Sepak takraw is a popular sport in Southeast Asia that combines elements of volleyball, badminton, and soccer. Players use their feet, legs, chest, and head to keep a woven ball from hitting the ground. Here are 57 riddles about sepak takraw to challenge your knowledge of this unique sport.
General Sepak Takraw Riddles
Let’s start with some general riddles about sepak takraw:
Riddles 1-10
- Riddle: I’m kicked and headed but never picked up by hand. What am I? Answer: The sepak takraw ball.
- Riddle: What has 21 players but only 3 per team? Answer: A game of sepak takraw.
- Riddle: I can be a smash, clearance, or block. What sepak takraw move am I? Answer: A kick.
- Riddle: We make up the court but cannot be dribbled like a basketball. What are we? Answer: The lines on a sepak takraw court.
- Riddle: Two teams try to get me past the net but I can never use my hands. What am I? Answer: A sepak takraw player.
- Riddle: I separate the sides and decide who gets the point. What am I? Answer: The net in sepak takraw.
- Riddle: I’m awarded when the ball touches the ground. What am I? Answer: A point.
- Riddle: I’m rectangular with four boundaries. Players try to bounce and kick a ball inside me. What am I? Answer: A sepak takraw court.
- Riddle: I can use my feet and head but never my hands. Who am I? Answer: A sepak takraw player.
- Riddle: We come in sets that must be won to end the match. What are we? Answer: Points and sets.
Riddles About Sepak Takraw Equipment
Next, let’s look at some riddles focused on sepak takraw equipment:
Riddles 11-20
- Riddle: I’m circular or tube-shaped, lightweight and woven. Players kick me back and forth across the court using anything but their hands. What am I? Answer: The woven rattan ball used in sepak takraw.
- Riddle: I’m an important piece of equipment, but players don’t touch me during the game. What am I? Answer: The net.
- Riddle: We come in different heights like 15.75, 16.00, and 16.25 meters. Players try to kick the ball over us. What are we? Answer: The standards that hold up the net.
- Riddle: I mark important parts of the court like the centerline and service circle. What am I? Answer: A line.
- Riddle: I’m often braided from nylon or other synthetic fibers. I surround the entire sepak takraw court. What am I? Answer: The boundary lines.
- Riddle: I’m a “T” shaped area behind the service line. The server must kick the ball from inside me. What am I? Answer: The service zone.
- Riddle: I’m usually made of hardwood or synthetic material. Players spring off me to spike the ball. What am I? Answer: The court floor/surface.
- Riddle: Iseparate the back line from the rest of the court and help mark boundaries. What am I?
Answer: Red tape. - Riddle: I’m often sponsored by companies and surround the perimeter of the court. What am I? Answer: Advertising hoardings.
- Riddle: I wave in the air when a point is scored. What am I? Answer: A flag held by the line judge.
Sepak Takraw Skills and Positions
Let’s learn about some of the skills and positions in sepak takraw:
Riddles 21-30
- Riddle: I propel the ball over the net with a powerful kick or spike. What position am I? Answer: Attacker/striker.
- Riddle: I set up my teammates by doing tricky kicks to pass the ball. What position am I? Answer: Feeder/tosser.
- Riddle: I defend the back court by performing aerial blocks and kicks. What position am I? Answer: Defender.
- Riddle: My specialty is performing jumping smashes to score points. What am I? Answer: A spiker.
- Riddle: I strategically kick the ball to make it difficult for opponents to return. What am I? Answer: A placement kicker.
- Riddle: My kickslaunch the ball in a high arc over players’ heads. What type of kick am I? Answer: A lob kick.
- Riddle: I’m a tricky spin kick that confuses opponents. What am I? Answer: A fade kick.
- Riddle: My kick directs the ball very low over the net, surprising blockers. What type of kick am I? Answer: A drive kick.
- Riddle: I flexibly adjust under high kicks before striking the ball. What am I? Answer: A volleyball-style dig.
