2,062 Easy Riddles With Answers - page 13 of 21
What tree uses calendar?
This is a pun on 'dates' being both a calendar term and the fruit of this palm tree.
What is a deer's favorite kind of tree?
"El-deer" is a pun on "elder," a type of tree, blended with "deer."
What do unicorns use to decorate their Christmas tree?
This is a pun combining 'unicorn' with 'ornaments'.
What does a surprised tree do?
This is a pun on 'disbelief' sounding like 'dis-b-leaf', playing on tree leaves.
Why did the tree want to leave the woods?
This is a pun on tree 'branches' and the phrase 'branch out' meaning to try new things.
The giraffe is taller than the lion but shorter than the palm tree. Which animal is the tallest?
Remember the question specifically asks about animals, and a tree isn't one.
What do trees need to have in order to be able to achieve anything in life?
This is a pun on 'belief' sounding like 'be-leaf', playing on tree leaves.
What tree that definitely grows does not have a shadow and does not grow fruit?
A family tree is a diagram showing ancestry, not an actual living plant.
What tree is most warmly clad?
This is a pun on 'fir' sounding like 'fur', a warm material.
What did the Christmas tree wear to keep it warm?
This is a pun on 'fir' sounding like 'fur' coat.
I have many purposes for everyone, maybe a home, maybe some fun. I grow really tall and live a long time but once I get too old I just fall down and die. What am I?
This tall living thing can provide shelter for animals and shade for people.
An orange fell from a tree at the top of a hill and rolled for a very long time all of a sudden it stopped while still part way down the hill. Why did it stop?
This is a pun on an orange having 'juice' like a car needs fuel.
Who is braver, a stone or a tree?
This is a pun on 'boulder' sounding like 'bolder'.
I grow up super tall. When I die, I give a mighty fall. What am I?
This tall plant crashes down loudly when it eventually falls.
How do trees surf the internet?
This is a pun on tree 'logs' and logging into a website.
A man is driving in his car, there are no headlights or streetlights for him to see the road. But somehow, he saw an old lady crossing the street and stopped for her. How is this possible if there are no lights?
There's no need for artificial light if the sun is already shining.
What do you call a tree-chopper who sleeps on the job?
This is a pun combining 'slumber' with 'lumberjack'.
What is the name of the ugliest tree?
This is a pun on 'yew' sounding like 'you' (as in 'ugly, aren't you').
Why are Christmas trees bad at knitting?
This is a pun on pine needles and knitting needles.
What did the tree wear to the pool?
This is a pun on a tree's 'trunk' and swimming 'trunks'.
Where do astronauts leave their spaceships?
Wordplay — "meteors" sounds like "meters," as in parking meters.
What did the falling space rock say as it crashed to earth?
Wordplay — "Meteor" sounds like "meat here," playing off bacon, a breakfast meat.
Finish the sequence: J F M A M J J A S O N _
The sequence lists the first letters of the months in order, so the twelfth letter is "D" for December.
What sea is in space?
Wordplay — "galaxy" sounds like "galax-sea."
There was a man driving a truck with no lights on. There was no moon out and no streetlights either. Suddenly a woman crossed the street in front of him. How did he see her?
A trick question — headlights aren't needed to see during the day.
Why did all the pecans go to space?
Wordplay — "Astro-nuts" sounds like "astronauts," fitting for actual nuts.
Sometimes I am black, sometimes I am white. What am I?
The moon can appear dark during a new moon or a lunar eclipse, and bright white when full.
I'm far away from you, but I still shine bright. Millions of my kind light the night. What am I?
Stars are vast distances away yet still visibly shine, appearing in huge numbers across the night sky.
Why did the moon skip dinner?
Wordplay — a "full moon" describes both the lunar phase and being full from eating.
What is an alien's favorite outdoor game?
A "flying disc" resembles the classic image of a flying saucer UFO.
What kind of music can you hear in space?
Wordplay — "Neptune," the planet, sounds like "Nep-tune," a musical tune.
I always follow you around, everywhere you go at night. What am I?
The moon appears to follow you as you walk because of its great distance and constant position in the sky.
Which one of Santa's reindeer can you see in outer space?
Comet is both a reindeer's name and an object seen streaking through outer space.
What is another name for the season of fall?
"Autumn" is simply the other common name for the fall season.
Why are trees in winter like troublesome visitors?
Bare trees keep their leafless look for a long stretch of the season, just like a guest who won't go.
