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[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! February-Themed Quiz

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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.

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.

[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! February-Themed Quiz (21–30)

February wordplay quiz

Born from wordplay! Funny Commemorative Days Quiz — February Edition

February wordplay quiz

This is a quiz where you answer which commemorative day has been created from a number-based wordplay using dates like “February XX.” For example, we might ask: “What commemorative day is February 5th by wordplay?” The answer is that 2 can be read as “futa” and 5 as “go,” making it “Twins Day” (futago no hi).

Many commemorative days are established from puns like this, so please use this as an opportunity to learn what number-play commemorative days exist in February.

Also, because you have to think about how to read the numbers, it’s perfect as brain training!

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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?

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[For Seniors] Fun Brain Training! February-Themed Quiz (31–40)

Arunashi quiz

[Aru-Nashi Quiz] For Seniors! Introducing Fun Brain-Training Questions [10 in Total]

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.

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In conclusion

Because this is the season when winter’s cold is in full swing, we’ve introduced quizzes we hope you’ll try.

As you get caught up in answering these exciting questions, they can also serve as a springboard for communication with friends and colleagues.

If the theme is winter foods or animals, we recommend presenting them in a local-trivia style.

Try some February-themed quizzes that are easy and safe for seniors to enjoy.