Nepali Gau Khane Katha is a very popular question-answer game. Generally played between 2 or more players where one asks the question and others answers it. The questions are like riddles but mostly short, which will have a short 1-word answer.
Nepali Gau Khane Katha | Nepali Ukhan Tukka
चाँदिको ठेकि सेउलाको बिरको के हो?
Ans: Mula
छोड छोड बुढी म अघि जान्छु, के हो?
Ans: Lauro
मन चोर्ने मायालु ति राती राती आउछिन उज्यालो हुन नपाउदै कुन्नी कता जान्छिन के होला त्येस्तो ?
Ans: Nindra
हात खुट्टा केही छैन जता सुकै जान्छ
बोल्ने मुख नभए पनि गोप्य कुरा खोल्छ
ल भन्नुहोस के हो ?
Ans: Chitthi / Letter
लामो लामो लहरमा फल्ने मिठो फल
खादा भने मुख भरी हुन्छ जलै जल… ?
Ans: Angur
सफा चिज चाहिदैन फोहरमा बस्छ
रात भरि आहार खोजी दिन भरि लुक्छ
के होला त्येस्तो ?
Ans: Lamkhutte
एउटा मानिसका आठवटा खुट्टा
Ans: दौरा – भोटा वा चोलाका तुना
उँधोबाट हाँस आयो , एक मुठी घाँस ल्यायो ।
Ans: Mula – मुला
उज्यालोमा भन्दा पानी अध्यारोमा राम्री, दामी नामी उतिकै छन् रत्न हुन् हाम्री ।
Ans: Chandrama
आफ्नु घरमा भात पकाई, अरुका घरमा तिहुन चखाई ।
Ans: Jery
घुम्छ फनफनी, खान्छ मट्यनग्रा, छर्छ धुलो ।
Ans: घट्ट
एकसिंगे गोरु दुवै दाईँ गर्छन ।
Ans: जाँतो पिंधेको
Ans: समय- Time
एकातिर काटे ढुङ्ग्रो, अर्कातिर काटे पुङ्माङ ।
Ans: बाँस
उठ्नेबित्तिकै खोपामा हात ।
Ans: लुगा लाएको
चाँदीको ठेकी, सुनको खोल ।
Ans: Kera – केरा
एक मुठी छ्वालीले सबै घर छाएको ।
Ans: बत्ति
खुट्टा नहुँदा जमिनमा हिंड्न पाएन, पखेटा नहुँदा आकाशमा उड्न पाएन ।
Ans:माछो
Ans : आग्लो
आमा बोक्सी, छोरी सुकुमारी ।
Ans: गुलाफको फुल
Ans: चन्द्रमा
कालिगंगा गौरीघाट, बत्तीस हाँगा एउटै पात ।
Ans: जिब्रो
कालो ओडारमा लहरै जन्ती ।
Ans: कमिलाको ताँती
Ans:गैँडा
खिरिलो साँढेको जिउ भरि सिङ्गै सिङ्ग ।
Ans: तितेकरेला
अड्गजी रुखका गडगजी पात, को ल्याउंछ दुनाबोता को खान्छ भात? ।
Ans: पानीअमला
घरतिर जादाँ वनतिर मुख, वनतिर जाँदा घर तिर मुख ।
Ans: बन्चरो
Ans: क्यालकुलेटर
खेतकी चरी ट्वार-ट्वार गर्छिन, पानी नपाए ठहरै मर्छिन ।
Ans: भ्यागुतो
एउटा बुढाका सयौं आँखा, देख्ता खेरि बिग्नै चनाखा ।
Ans: डोको
एक पाथी धानको लाख पाथी धान ।
Ans: Jun ra tara | जुन र तारा
एकखुट्टे धामी, भारी बोकी कुइँक्क ।
Ans: डोको
खटखट खटमाउ, तिन मुख दस पाउ ।
Ans: गोरु जोतेको
गहतकोसे घोप्टि गाई, वनमा चरी भोकै आइ ।
Ans: हँसिया
कानमा समाई नाकमा बस्छु, हेर्नु परे आँखै छोप्छु ।
Ans: चस्मा
उदंती, बुडन्ति, चुँडन्ति ।
Ans: चारो, माछो र चंगा
इल्सिंग मिल्सिंग, काली गाईका तिन सिङ्ग ।
Ans: ओदान
अँध्यारो घरमा दहीका छिटा ।
Ans: चाँदीका सिक्का
कपास, केराउ, गुराँस, काँक्रो, चारै जातको यौटै थाँत्रो ।
Ans: सिमलको रुख
चार अक्षरी थर हुनेको पहिलो अक्षर काट्यो ।
Ans: 442
गुराँस, कपास, मास र काँक्रो, चारै चिजको एउटै थाँक्रो ।
Ans: सिमलको रुख
काठकी बाछी ढुङ्गाकी गाई, जति दुह्यो उति आइ ।
Ans: चन्दन घोटेको
गनगने बुढाको पिठ्यिँउ भरि नसा ।
Ans: दमाहा
अँजुलिभरी सुनका मुन्द्रा ।
Ans: बोहोतो
आमा खुप्रीझुप्री, छोरि भर्भर सुन्दरी ।
Ans:गुलाफ
भित्तामा झुन्डयाउँछन् बर्षरि चटारो , वैसाख लाग्दा नलाग्दै फेर्न हतारो । के हो???
Ans: Calendar
दाँत मेरो अलगिन्ती कपाल मेरो साक्षी , कपालमै डुल्ने गर्छ , गर्दै तलमाथी ।
Ans: Kaiyo
Ans: Tara
Ans: Teacher
Ans: Lemon
Some English Riddles, similar to Nepali Gau Khane Katha
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
Ans: A Penny
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Ans: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
David’s father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?
Ans: David.
You live in a one storey house made entirely of redwood. What color would the stairs be?
Ans: What stairs? You live in a one storey house.
Always in you, Sometimes on you; If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I?
Ans: Water.
Ans: When you are a mouse.
What has to be broken before you can use it? Answer: An egg
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? Answer: A candle
What month of the year has 28 days? Answer: All of them
What is full of holes but still holds water? Answer: A sponge
What question can you never answer yes to? Answer: Are you asleep yet?
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? Answer: The future
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it? Answer: A promise
What goes up but never comes down? Answer: Your age
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why? Answer: He was bald.
What gets wet while drying? Answer: A towel
What can you keep after giving to someone? Answer: Your word
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I? Answer: A barber
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible? Answer: All the people on the boat are married.
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first? Answer: The match
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible? Answer: He was born on February 29.
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I? Answer: A bank
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? Answer: A map
With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I? Answer: A stapler
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to? Answer: An echo
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it? Answer: Darkness
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son? Answer: David
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? Answer: A piano
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty? Answer: A chalkboard
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I? Answer: Your breath
Where does today come before yesterday? Answer: The dictionary
If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I? Answer: A secret
What invention lets you look right through a wall? Answer: A window
What gets bigger when more is taken away? Answer: A hole
What goes up and down but doesn’t move? Answer: A staircase
If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in? Answer: Second place
It belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it? Answer: Your name
What has one eye, but can’t see? Answer: A needle
What has lots of eyes, but can’t see? Answer: A potato
What has hands, but can’t clap? Answer: A clock
What kind of band never plays music? Answer: A rubber band
What has one head, one foot and four legs? Answer: A bed
What has words, but never speaks? Answer: A book
What has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand? Answer: A glove
What can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
Answer: A stamp
