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Riddles of National Heroes
1. Which seven-year-old king ascended the throne / Lifetime worries about the nation and its people / Established an examination system to select talented officials / Founded the Quoc Tu Giam to cultivate distinguished scholars?
A. Ly Thanh Tong
B. Ly Cao Tong
C. Ly Nhan Tong
D. Ly Anh Tong
=> Answer: C. Ly Nhan Tong
2. Choosing Da Trach as the resistance base / Dreaming of the day Long Bien was captured / Enduring years of continuous hardship / Asking who traverses the bamboo-covered land?
A. Ly Emperor
B. Trieu Victory Attire
C. Trieu Tuc
D. Ly Buddhist Child
=> Answer: B. Trieu Quang Phuc
3. Which king swept away the Tang army / became famous as the Great King of Bo Cai?
A. Ngo Quyen
B. Phung Hap Khanh
C. Khuc Thua Du
D. Phung Hung
=> Answer: D. Phung Hung
4. Which king, when young, herded buffalo / In battles, used a bamboo broom as a flag / Grew up to build a strong kingdom / Twelve generals all lost to him?
A. Le Hoan
B. Ly Cong Uan
C. Dinh Bo Linh
D. Ngo Quyen
=> Answer: C. Dinh Bo Linh
5. Who sits weaving a basket in the middle of the road / The spear pierces the thigh, yet they remain unaware?
A. Pham Ngu Thu
B. Pham Tu
C. Pham Ngu Lao
D. Da Tuong
=> Answer: C. Pham Ngu Lao
6. Which king has a jet-black face?
A. Mai Thuc Loan
B. Phung Hung
c. Ngo Quyen
D. Ly Nam De
C. Yết Kiêu
D. Lê Lai
=> Answer: C. Yết Kiêu
8. Which king exhibited behavior at the temple?
A. Emperor Ly Nam
B. Ly Thanh Tong
C. Ly Thai Founder
D. Ly Human Sage
=> Answer: C. Lý Thái Tổ
9. Who presents the ritual cakes, Chung and Day, during the king's longevity celebration?
A. Lộc Tục
B. Lạc Long Quân
C. Lang Liêu, the Culinary Craftsman
D. Nguyễn Tuấn, the Modern Visionary
=> Answer: C. Lang Liêu
Other puzzles about national heroes
1. Who is it?
Who led the people on the Eastern Journey?
Who dares to break stones in the vast sky?
Answer: Phan Bội Châu and Phan Chân Trinh
2. Who is it?
Guess who liberates Thang Long
At midnight, resolute to advance in silence
Dong Da, Nhị River stretch their embrace
How did the Thanh invaders face the nightmare of formidable resistance?
Answer: Quang Trung - Nguyễn Huệ
3. Who is it?
Which king has a face as dark as iron?
Which king in the cold season resides at the temple?
Answer: King Mai Hac De (Mai Thuc Loan) and King Ly Thai To
4. Who is it?
Desiring a strong nation and prosperous people
A buffalo king requests to chop seven mosquito heads for the people
Tall hat, wide clothes, no need for extravagance
Retreat to the secluded Lam Son, alone in the mountains?
Answer: Chu Van An
5. Who is it?
Guess who raises the national flag
Mê Linh, ancient land with stories eternally inscribed
Wearing a scarf, embroidering the sky with a veil
The enemy Tô lost his way, desperate to escape danger
Answer: Trưng Sisters
6. Who is it?
Often cried and mourned following their father
Settling debts, weighing the cost of national and familial enemies
Seeking help from Lam Mountain for the Ming army
Binh Ngo Manifesto, the pen silently at work?
Answer: Nguyễn Trãi
7. Who is it?
Guess who brightens the rivers and forests
Joyful at Ham Tu, celebrating at Chương Dương
Vân Đồn, seizing all with military might
The bamboo pot strategy blocks the enemy's retreat path
Answer: Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan
8. Who is it?
Guess who welcomes guests with fragrant trousers
Crushing the fierce waves, chasing the hostile enemy
Cuu Chan resounds through a thousand autumns
For the people, determined to break free from the shackles of unjust imprisonment
Answer: Lady Trieu
9. Who is it?
Guess who on the Bach Dang River
Sharp stakes shining horizontally and vertically
Defeating the Southern Han army thoroughly
A divine sword independently echoes in the sky
Answer: Ngo Quyen
10. Who is it?
Guess who never retreats in the face of adversity
Chí Linh, several times tasting the bitter and spicy flavor
For ten years, Binh Dinh displays its prowess
At Dong Quan Gate, the flock of Vương Thông lost their way?
Answer: Le Loi
11. Who is it?
Swiftly sweeping away the Tang army
Renowned as the King of Bo Cai in the bygone era
Regrettably, a life of silver and wealth soars high
The national territory had to fall into foreign hands?
Answer: Phung Hung
12. Who is it?
Which king, in childhood, herded buffalo
Truong Yen, a bamboo flag practiced and trained
The envoy army suppresses chaos, ending divisions
Established the foundation for a unified and illustrious history, still passed down today?
Answer: Dinh Tien Hoang
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