Short and concise brain teaser questions with answers

We all know that riddles are extremely beneficial for the brain because they stimulate logical thinking and cognition. Do you want to receive the benefits that riddles bring? If so, test yourself with the brain teaser questions in our list of short riddles below.

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1. Short brain teaser questions

Not only listening to music, playing, but also coming up with short and concise brain teaser questions for friends, relatives is an effective way to entertain, stimulate brain development.

Question 1: Which pants are the widest?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: Archipelago

Question 2: Which mountain is chopped into pieces?

>> Answer: Thai Son Mountain

Question 3: What is the most precious thing about a son?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: A son

Question 4: The sun for three years, I have never left you?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: Shadow

Question 5: Which road is the longest?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: Path of life

Question 6: A glass filled with water, how do you get the water from the bottom of the glass without pouring it out?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: Use a straw

Question 7: What do buyers know, sellers know, but users never know?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: Coffin

Brain teaser with answer number 8: A black dog is called an ink dog. A yellow dog is called a lime dog. A giving birth dog is called a birth dog. So what is a red dog called?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: A red dog is called a red dog

Question 9: What is the most important organization for women?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: Women's Union

Question 10: A brain teaser that forbids dirty thoughts

Shake it and the whole body trembles

Water is drawn from the feet to the floor

Oh, wealthy young man

Stick it in, ask slowly, don't rush to pull out! What is it?

>> Answer: Refrigerator

Question 11: There is a flock of birds perched on a branch, the hunter shoots at the moon. How many birds die?

>> Answer to the riddle: 15 birds (Rằm is 15)

Question 12: The more you play, the more water comes out

>> Answer to the riddle: Playing chess

Question 13: She died and flew up to the sky. How old was she when she died and why did she die?

>> Answer: 73 years old (she flew is seven three)

Question 14: Which calendar is the longest?

>> Answer to the riddle: History

Question 15: What is as long as a banana, but when you hold it, it leaks?

>> Answer to the riddle: Ice cream stick

Question 16: Can you prove that a girl is equal to a goat?

>> Answer: A girl = fairy = predecessor = before monkey = goat (in the order of the zodiac signs)

Question 17: On the left side of the road, there is a blue house, and on the right side, there is a red house. So, where is the White House?

>> Answer to the riddle: In the United States

Question 18: When Beckham takes a penalty kick, where does he shoot?

>> Answer to the riddle: The ball

Riddle 19: Which village is the most crowded?

>> Answer to the riddle: Society

Riddle 20: Two people dig for two hours and get a hole. So, how many holes do you get if one person digs for one hour?

>> Answer to the riddle: 1 hole

Riddle 21: Why can't a dog bite its own tail?

>> Answer to the riddle: The dog's tail is not long enough

Riddle 22: What doesn't crow but is still called a rooster?

>> Answer to the riddle: A hen and a chick

Riddle 23: What can carry a large piece of wood but not a small stone?

>> Answer to the challenging riddle: A river

Riddle 24: Two people, one big and one small, climb to the top of a mountain. The small one is the big one's child, but the big one is not the small one's father. Who is the big one?

>> Answer to the smart challenging riddle: The mother

Riddle 25: How can a scale weigh itself?

>> Answer to the riddle: Flip the scale upside down

Compilation of short tricky riddles with answers

2. The most challenging tricky riddles

Riddles are a group activity, a great individual pastime. Regularly solving the most challenging tricky riddles can stimulate thinking, help brain development, and make our lives much happier.

Riddle 26: What word do all Vietnamese people pronounce incorrectly?

>> Answer to the ultimate troll riddle: The word 'Sai' (meaning wrong)

Riddle 27: Prove that 4 : 3 = 2

>> Answer to the math brain teaser: 4 : 3 means four divided by three, read backward is three divided by four = 8 : 4 = 2

Riddle 28: Which word makes happy people sad when they see it and sad people happy when they see it?

>> Answer to the tricky riddle: That too shall pass

The most brain-teasing riddles number 29: How many letter C's are there in the following sentence: 'Cơm, canh, cháo gì tớ cũng thích ăn!'

