[For Seniors] Brain-training quizzes for January: Let’s have fun with New Year and winter trivia
January, the month that welcomes a brand-new year, is the perfect time to reset and give your brain a good workout.
In this article, we’ve prepared plenty of January-only quizzes: fun trivia about the New Year, spot-the-difference puzzles themed around winter scenery, and even tricky winter-related kanji.
As you tackle these seasonally rich challenges, you may find nostalgic memories resurfacing and catch yourself saying “I see!” at newfound insights—there’s a delightful time waiting for you.
Enjoy some brain-boosting stimulation in a warm, friendly atmosphere with your family and friends.
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[For Seniors] Brain Training with January Quizzes: Have Fun with New Year and Winter Trivia (21–30)
New Year’s difficult kanji quiz
You might know the words, but once they’re in kanji you might not be able to read them! Here’s a quiz featuring difficult kanji related to the New Year.
This quiz presents a total of ten questions, all connected to the New Year.
Once you see the answers, you may find they’re all words you already know.
Hints appear partway through each question, so it’s a good idea to pause as needed and think about when to reveal the hint based on the situation.
If there are kanji you don’t know, why not take this opportunity to learn them? You might even enjoy trying to write them yourself.
New Year Brain Training Quiz
Around New Year’s Day and on New Year’s Eve right before it, there are various rules and customs tied to each event.
This content presents those detailed customs in the form of a quiz, aiming to deepen understanding and interest in the New Year.
Because we’ve welcomed the New Year many times, these customs may have become routine, so let’s take a fresh look at the meanings and wishes embedded in them.
You might discover you actually remembered something incorrectly, and gain new knowledge from this.
2024 Quiz
It’s now December 2024… the year is almost over.
Depending on when you’re reading this, you may already have welcomed the New Year.
This is a quiz that looks back on 2024.
You’ll find plenty of questions that bring a touch of nostalgia, like the zodiac animal for 2024 and which university won the Hakone Ekiden.
Even after 2024 and 2025 have passed, you can enjoy it as a way to look back on history—so give it a try! If you’re a senior who watches a lot of TV or reads the newspaper, you might just get a perfect score!
A multiple-choice quiz with four options related to “winter.”
This is a quiz themed around words that contain the kanji for “winter” (冬) when written in kanji, such as tōgan (winter melon) and donko (a type of mushroom).
Recommended questions include items that are called by different names in specific regions, or plants that have alternative names related to winter.
Rather than just giving the answers, providing clear explanations of the reasons could spark interest as knowledge.
There are also plants that use the winter kanji but are actually autumn seasonal words (kigo), so it might be fun to let people enjoy this confusion as well.
Strawberry Quiz
Strawberries are said to be in season in spring, but thanks to advances in breeding and cultivation techniques, they’re now available in winter as well.
They’re often considered a winter delicacy, too.
So this time, we’re introducing a quiz all about strawberries! It includes a variety of questions—from ones that require knowledge about production regions and variety names to handy tips for everyday life, like how to pick delicious strawberries.
Give it a try and use this opportunity to become a strawberry expert!