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[For Seniors] September Quiz: Brain Training Problems
Here are some recommended quiz questions for seniors in September.
We’ve gathered a variety of quizzes themed around events and holidays like Respect for the Aged Day and the Harvest Moon (Jugoya), as well as quizzes about autumn flavors and seasonal plants and flowers.
In addition to the joy of finding the right answer, quizzes also serve as brain training to help prevent dementia for older adults.
Try enjoying them in your spare moments as part of a daily routine.
If you’re using them as a recreation activity at a senior facility, write the questions on a whiteboard and have everyone think about the answers together.
[For Seniors] September Quiz: Brain Training Questions (1–10)
Autumn Seven Flowers Quiz
The plants that symbolize autumn—bush clover (hagi), Japanese pampas grass (susuki), kudzu (kuzu), pink (nadeshiko), Patrinia (ona-mie-shi/ominaeshi), thoroughwort (fujibakama), and bellflower (kikyō)—are known as the Seven Flowers of Autumn.
Unlike the Seven Herbs of Spring, they aren’t cooked into porridge; they’re enjoyed for their beauty.
Because the tradition of the Seven Flowers of Autumn has been around for a long time, older adults may remember displaying them at home.
Let’s help older adults who may find it hard to sense the seasons feel autumn through a Seven Flowers of Autumn quiz! Looking back on the past activates the brain and can serve as cognitive training.
Enjoy a wonderful September through the quiz!
Respect-for-the-Aged Day Quiz
I think many care facilities hold events in September to celebrate Respect-for-the-Aged Day.
How about making the time even more enjoyable with a Respect-for-the-Aged Day quiz? Turning things that older adults used to hear about or know well into quiz questions can help them recall memories and the past more easily.
If the quiz is related to Respect-for-the-Aged Day, it’s a familiar custom, so it should be easier to imagine and engage with.
Looking back on the past stimulates the brain and can help prevent dementia or slow its progression.
It’s important that recreational activities are enjoyable for older adults.
Please try using a Respect-for-the-Aged Day quiz in a fun and stress-free way for them.
Prefecture Quiz: Hot Spring Edition
Did you know that September 9 is Hot Spring Day? It was established by Kokonoe Town in the western part of Oita Prefecture, which has many hot springs.
Many older adults have been to hot springs and enjoy them.
However, some people now have fewer opportunities to visit, for reasons such as difficulty going out.
How about taking a virtual tour of Japan’s hot springs with a prefecture hot spring quiz? Recalling your past hot spring trips and the knowledge you already have about hot springs can be good brain training.
Adding fun facts and trivia to your answers, beyond what you already know, can make the conversation even livelier!
6 Trivia Quiz Topics About the Moon
Speaking of September, the Mid-Autumn Moon is famous, isn’t it? Since it’s a long-standing tradition, some older adults may be familiar with it.
Many seniors may also have memories of moon-viewing from when they were young or with their families—children and grandchildren.
How about a moon trivia quiz as part of your moon-viewing recreation activities at the facility? Through the quiz, learning new facts in addition to what they already know can spark the desire to “tell someone,” which in turn encourages communication.
Enjoy a fun time with a moon trivia quiz!
Cleaning Quiz
September 24 is Cleaning Day.
It originates from the enactment of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law on September 24, 1970.
Many older adults have experience cleaning their homes or have done so regularly.
How about enjoying a quiz to celebrate this day? Cleaning is a part of daily life, but it may have surprisingly deep knowledge behind it.
Some seniors might have a wealth of cleaning know-how.
You might discover you know more than the quiz—or get excited by unexpected answers.
By all means, have fun with a cleaning quiz!
Autumn Flavors Kanji Quiz
This is a quiz where you answer how to read kanji limited to flavors associated with autumn.
It tests how well you know the relationship between seasonal changes and food at its peak, and your own experiences tasting autumn flavors can help you get closer to the answer.
Since we live in an era when a wide variety of foods can be eaten year-round, there may be cases where people don’t know the season when something is at its best.
It’s a good idea to make questions about ingredients whose most delicious season is hard to judge, and it’s also recommended to choose ingredients that people don’t have a clear kanji image for.
Lottery Quiz
Autumn is often called the season of harvest, and it’s a time strongly associated with a sense of great happiness, isn’t it? How about a quiz that teaches lottery-related knowledge inspired by that happy image? It’s important to decide the direction of the quiz—covering things like types of lotteries, precautions, and examples of winners.
To help people enjoy lotteries safely, let’s structure the quiz with a good balance between the positives and the negatives.
If you include lotteries from around the world, not just Japan, people might also notice cultural differences.