>> Answer to the riddle: 1 letter C, in the word 'Cơm'

Riddle 30: If you have only one matchstick on a cold winter day, and you enter a room with a lamp, an oil burner, and a wood stove, what do you light first?

>> Answer to the tricky game riddle: The matchstick

Riddle 31: Prove that: Girl = goat

>> Answer to the funny riddle: Girl = fairy = ancestor = before monkey = goat

Riddle 32: What can the left hand hold that the right hand can't?

>> Answer to the tricky riddle: The right hand

Silly brain teaser 33: What can lie down when walking, stand when lying down, but lie down again when standing?

>> Answer to the fun riddle: Foot

Riddle 34: A murderer is sentenced to death. He must choose one of three rooms: Room one is engulfed in flames, Room two is filled with assassins with guns drawn, and Room three is filled with starving lions that haven't eaten in three years. Which room is safest for him?

>> Answer to the smart tricky riddle: Room 3 because the starving lions would be dead

Brain teaser question 35: What game gets stronger as you lose?

>> Answer to the fun riddle: Cycling

Riddle 36: What type of soft drink contains iron and calcium?

>> Answer to the riddle: Coffee (Calcium = Ca; Iron = Fe)

Riddle 37: Which mountain is cut into pieces?

>> Answer to the fun riddle: Mount Everest

Riddle 38: Everyone knows Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, so what was the tallest mountain in the world before Mount Everest was discovered?

>> Answer to the tricky riddle: Everest

Riddle 39: A red crab 10 cm long races against a green crab 15 cm long. Which one reaches the finish line first?

>> Answer to the fun riddle: The green crab because the red crab has been boiled

Riddle 40: What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

>> Answer to the tricky riddle: Coal

Tricky riddle... keep it clean number 41: What does Adam have that Eve does not, and that he has two of?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: The letter 'a'

Riddle 42: There is a deaf mouse herd passing by, how many are there?

>> Answer to the riddle: 24 mice (Deaf is 'de', 'de' is two 'tu')

Tricky riddle... keep it clean number 43: What of a woman is always wet?

>> Answer to the brain teaser 18+: The tongue

Riddle 44: One duck goes in front of 2 ducks, 2 ducks go behind 2 ducks, 2 ducks go between 2 ducks. How many ducks are there?

>> Answer to the riddle: 4 ducks

Tricky brain teaser with answers number 45: What hits father, hits mother, hits brother, hits sister, hits me?

>> Answer to the riddle: Toothbrush

Riddle 46: A blue ghost dies with 1 hit, a red ghost dies with 2 hits. How can you make both ghosts die with only 2 hits?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: Hit the blue ghost first, which counts as 1 hit. The red ghost, upon seeing this, will be scared, turning pale (the red ghost becomes the blue ghost). Hitting this new blue ghost is enough to kill both.

Riddle 47: What lives if you hit it, but dies if you don't?

>> Answer to the riddle: Heart

Riddle 48: What does this mean: 1' => 4 = 1505

>> Answer to the brain teaser: 1 minute of thinking equals 1 year without sleep

Riddle 49: There was a woman who couldn't swim, so if she fell into the water, she would die. One day she was on a boat, and suddenly the boat sank, but she didn't die. Why (nobody saved her)?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: She took a submarine

Riddle 50: Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

>> Answer to the riddle: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Riddle 51: There is a bridge with a weight limit of 10 tons, which means if the weight exceeds 10 tons, the bridge will collapse. There is a truck carrying cargo, with a total weight of the truck being 8 tons + cargo 4 tons = 12 tons. How can the driver cross this bridge (without removing any cargo from the truck)?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: The driver just keeps going, the truck stays behind

Riddle 52: A man goes into the deep forest to explore, unfortunately he encounters a very fierce gorilla that wants to tear him apart. He has 2 knives in his hand, too scared to use them he throws them away. The gorilla picks them up and after a few minutes it lies dead on the ground. Do you know why?

