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)
For what original reason were buttons attached to suit sleeves?85rank/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.
Insanely difficult riddle86rank/position
We present riddles that are challenging even for adults! Surprisingly, elementary school kids might solve them faster.
There are 15 questions in total, with a 10-second time limit.
For example: “What vehicle goes back and forth to the same place no matter how hard you row?” There are no hints, but the answer appears after 10 seconds.
Of course, you can pause the video, but another fun way is to memorize all 15 riddles and challenge yourself to answer within 10 seconds.
It’s also great for livening up a performance or activity when people gather, so we recommend it.
How much does it cost to make a one-yen coin?87rank/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.
Shaved ice has been eaten since the Heian period.88rank/position
Shaved ice is a treat you crave in the hot summer.
It’s a classic dessert where finely shaved, ice-cold ice is topped with sweet syrup, but its roots go back to the Heian period.
Aristocrats of that era stored ice cut in winter in icehouses and shaved it to eat in summer.
Back then, instead of syrup like we use today, they poured a sweet liquid made from a plant called amakazura over the ice.
Knowing the history of shaved ice might make this quintessential summer delight taste even better.
tawashi (scouring brush)89rank/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.
pufferfish90rank/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.
Popular quiz and riddle topics ranking (91–100)
What is the southernmost island in Japan?91rank/position
- Yonaguni Island
- Minamitorishima
- Okinotorishima
See the answer
Okinotorishima
The island located at the southernmost point of Japan is Okinotorishima, which belongs to Ogasawara Village, Tokyo. It lies about 1,700 km from central Tokyo and about 1,000 km from Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands, and has drawn attention for its diverse fish and valuable marine minerals. By the way, among the other options, Yonaguni Island is known as Japan’s westernmost point, and Minamitorishima is known as Japan’s easternmost island, so keep those in mind for other quiz questions as well.