Fun quizzes to liven up New Year’s parties: a collection of questions everyone can enjoy
Are you struggling to come up with fun quiz questions for a New Year’s party—something that will really liven things up? The truth is, there are plenty of entertaining quizzes that everyone can laugh over, even when participants are from different generations and have varied interests! You can have people guess where a piece of background music is from, puzzle over the readings of tricky kanji, or test their trivia skills.
From quizzes that are fun regardless of knowledge level to ones that spark lively conversation, we’ll introduce quiz ideas perfect for a New Year’s party.
This year, make your New Year’s gathering a time filled with smiles through quizzes!
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Fun quizzes to liven up New Year’s parties: a collection of questions everyone can enjoy (21–30)
Kanji that are easy to misread: quiz
Kanji are something we think we know but actually don’t.
You often see the kanji for ramen and gyoza at Chinese restaurants or supermarkets, but when it comes to writing them, it’s surprisingly hard to recall them smoothly.
The same goes for kanji readings.
We tend to read 肉汁 as nikujiru, but the correct reading is nikujuu.
It could be fun to gather kanji that are unexpectedly hard to read and hold a quiz contest.
If you make the flip cards a bit larger, everyone can see them easily and it might get more exciting.
It’s also a nice idea to give small prizes to those who answer correctly.
Everyday Sounds Guessing Quiz
When you open the doors at FamilyMart, that familiar melody always plays, doesn’t it? The sound of train ticket machines, LINE notification tones, bus stop buttons—our surroundings are overflowing with sounds.
Here’s a slightly quirky quiz where you listen to sounds and guess what they are.
That feeling of “I’ve heard this somewhere” or “I hear this every day” turns your frustration into fun.
You can find all kinds of sounds on video sites, so be sure to prepare plenty!
Fun quizzes to liven up your New Year’s party: a collection of questions everyone can enjoy (31–40)
Disaster Preparedness Quiz
Present disaster-preparedness trivia in a quiz! Living in Japan, where natural disasters are common, we want to keep our disaster awareness consistently high.
However, when nothing happens for a while, our sense of urgency tends to fade.
A New Year’s party is a fun occasion to celebrate the start of a new year, but why not also try a disaster-preparedness quiz with an educational element, carrying the message, “Let’s all stay safe this year too”? When questions are presented briskly in a quiz format, they’re easier to absorb, aren’t they?
Quiz on Great Figures in History
This is a quiz where you guess historical figures from famous episodes.
There are probably many people who studied history but only remember it vaguely.
If you present the quiz at a New Year’s party, it could spark lively conversation like, “We learned that back in the day, right?” If you find the textbook material boring, it’s also a great idea to raise the difficulty by deliberately using more niche episodes.
Another tip is to keep the pace brisk so it doesn’t drag.
Be sure to gather some good material and have fun with it!
Internet Meme Quiz
A “net meme” refers to trendy topics or jokes that originate on the internet and spread among people like a boom.
How about creating a quiz themed around these net memes and having some fun? Try finding a variety of net memes—from widely recognized ones to niche, insider favorites—and turn them into questions.
This quiz idea would likely be a big hit, especially in settings where many participants are attuned to online trends.
Japanese Rock Music Quiz
This is a quiz where you only hear a song title and try to guess the artist who performs it.
Some titles are used by multiple artists, so if you pick titles that are less likely to overlap, participants will have to think more carefully.
You could also limit the genre of the artists to answer—like “Japanese rock”—before playing.
If someone can, have them share anecdotes about the songs too; it’s a great way to learn how each person engages with music, so it’s highly recommended.
Japanese Literature Quiz
Japanese literature studied in language arts classes when we were students.
Some of you might remember having to read aloud or memorize passages back then.
If you were educated in Japan, you can enjoy a quiz called the Japanese Literature Opening Lines Quiz.
You listen to or read the opening lines of famous works and decide the title of the piece.
Works like Natsume Soseki’s “I Am a Cat” and Osamu Dazai’s “Run, Melos!” have such famous openings that even people who don’t read much can recognize them.
This might be the perfect chance to make you want to pick up a book!