>> Answer to the folk brain teaser: It holds a knife and stabs itself (Gorillas often do that)

Funny brain teaser 53: What has a goat's head and a snail's body?

>> Answer to the brain teaser: The hill

Compilation of challenging brain teasers with answers

3. Compilation of fun brain teasers in Fast as a Flash Junior

Fast as a Flash Junior is an entertainment program that stimulates quick thinking, loved by many young audiences. Here are the most challenging brain teasers in the Fast as a Flash Junior show throughout the seasons. Let's check them out and test your skills in solving these fun brain teasers!

Question 1: According to folklore, how does Ong Tao (Kitchen Gods) return to heaven: by airplane, super-fast glider, or spaceship?
Answer: Carp

Question 2: Is it allowed to set off firecrackers on Tet (Lunar New Year)?
Answer: Firecrackers are not allowed, they are banned now

Question 3: What type of pen is used to write New Year greeting cards: Ballpoint pen, feather pen, or pencil?
Answer: All three pens can be used for writing

Brain teaser with answer number 4: Why are ballpoint pens called 'bi' (pen bi in Vietnamese)?

Answer: Because there's a ball at the top of a ballpoint pen

Question 5: In the second leg final of the 2018 AFF Cup, which team did the Vietnam national team defeat to win the championship?
Answer: Malaysia national team

Short brain teasers number 6: Where is there no Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year): Vung Tau, Dak Lak, or Da Lat?
Answer: All three places have Tet

Question 7: Blindfolded dog-catching, blindfolded goat-catching, blindfolded pig-catching. What is the name of a traditional folk game?
Answer: Blindfolded goat-catching

Question 8: Vạn sự như ý - Vạn sự khởi đầu nan - Vạn Hạnh Mall. Which one is a Tet greeting?
Answer: Vạn sự như ý

Question 9: On the first day of Tet, people often see lion dance, dragon dance, or fire dance activities?
Answer: Lion dance

Question 10: How do you say 'Happy New Year' in English: “Happy birthday”, “Happy ending”, or “Happy Polla”?
Answer: None of the above, it's “Happy new year”

Question 11: Which type of cake is often eaten during Tet: Bánh chưng, bánh giầy, or bánh gai?
Answer: Bánh chưng, bánh giầy

Question 12: Piano, Pinocchio, Pikachu which one is the English name for a piano?
Answer: Piano

Question 13: Which player scored the only goal against the Malaysian national team in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2018 final?
Answer: Anh Đức

Question 14: Football fans are also known as football enthusiasts, football chanters, or cloud kickers?
Answer: Football enthusiasts

Question 15: Vietnamese people celebrate Western New Year, do Westerners celebrate Vietnamese New Year or not?
Answer: No

Question 16: Do Vietnamese people in the West celebrate Vietnamese New Year?
Answer: Yes

Question 17: Which cake, bánh chưng or bánh giầy, symbolizes the earth?
Answer: Bánh chưng

Question 18: Lá dứa, lá dừa, lá dong which leaf is used to wrap bánh chưng?
Answer: Lá dong

Question 19: This year, Xuân is 9 years old, Xuân's older brother is 12 years old. How many years older will Xuân's older brother be than Xuân in 5 years?
Answer: 3 years

Question 20: Bánh Chưng Bánh Tét, Bánh Chưng Bánh Giò which one is the name of a Vietnamese folk legend?
Answer: None of them, it's Bánh Chưng Bánh Giầy

Question 21: Hợi refers to a tiger, an oyster, or a pig?
Answer: A pig

Question 22: Mom went to the market to buy 5 grapefruits and 5 oranges. The child ate 2 oranges. How many grapefruits are left?
Answer: 5 grapefruits, because the child didn't eat any

Question 23: Is bánh chưng a rectangular, square, or triangular cake?
Answer: Square

Question 24: What is usually the filling of bánh chưng: Meat, fish, or mung beans?
Answer: Meat and mung beans

Question 25: When do you eat bánh chưng, on Tet or on Christmas?
Answer: On traditional Tet holiday or on Christmas or on other regular days

