Healthy Habits
Eating plenty of these can help keep digestion smooth and cholesterol down
What is fiber (or fruits and vegetables)?
Doing this with others can lift your mood and reduce feelings of loneliness.
What is socializing or spending time with friends/family?
Our generation never had remote controls for TVs growing up.
True – You had to get up and turn a dial!
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The Letter "M"
This invention changed how we listened to music in the car in the '60s and '70s.
What is the 8-track player or cassette tape?
This vitamin, often lacking in older adults, is essential for strong bones.
What is Vitamin D?
This kind of journaling can help you reflect on positive experiences daily.
What is gratitude journaling?
Seat belts weren’t standard in cars until the late 1960s.
True! Safety standards were way different back then!
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
An Echo!
He was the U.S. President who said: “Ask not what your country can do for you…”
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This type of fat, found in avocados, nuts, and olive oil, supports heart and brain health.
monounsaturated fat
Keeping a reflective journal supports this psychological trait, linked to emotional intelligence and wisdom.
self-awareness
True or False: Older adults are the fastest-growing group of internet users.
True – Especially for social media, telehealth, and video calling
A doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one every half hour. How long will they last?
1 hour – Take one now, then one in 30 min, last in 60 min.
This soft drink was created in 1898 and once contained cocaine.
Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of this. Strength training can help slow it.
Muscle Mass
This Scandinavian concept embraces coziness, comfort, and simple pleasures
Hygge (pronounced “hoo-gah”)It involves creating a warm, peaceful atmosphere and finding contentment through life's smaller pleasures, such as soft lighting, good company, warm drinks, or a cozy space.
Elvis Presley was banned from being filmed below the waist on live TV
True – Those hip moves were too scandalous for some!
A grandfather, two fathers, and two sons go fishing. They bring home 3 fish. How is that possible?
They are three people: grandfather, his son (father), and his grandson (son).
Before Google, this was the go-to source for finding phone numbers and local businesses
Yellow Pages
Maintaining this type of training — often skipped by seniors — is critical for avoiding injuries when reacting to falls.
power or agility training
Many seniors report this as the key to peace in older age: letting go of ______.
regret or grudges?
Smoking has never been allowed on airplanes!
False! – Ashtrays were built right into the armrests!
Forward I’m heavy, but backward I’m not. What am I?
ton (“ton” backwards is “not”)
This 1950s toy was a national sensation and inspired a dance, a song, and competitions.
Hula Hoop