2,062 Easy Riddles With Answers - page 14 of 21
What did one autumn leaf say to another?
This puns on 'falling head over heels,' an idiom for being in love, referencing a leaf literally falling.
Why do birds fly south in the fall?
This is an absurdist joke stating the obvious reason birds fly rather than walk long distances.
Why did the scarecrow love autumn?
This puns on 'hay-day,' sounding like 'heyday,' meaning a peak period, combined with the hay a scarecrow is stuffed with.
What's an autumn tree's favorite drink?
This puns on 'root,' referring to a tree's roots, combined with the beverage 'root beer.'
How do leaves travel in autumn?
This puns on 'autumn-mobile,' combining 'autumn' with 'automobile,' describing leaves 'traveling' by falling and blowing around.
Why are trees so carefree in autumn?
This puns on 'fall away,' meaning both releasing worries and leaves falling from trees.
What did the leaf say to autumn?
This puns on 'falling,' meaning both romantic infatuation and leaves literally falling in autumn.
Why did the tree worry in autumn?
This puns on 'leaf-ing,' sounding like 'leaving,' referencing leaves falling off trees in autumn.
What do you call a fancy pumpkin?
This puns on 'gourd-met,' combining 'gourd' with 'gourmet,' meaning refined or high-class food.
Why did the pumpkin blush?
This puns on 'dressing,' meaning both salad dressing and getting undressed, making the pumpkin blush.
What did the pumpkin say to the pie?
This puns on 'gourd-geous,' combining 'gourd,' a pumpkin family term, with 'gorgeous.'
How do pumpkins listen to music?
This puns on 'vinyl,' a type of music record, sounding like 'vine,' which pumpkins grow on.
Why was the pumpkin afraid?
This puns on 'guts,' meaning both courage and the seeds/pulp scooped from inside a pumpkin.
What's a pumpkin's favorite sport?
This puns on 'squash,' both a sport and a vegetable related to pumpkins.
What do you call a biologist's selfie?
This puns on 'cell-fie,' combining 'cell,' the basic unit of biology, with 'selfie.'
Why did the biologist break up with the physicist?
This puns on 'chemistry,' meaning both romantic connection and the scientific field distinct from biology and physics.
What do you call a witch's garage?
This puns on 'broom closet,' a small storage space, humorously repurposed to store a witch's broomstick.
How do witches stay positive?
This puns on 'cast good spells,' meaning both performing benevolent magic and maintaining a positive outlook.
Why was the witch's spelling book boring?
This puns on 'spells,' meaning both magic spells and spelling words correctly.
What do witches use to keep their hair in place?
This puns on 'scare spray,' sounding like 'hairspray,' fitting a witch's spooky theme.
Why did the witch go to the beach?
This puns on 'broom tides,' sounding like 'brood tides,' combining a witch's broom with ocean waves.
Which witch is which?
This plays on the homophones 'which' and 'witch,' resolved with the classic witch hat as identifier.
What kind of music do mummies listen to?
This puns on 'wrap,' sounding like 'rap' music, referencing the bandages mummies are wrapped in.
Why are graveyards noisy?
This puns on 'coffin,' sounding like 'coughing,' a noisy sound associated with graveyards.
What do you call a spooky chicken?
This puns on 'poltergeist,' a type of ghost, combined with 'poultry,' referring to chicken.
Why did the skeleton go to the party alone?
This puns on 'no body,' meaning both no companion and literally lacking a body since he's a skeleton.
What did the puzzle say after completion?
This puns on 'piecing,' sounding like 'pleasing,' referencing the puzzle pieces coming together.
Why was the crossword puzzle sad?
This puns on 'clueless,' meaning both lacking crossword clues and being uninformed or confused.
How do puzzles flirt?
This puns on puzzle pieces literally fitting together, applied romantically as a flirtatious line.
Why did the puzzle go to school?
This puns on 'smart piece,' sounding like 'smart peace,' referencing a puzzle piece becoming educated.
What do you call a puzzle that's always late?
This combines 'jigsaw,' a puzzle type, with 'procrastinator,' someone who delays tasks.
Why was the puzzle so confident?
This puns on 'having all the pieces,' meaning both literal puzzle pieces and being fully prepared or informed.
Why did the pho go to therapy?
This puns on 'beefs,' meaning both unresolved issues and the beef ingredient commonly found in pho.
What did the noodle say to the soup?
This puns on 'Pho,' the Vietnamese soup, sounding like 'forget' in 'forget about it.'
What did one grape say to the other?
This puns on 'vine,' sounding like 'fine,' referencing the vine that grapes grow on.
How do grapes propose?
This plays on the fact that grapes are fermented into wine, a fitting proposal gift from a grape's perspective.
Why are grapes never lonely?
This puns on 'bunches,' referencing how grapes naturally grow clustered together on the vine.
What do you call two grapes hanging out?
This puns on 'bunch,' meaning both a cluster of grapes and a group of friends.
Why did the grape stop in the middle of the road?
