s internal image also makes this a good brain-training activity.
After the quiz ends, it might be fun to have participants combine the answers to create a story.
Valentine’s Easy Quiz
February 14 is Valentine’s Day! People enjoy it in many ways—feeling nervous about whether they’ll receive chocolates, thinking about what kind of chocolates to give to a partner or friends, or debating what to buy as a treat for themselves.
How about a quiz about Valentine’s Day? Let’s take on questions ranging from the basic schedule of Valentine’s Day, to the history of its origins, to fun trivia about chocolate—quizzes drawn from all sorts of information surrounding Valentine’s Day!
Winter flavors: Mikan Quiz
Many older adults might say that winter means a kotatsu and mikan.
So how about a mikan quiz you can enjoy while staying warm under the kotatsu? Try questions based on mikan trivia, such as “What is the name of the white strings on a mikan?”, “Which prefecture is number one in domestic mikan production?”, or “How can you tell a tasty mikan?” You could also use photos and have participants identify mikan flowers or name different types of citrus.
Give it a try while enjoying sweet, delicious mikan!