Have fun in childcare! Today’s recommended quizzes and riddles
When there’s some free time at daycare or kindergarten, you probably spend it reading picture books or doing hand games.
And nothing gets kids more excited than a quiz, right?
So today, we’d like to introduce “Today’s Quiz.”
Seasonal quizzes about events like Setsubun or Christmas are fun, but how about trying quizzes related to today during morning circle or free time?
This article updates the quiz every day, so you can easily enjoy it with the children.
It’s a must-see for teachers who want kids to learn what’s special about today and experience the joy of thinking through quizzes!
Have fun in childcare! Today’s recommended quizzes and riddles (1–10)
Halloween 10-Question Quiz!

Let’s try a quiz about Halloween! Here are some lively quiz ideas that you can use as an introduction or the main activity for a Halloween event at a daycare.
The answers are true or false, so even infants can enjoy participating.
There are 10 questions in total, but you could add more or increase the difficulty for preschool-aged children.
Kids can have fun while learning about Halloween, making it a great educational activity too.
Be sure to try it out on this occasion!
Perfect for Halloween! A World Ghost Quiz

When we think of ghosts and monsters in Japan, we picture things like the paper umbrella ghost (karakasa-obake) or ghosts with long hair wearing white clothes.
But in countries around the world, the most well-known ghosts and monsters can be quite different.
Take the opportunity of Halloween to learn the names of ghosts and monsters from various countries! You might even find some you already know.
At the end of the quiz, asking the kids how many they got right could really liven things up.
It’s a great chance to learn about the differences between Japan and the rest of the world!
Trick Quiz
https://www.tiktok.com/@odango.support/video/7339056189742812434Here are some playful trick quiz ideas that are irresistibly misleading but super exciting! They’re funny because you answer with confidence, only to find out the reality is different.
Let’s try a quiz game like that.
For example, show an illustration that looks like rabbit ears and ask, “What do you think this is?” Once most kids answer “a rabbit,” flip open the part of the illustration that was hidden.
Out comes a picture of a flower.
You can almost hear the kids say, “What?!” and “Why?!” Embrace those reactions and keep the quiz going.
Their responses are absolutely adorable!
What does this look like?
https://www.tiktok.com/@omiyamichinoko/video/7237648286964911378Show them the prompt and have them guess what it looks like.
A stuffed animal works well as the prompt, too.
With the call, “What do you think this is?”, the children will think hard and give lots of answers.
Once many answers are out, reveal the correct answer.
Knowing the answer will likely make the children even more excited.
There is a correct answer, but it’s also fine to treat all of their answers as correct.
Let’s use the quiz to bring out the children’s rich imaginative thinking.
Animal Quiz
https://www.tiktok.com/@papa_to_chimari/video/7251985869131812114This is a classic, crowd-pleasing animal quiz.
There aren’t any strict rules, so try asking questions about animals.
You could guess the animal from its characteristics or answer fun trivia about animals—there are lots of possible formats.
You could also give it a riddle-like feel, or have participants draw their answers as illustrations.
Try creating the perfect quiz tailored to different ages and preferences.
For a more unique twist, you can make it a team competition or use buzzers.
What is this picture book?

How many questions can you get right? Here’s an idea for a “What’s this picture book?” game.
In daycare, children encounter all kinds of picture books every day—teachers’ recommendations, personal favorites, friends’ favorites, and even books popular with the infant class.
This time, let’s hold a quiz tournament using the picture books at the daycare.
A nice bonus is that teachers can customize how they present the questions! It can also be a chance to nurture memory by seeing how well children remember the characters and stories.
Give it a try on this occasion.
Fingerplay Quiz
https://www.tiktok.com/@seika.recruit/video/7402092840618069265Let’s turn a classic hand game into a quiz! Here are some ideas for a hand-game quiz.
This is a way to enjoy the hand game “Gu, Choki, Pa de nani tsukurou” in a quiz version.
The rules are simple: while doing the “Gu, Choki, Pa de nani tsukurou” hand game, parents or teachers just pause a little before saying the answer.
That’s it! It’s very simple, right? Combining the right and left hands to see what you can make nurtures children’s imagination.
You can almost hear their cheerful voices: “A butterfly!” “A crab!”