I am a stop sign, what you see in blood, a rose, and, of course, an Autumn leaf. What am I?
Red appears in a stop sign, blood, roses, and autumn leaves alike.
Why is snow like a maple tree?
Wordplay — snow "leaves" (melts away) just as tree "leaves" fall, both happening around spring.
You are falling out of a window. What season is it?
Wordplay — "falling" out of a window matches the season "Fall."
In what year did Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall in the same year?
Both Christmas and New Year's Day happen every single year, making the riddle's question deceptively simple.
What shoes do frogs wear in the summer?
Wordplay — "open toad" sounds like "open-toed," a type of summer shoe.
What do you call a snowman in the summer?
In summer heat a snowman melts completely, leaving only a puddle of water behind.
I'm mean, I'm green, I am an eating machine. What am I?
A Venus flytrap is a green carnivorous plant known for snapping shut to 'eat' insects.
Why did Mickey Mouse go to space?
Pluto is both Mickey Mouse's cartoon dog and the name of the dwarf planet.
How can we tell that Saturn was married more than once?
Saturn's iconic rings are humorously compared to multiple wedding rings from repeated marriages.
How does NASA throw a party?
'Planet' is a pun on 'plan it', fitting for a space agency.
What's the most romantic part about the ocean?
This puns on 'buoy meets gull' sounding like 'boy meets girl.'
I create my lair with earthen string riddle, and dispatch my prey with a biting sting. What am I?
A spider spins silk ('earthen string') into a web-lair and kills prey with a venomous bite.
What does a river do when told a joke?
'Gushes' puns on a river gushing water and someone gushing with laughter.
What happened when the crooks fell into the ocean?
'Crime wave' puns on the literal ocean wave the crooks created falling in.
What do you call an ocean of orange soda?
'Fanta-sea' is a pun combining the soda brand Fanta with 'fantasy.'
How do crazy people go through the forest?
This is a pun on 'psychopath' sounding like 'psycho path,' a trail through the woods.
Who does the ocean date?
This puns on 'tide' sounding like 'tied,' as in going steady with someone, and the literal ocean tide.
Why did the outlaw go to the river?
This puns on 'bank' as a riverbank and as a place to rob for money.
What did the ocean say to the other ocean?
This is a pun on ocean 'waves' as both a greeting gesture and the literal water movement.
I have a mouth, I do not talk, I always run, I never walk. What am I?
A river's 'mouth' is where it meets the sea, and it's always described as 'running' water.
What kind of rocks are found in the Mississippi River?
This is a simple joke: any rock sitting in a river is, obviously, wet.
I'm not an airplane, but I can fly through the sky. I'm not a river, but I'm full of water. What am I?
A cloud drifts through the sky like a plane and holds water like a river, without being either.
Where do rivers sleep?
"River bed" is the literal term for the ground a river flows over, punned with a bed for sleeping.
How do shells get around in the ocean?
'Taxi crab' is a pun on 'taxi cab,' since crabs live in the ocean alongside shells.
What did the ocean say to the beach?
'Shore' sounds like 'sure,' making this a pun about the ocean being uncertain.
Pregnant every time you see her, yet she never will give birth. What is it?
A full moon looks round like a pregnant belly but of course never actually gives birth.
What is yellow, looks like the moon and has seeds?
A banana is yellow and curved like a crescent moon, and it has small seeds inside.
What snack does the Man in the Moon like?
Wordplay — "space chips" plays on potato chips, set in a space theme.
Pregnant every time you see her, yet she never will give birth. What is she?
A full moon looks round and "swollen" like pregnancy, but of course never actually gives birth.
Why isn't the moon a good vacation destintion?
Again a pun on 'atmosphere' as both a pleasant vacation vibe and the moon's literal absence of air.
Why would it be boring to eat at a restaurant on the moon?
It's a pun on 'atmosphere' meaning both a restaurant's ambiance and the moon's lack of a literal atmosphere.
There was a man driving a truck. There was a woman standing in front of the truck. The truck had no lights on and the moon was not up. How did the man see the woman?
The riddle misleads you into assuming night, but with no moon or lights needed, it must simply be daytime.
When is the moon heaviest?
It plays on 'full' meaning both the full moon phase and being 'heavy' from being full, like a full stomach.
When was beef the highest that it has ever been?
It's a pun on 'beef' (cattle/meat) being physically high up, referencing the nursery rhyme 'the cow jumped over the moon'.