Question 26: Mai's house has 2 siblings. On Tet, Mai helps her mother wrap bánh chưng. What is Mai doing?
Answer: There is no brother named Mai

Question 27: How do you put 8 bánh chưng into 5 bags, with an even number of bánh chưng in each bag?
Answer: Cut the bánh chưng into 5 equal parts and put into 5 bags. 8 is an even number, cut evenly like the first one

Question 28: Xông hơi, xông pha, xông đất, tăng xông which is the name of a traditional custom on Tet?
Answer: Xông đất

Question 29: The person xông đất enters their own house, jumps into their own house, or sneaks into their own house after the New Year's Eve moment?
Answer: Steps into their own house first

Question 30: Who passed the ball to the player Anh Đức to score the opening goal in the second leg final of the AFF Cup 2018 between Vietnam and Malaysia?
Answer: Quang Hải

Compilation of fun riddles in nhanh như chớp nhí

4. Compilation of fun riddles in Nhanh như chớp for adults

Keep these fun riddles in Nhanh như chớp in your pocket to challenge your friends and family. With these brain teasers, laughter and joy will fill your living, working, and learning space.

Question 1: What do you eat that gets smaller and smaller every day?
Answer: A bar of soap

Question 2: Which eye can dance?
Answer: The coconut eye

Riddle in Nhanh như chớp number 3: What tomato doesn't sit still?
Answer: Tomato sauce

Riddle 4: What cake never stands still?
Answer: A pancake

Riddle 5: What fruit do both men and women like?
Answer: The other person's heart

Riddle 6: What fruit is always opposite?
Answer: The opposite fruit

Riddle 7: What changes when you're born on Earth?
Answer: The human population

Riddle 8: What do you eat that's bustling?
Answer: Customers

Riddle 9: What do you take pictures of without taking?
Answer: Photos

Riddle 10: When do you spin without spinning?
Answer: When you spin a film

Riddle 11: Clearly he said he'd save me, but after saving me, I perish. What did he save?
Answer: A firefighter

Riddle 12: In the children's song 'Why don't you dance,' how many letters are mentioned?
Answer: 12 letters

Riddle 13: In the children's song 'Why don't you dance,' what is mentioned?
Answer: 3 things: head, body, thigh

Riddle 14: In the children's song 'Who do you love,' who does the child love the most?
Answer: Loves mom the most

Riddle 15: In the children's song 'Who do you love,' who does the child love?
Answer: loves mom, loves dad, loves brother, loves sister

Riddle 16: What vegetable is most likely to be hated?
Answer: Mischievous eggplant

Riddle 17: What cake hurts just to hear about?
Answer: Banh tet (Vietnamese cylindrical sticky rice cake)

Riddle 18: What is beneath everyone but called the father of all?
Answer: A chair

Riddle 19: What stands but doesn't stand?
Answer: Shadow

Riddle 20: How many words are in the dictionary?
Answer: 2 words

Riddle 21: What gets smaller as it goes higher?
Answer: Flying balloon

Riddle 22: In the song 'Ideal straw hut,' what is the hut built with?
Answer: With fate and love

Riddle 23: What sinks but doesn't sink?
Answer: Sun

Riddle 24: In the song 'Ideal straw hut,' what do the two characters do every night?
Answer: Look at Miss Moon

Riddle 25: How many children do the two characters in the song 'Ideal straw hut' have?
Answer: 1 beautiful child

Riddle 26: What can you hold but cannot hold?
Answer: Sticky rice

Riddle 27: What cake do you eat once a year?
Answer: Mooncake

Riddle 28: Which hand does many things but isn't the right one?
Answer: Left hand

Riddle 29: Which hand doesn't do anything?
Answer: Dreamy hand

With the tricky brain teasers we've compiled above, we hope you'll have some mind-boggling riddles to challenge your friends or your little ones at home. These riddles are guaranteed to not only stimulate thinking in children but also bring about hearty laughter. You can also check out some smart riddles here

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