Ranking of popular quiz and riddle topics
When it comes to games everyone can enjoy regardless of age, nothing beats quizzes!
Quizzes are perfect for the classroom, on trips, or as a way to pass the time while traveling.
They’re popular because they get everyone excited, regardless of age or gender.
In this article, we’ll introduce a ranking of quiz ideas that are sure to be a hit.
How you play is up to you: you can pick one person to act as the host and ask the questions, or have participants take turns asking them.
With a few tweaks to make your own original quiz, it can even become a great feature for events like thank-you parties or celebrations!
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Quiz and Riddle Popular Topics Ranking (81–90)
As of 2012, Nagano Prefecture ranked third and Gifu Prefecture ranked second in the list of prefectures with the highest percentage of forest area. So which prefecture ranked first?85rank/position
A ranking of prefectures with the highest proportion of forest area as of 2012.
Nagano Prefecture is 3rd, Gifu Prefecture is 2nd, and the honorable 1st place goes to Kochi Prefecture—truly a lush green kingdom where over 80% of the land is forest.
It’s the kind of surprising answer that makes you go “Oh, really?”—the sort of refined trivia you might have seen on a Showa-era quiz show.
It’s interesting not only for its geography angle but also for highlighting regional characteristics and natural abundance.
A retro-flavored local quiz that both Showa enthusiasts and nature lovers will be eager to talk about.
For what original reason were buttons attached to suit sleeves?86rank/position
- decoration
- so as not to wipe my nose
- spare button
- To change the width of the cuffs
See the answer
so as not to wipe my nose
The origin of suit sleeve buttons is said to trace back to Napoleon, renowned as a French hero. During France’s invasion of Russia, it’s said that soldiers, suffering from the extreme cold, wiped their runny noses on their jacket sleeves. As a result, when they marched, many soldiers’ sleeves were stiff with dried mucus. A leading theory holds that metal buttons were added to the sleeves to prevent soldiers from wiping their noses on them.
pufferfish87rank/position
Many people who enjoy difficult kanji quizzes or who like fish might be able to read this.
But for others, it’s a kanji that likely gives no clue what it refers to.
It’s written as “river” and “pig”…
the answer is fugu (pufferfish).
While some types of fugu live in freshwater, most people think of the sea when they hear “fugu,” so if you go by the literal meaning of the kanji, many probably couldn’t arrive at the answer.
Incidentally, in China this kanji is said to refer to pufferfish that swim up rivers, and because their puffed-up appearance resembles a pig, the characters 河豚 (“river pig”) came to be used.
Quiz: Names of Things in a School88rank/position
This is a quiz that focuses on various tools you see at school and asks you to think about what they are called.
It tests how much attention and interest you usually pay to your surroundings and whether you try to deepen your understanding.
The more familiar and commonplace an item is, the more likely it is that you call it by a nickname and don’t realize you’re using the wrong term.
It’s a set of questions designed to help you learn the official names and what each tool is used for, and to foster a greater sense of attachment to them.
How much does it cost to make a one-yen coin?89rank/position
- 0.3 yen
- 0.6 yen
- 1 yen
- 3 yen
See the answer
3 yen
The 1-yen coin is made of aluminum. The raw material cost per coin is about 0.3 yen, but when you add processing and other expenses, it comes to 3 yen. By the way, it reportedly costs 10 yen to make a 5-yen coin, 13 yen for a 10-yen coin, and finally drops to 12 yen for a 50-yen coin, so try remembering these together.
tawashi (scouring brush)90rank/position
See the answer
scrubbing brush
A tawashi is a cleaning tool made by bundling fibers, used for washing dishes and vegetables. The character 束 (taba) means “to bundle,” and 子 (ko) is a suffix that denotes a tool. It’s familiar to many older people as tawashi, but surprisingly few know it’s written with the kanji 束子, so it often appears in kanji quizzes aimed at seniors. Because it’s usually written in hiragana in daily life, the kanji form is considered more difficult.
Popular quiz and riddle topics ranking (91–100)
trick riddle91rank/position
Aim for a perfect score! Here are some ideas for trick riddles.
A trick riddle is a riddle that contains misleading words or expressions in the question, making it hard to find the answer unless you notice them.
Some may have slightly complicated answers or feel a bit mean-spirited.
For example, there’s a question like: “What is something that a person who climbs a mountain will absolutely do?” Even if you can’t figure out the answer right away, there are hints provided, so give it a try while referring to them.