- Riddle: I’m a dramatic leaping save to keep the ball in the air. What skillful move am I? Answer: A diving catch.
Riddles About Sepak Takraw Rules
How well do you know the rules of the game? Test your knowledge with these riddles:
Riddles 31-40
- Riddle: We must fully cross the net before play continues. What are we? Answer: The sepak takraw ball.
- Riddle: I determine which team gets to serve first. What am I? Answer: A coin toss.
- Riddle: I’m committed when a player touches the ball illegally. What am I? Answer: A fault.
- Riddle: I’m awarded if the ball lands outside the court boundaries. What am I? Answer: An out.
- Riddle: Teams switch sides after every two of me. What am I? Answer: A set.
- Riddle: Don’t cross me before the ball is kicked on a serve! What am I? Answer: The front service line.
- Riddle: I’m the 15 minute break that happens between the second and third sets. What am I? Answer: Half time.
- Riddle: I’m committed when the ball touches something other than a player’s head, feet, or torso. What am I? Answer: A fault.
- Riddle: I’m the zone behind the service line where the server must kick from. What am I? Answer: The service zone.
- Riddle: Don’t touch me or go under me during play! What am I? Answer: The net.
Sepak Takraw History and Culture
In these last riddles, explore some sepak takraw history and culture:
Riddles 41-50
- Riddle: We originated as a sport in this Asian region over 500 years ago. Where are we from? Answer: Southeast Asia.
- Riddle: I’m the Southeast Asian country that claims to have invented the woven rattan ball. What country am I? Answer: Malaysia.
- Riddle: We first became a regulated sport with international rules in this decade. When was that? Answer: The 1960s.
- Riddle: I’m the Indonesian island that has hosted the World Sepak Takraw Championships. What island am I? Answer: Bali.
- Riddle: I’m the capital city of Thailand that hosted the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, where sepak takraw was first played officially as a medal sport. What city am I?
Answer: Bangkok. - Riddle: I’m the Malaysian state known for excelling at sepak takraw. Players show incredible acrobatics and skill here. What state am I?
Answer: Kelantan. - Riddle: Sepak takraw may have evolved from this ancient Asian sport similar to badminton. What sport am I?
Answer: Shuttlecock kicking. - Riddle: Legend says sepak takraw originated from this warrior’s training. He kicked a rattan ball over a net while fighting invading armies. Who am I?
Answer: Badang, a strongman warrior. - Riddle: Sepak takraw games often take place at lively festivals celebrating me. What am I? Answer: The harvest.
- Riddle: I’m Malaysia’s King Ghazali, credited with transforming sepak takraw into a competitive sport in the 1940s. Who am I? Answer: The “Father of Modern Sepak Takraw.”
Riddles 51-57
- Riddle: Sepak takraw is based on the principles of this ancient Chinese martial art. What fighting style am I? Answer: Wushu.
- Riddle: Top sepak takraw athletes show incredible what? Answer: Flexibility, acrobatics, and leg dexterity.
- Riddle: Sepak takraw requires excellent coordination between the eyes and these body parts. What am I? Answer: Feet.
- Riddle: Sepak takraw helps improve stamina, endurance, agility, and these muscles. What am I? Answer: Leg, chest, and core muscles.
- Riddle: Sepak takraw evolved from a sport played for fun at festivals celebrating this event. What am I? Answer: The rice harvest.
- Riddle: Sepak raga, literally “kick ball,” was an early form of me. What modern sport am I? Answer: Sepak takraw.
- Riddle: Sepak takraw is sometimes called this, because players can only strike the ball with legs, chest, and head. What am I?
Answer: Kick volleyball.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed testing your sepak takraw knowledge with these 57 riddles and their answers! Let me know if you have any other questions. Sepak takraw combines creative footwork with competitive fun in a way that’s unique among sports. Give it a try if you want an active game that will challenge your agility and legs!
