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Many children love quizzes like riddles and trick questions, don’t they?
If you’re going to take on quizzes, it’s nice to include seasonally themed questions.
But it can be hard to find quizzes that match the time of year, and searching for new ones every day is a lot of work.
So in this article, we’ll introduce quizzes related to today!
We’ll update daily with quizzes inspired by things like commemorative days and seasonal traditions.
Please use them as a reference and enjoy the quizzes together with your kids.
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[For Kids] Today's Quiz Roundup. Let's play quizzes about today! [April 2026] (1–10)
Kids Will Laugh! Children’s Day Quiz
To help children learn more about Children’s Day, let’s try a Children’s Day quiz! Through various questions about decorations, foods, and the correct order of koinobori carp streamers, deepen your understanding of this special day.
After taking the quiz, it’s also a great idea to make or eat the items that appear in it.
Adding a short jingle-like song between quiz questions will make it even more fun and exciting! Give it a try.
What month and what day is Children’s Day?
- March 3
- May 5
- July 7
See the answer
May 5
It was originally a day to pray for boys’ growth, but now it has become a day to wish happiness for all children. Large carp streamers are flown in the sky, carrying the hope that children will grow up strong and resilient. There is also a custom of eating kashiwa-mochi and chimaki. It is a wonderful holiday when the whole family celebrates children’s growth and cheers them on, saying, “Keep doing your best and stay healthy.”
Which of the following children’s songs is related to Children’s Day?
- Height comparison
- tea picking
- Spring Stream
See the answer
Height comparison
“Seikurabe” is a song that portrays the atmosphere of Children’s Day on May 5, depicting memories like marking heights with scratches on a pillar. Words such as “chimaki” (rice dumplings) and “hashira no kizu” (marks on the pillar) appear in the lyrics, conjuring up scenes of Children’s Day. It’s a children’s song perfect for the holiday, evoking the image of a child growing up under the watchful eyes of their family.
Which of the following is a public holiday (a day off) in July?
- Children's Day
- Marine Day
- Mountain Day
See the answer
Marine Day
Marine Day, a holiday in July, is also a day to express gratitude to the sea. As it gets hotter, water-based games and leisure activities become popular.
Marine Day is on the third Monday of July. What kind of meaning does this holiday have?
- Play at the beach
- Give thanks to the sea
- Catch fish in the sea
See the answer
Give thanks to the sea
Marine Day originates from “Umi no Kinenbi,” the day Emperor Meiji returned to Yokohama via Hakodate from Aomori. It is designated as a day to give thanks to the sea and to pray for Japan’s prosperity.
Which of the following is a holiday during the summer?
- Mountain Day
- Marine Day
- Autumnal Equinox Day
See the answer
Mountain Day and Marine Day
The holiday in July is Marine Day, and the holiday in August is Mountain Day. It might make it easier to plan outings during summer vacation. It could also be nice to look into the origins of each holiday.
The name of the April 29 holiday has changed multiple times.
National holidays are usually shown in red on calendars, and schools and other institutions are often closed.
One such holiday is April 29.
Did you know its name has changed several times? Until 1948 it was called “Tenchōsetsu” (the Emperor’s Birthday Festival).
From 1949 to 1988 it was “Emperor’s Birthday.” It then became “Greenery Day” from 1989 to 2006, and since 2007 it has been called “Shōwa Day.” “Shōwa Day” is said to embody the hope that we will not forget the Shōwa era, which saw Japan’s recovery after the war, and that we will carry that spirit forward to a peaceful future.