Why did the moon skip diner?
It puns on 'full' meaning both a full moon phase and being full from eating.
How does the moon cut his hair?
Wordplay — "eclipse" sounds like "e-clips," as in hair clippers.
Why is the moon like a dollar?
It plays on the double meaning of 'quarters': the moon's phases versus a dollar's four coin quarters.
When is a ship at sea not on the water?
The pun plays on 'on fire' replacing 'on water,' a twist on the phrase describing a ship's location.
What did the firecracker say to the other firecracker?
The pun plays on 'pop,' both the sound firecrackers make and a boastful comparison, like children saying 'my dad is bigger than your dad.'
I am energy. I am heat. I am hot. I am red. What am I?
Each descriptive clue (energy, heat, hot, red) directly characterizes fire.
Why does a firefly glow?
The pun plays on 'light meals' meaning both small meals and meals that produce light, explaining the firefly's glow.
If I drink, I die. If i eat, I am fine.
Water ('drinking') puts fire out, while fuel ('eating') sustains it.
I eat, I live. I breathe, I live. I drink, I die.
Fire needs fuel and oxygen to keep burning but is extinguished the moment water touches it.
If I drink, I die, if I eat, I'm fine. What am I?
Water ('drinking') extinguishes fire, while fuel ('eating') keeps it burning.
Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What am I?
Fire needs fuel ('food') to keep burning and is extinguished ('dies') when doused with water. (Source key spelled this 'fre,' a dropped-ligature OCR artifact for 'fire.')
If you feed me, I live, but if you water me, I die. What am I?
Feeding fuel keeps fire burning, while water puts it out, another phrasing of the classic fire riddle.
What lives as long as it eats but dies when it drinks?
This is a rephrasing of the classic fire riddle: fuel sustains fire, while water extinguishes it.
If I eat I live yet if I drink I die. What am I?
Fire is fed by fuel (feeding keeps it alive) but is extinguished by water (drinking kills it).
Many things can create one, it can be of any shape or size, it is created for various reasons, and it can shrink or grow with time. What is it?
Holes can be dug, punched, or worn into anything, come in any shape or size, and can widen or close up over time.
Why are 1990 dollar bills worth more than 1989 dollar bills?
The riddle is simple arithmetic in disguise: 1990 individual bills are worth more than 1989 individual bills simply because there is one more bill.
I am coming here with a sense of unity and a cup of tea. What am I forming?
The pun hides the word 'community' by splitting it into 'come,' 'unity,' and 'tea' (a cup of tea).
Every country has one, though we are not the same. Waving to our citizens, throughout the wind and rain. What is it?
Every nation has its own unique flag that physically waves in the wind as a symbol to its people.
Why was the jack-o-lantern afraid?
This puns on 'spine,' meaning both courage and a physical backbone, which a hollowed-out pumpkin lacks.
What's a monster's favorite play?
This puns on 'Ghouliet,' blending 'ghoul' with 'Juliet' from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
How do vampires get around on Halloween?
This puns on 'blood vessels,' a biological term, referencing a vampire's need for blood as a mode of 'transport.'
Why don't mummies take vacations?
This puns on 'unwind,' meaning both relaxing and a mummy's wrapped bandages literally unwinding.
What do birds give out on Halloween?
This puns on 'tweets,' meaning both a bird's chirp and candy 'treats' given out on Halloween.
Why did the skeleton stay home on Halloween?
This puns on 'guts,' meaning both courage and internal organs, which skeletons lack.
What's a ghost's favorite dessert?
This puns on 'I-scream,' sounding like 'ice cream,' combined with a ghost's frightening scream.
How do ghosts like their eggs?
This puns on 'terri-fried,' combining 'terrified' with 'fried,' a way of cooking eggs.
What room does a ghost not need?
This puns on 'living room,' since ghosts are not alive and therefore have no need for a room meant for the living.
Why are ghosts bad liars?
This puns on 'see right through them,' meaning both detecting a lie and a ghost's transparent, see-through appearance.
What do ghosts use to wash their hair?
This puns on 'sham-boo,' combining 'shampoo' with 'boo,' a ghost's spooky sound.
Why did the ghost go to the bar?
This puns on 'boos,' sounding like 'booze,' referencing both a ghost's spooky sound and alcoholic drinks.
Why is fall the best season for jokes?
This puns on 'ripe,' meaning both fruit ready for harvest in fall and jokes being perfectly timed.