Smarty Pants Quiz for Seniors in Aged Care

Looking for a fun and stimulating way to engage your aged care residents? The Smarty Pants Quiz for Seniors in Aged Care is a light-hearted, brain-boosting activity designed to encourage conversation, memory recall, and a few good laughs. Designed to be read out to a group, this is a perfect activity to enjoy over morning tea.

🧠📄 Grab the A4 printable version at the bottom of this page.

👇 Here’s the quiz – let’s see how many your residents can get right!

1. What dogs are white with black spots all over them called?
🟢 Answer: Dalmatians

2. What is the chair called that a King or Queen sits on?
🟢 Answer: Throne

3. What are jodhpurs?
🟢 Answer: Riding pants

4. In which city is the suburb of Wimbledon?
🟢 Answer: London

5. Everything King Midas touched turned to what?
🟢 Answer: Gold

6 Elvis Presley sang about suede shoes – what colour were they?
🟢 Answer: Blue

7. People from England are called English – what are people from Denmark called?
🟢 Answer: Danes

8. What is Scotland’s floral emblem?
🟢 Answer: Thistle

9. The Egyptian Sphinx has the head of a human and the body of a what?
🟢 Answer: Lion

10. What do the initials D.O.B. stand for?
🟢 Answer: Date of Birth

11. What is James Bond’s code number?
🟢 Answer: 007

12. Who played the character Mr Bean?
🟢 Answer: Rowan Atkinson

13. What creature is on the Welsh flag?
🟢 Answer: Dragon

14. What is a group of butterflies called?
🟢 Answer: A flutter (also known as a kaleidoscope, swarm, rabble, or flight)

15. What is the water surrounding a castle called?
🟢 Answer: A moat

16. What are you doing if you are “tickling the ivories”?
🟢 Answer: Playing the piano

17. In what sport did Muhammad Ali compete?
🟢 Answer: Boxing

18. Which is bigger in area, Scotland or Wales?
🟢 Answer: Scotland

19. Who is the lead singer of the band U2?
🟢 Answer: Bono

20 . How many sides does an octagon have?
🟢 Answer: 8