This puns on 'juice,' meaning both fuel/energy and the liquid inside a grape.
What did the grape say when it got stepped on?
This puns on 'wine,' sounding like 'whine,' referencing the grape's transformation into wine when crushed.
Why did the dad bring a ladder to the bar?
This puns on 'on the house,' meaning both free drinks and literally being on top of the house's roof.
What do you call a factory that makes okay products?
This puns on 'satisfactory,' combining 'satisfy' with 'factory' to describe mediocre goods.
I don't trust stairs.
This puns on 'up to something,' meaning both suspicious behavior and stairs literally leading upward.
Why don't crabs give to charity?
This puns on 'shellfish,' sounding like 'selfish,' describing the crab's stinginess.
I'm reading a book about anti-gravity.
This puns on 'put down,' meaning both stopping reading a book and gravity holding objects down.
What do you get when you cross a snake and a pie?
This puns on 'python,' sounding like 'pie' plus 'thon,' combining the snake and dessert.
Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
This puns on 'crummy,' meaning both feeling unwell and being full of crumbs.
What do you call a sleeping bull?
This puns on 'bulldozer,' combining 'bull' with 'dozer,' someone who dozes off sleeping.
What animal needs to wear a wig?
This puns on 'bald,' the eagle species name, implying it needs a wig for its 'baldness.'
Why did the student eat his homework?
This puns on 'piece of cake,' an idiom for something easy, taken literally as an edible cake.
What is a cat's favorite color?
This puns on 'purr-ple,' combining a cat's purring sound with the color 'purple.'
Why did the cat go to medical school?
This puns on 'purr-medic,' combining a cat's purring sound with 'paramedic.'
What do you call a cat in a station wagon?
This puns on 'carpet,' combining 'car' with 'pet,' referring to a cat riding in a car.
How do cats end a fight?
This puns on 'hiss and make up,' resembling the phrase 'kiss and make up,' referencing a cat's hissing sound.
Why was the cat afraid of the tree?
This puns on 'bark,' meaning both a tree's rough outer covering and the sound a dog makes.
What do you call a cat who loves to bowl?
This puns on 'alley,' meaning both a bowling alley and a stray cat's typical habitat.
Why did the hipster burn his tongue?
This puns on 'cool,' meaning both a temperature and trendy, poking fun at hipsters liking things before they're popular.
What do you call a fake noodle?
This puns on 'impasta,' sounding like 'imposter,' combined with 'pasta.'
Why did the can crusher quit his job?
This puns on 'soda pressing,' sounding like 'so depressing,' referencing crushing soda cans.
I dropped my toothpaste.
This puns on 'Crestfallen,' combining the toothpaste brand Crest with the word meaning disappointed.
Why was the math teacher suspicious?
This puns on 'plotting,' meaning both scheming and plotting points on a graph in math.
How do you catch a squirrel?
The joke suggests luring a nut-loving squirrel by imitating a nut yourself.
Why did the picture go to jail?
This puns on 'framed,' meaning both falsely accused and placed in a picture frame.
What do you call an alligator in a vest?
This puns on 'investigator' sounding like 'in-vest-igator,' combining 'vest' with 'alligator.'
Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer?
This puns on 'couldn't see himself,' meaning both being invisible and not envisioning himself in the role.
What do you call cheese that isn't yours?
This puns on 'nacho,' sounding like 'not your,' meaning cheese belonging to someone else.
Why did the belt go to jail?
This puns on 'held up,' meaning both committing a robbery and physically holding up pants.
How does a cucumber become a pickle?
This puns on 'jarring,' meaning both a shocking experience and being placed in a jar of brine.
Why don't oysters donate to charity?
This puns on 'shellfish,' sounding like 'selfish,' describing the oyster's stinginess.
What do you call a snowman with a six-pack?
This puns on 'abdominal,' sounding like 'abominable,' referencing the Abominable Snowman.
Why did the chicken join a band?
This puns on 'drumsticks,' meaning both a chicken leg and the sticks used to play drums.
What do you call a boomerang that won't come back?
A boomerang that doesn't return no longer functions as a boomerang, so it's just an ordinary stick.
Why did the coffee file a police report?
This puns on 'mugged,' meaning both robbed and served in a coffee mug.
I'm on a seafood diet.
This puns on 'seafood diet' sounding like 'see food,' meaning eating whatever food is seen.
Why did the tomato turn red?
This puns on 'dressing,' meaning both salad dressing and getting undressed, making the tomato blush.
What do you always get on your birthday?
This states the simple, unavoidable truth that a birthday always marks another year of age.
Why are birthdays good for you?
This is a logical joke, since everyone who lives longer naturally accumulates more birthdays.
Why did the birthday cake go to school?
This puns on 'smart cookie,' an idiom for a clever person, applied to a baked dessert going to school.
Why do candles love birthdays?
This puns on 'lit,' meaning both a candle being lit on fire and slang for having fun.
Why can't you play football with pigs?
This puns on 'hog,' meaning both a pig and someone who selfishly keeps something to themselves.
What do you call a football player who asks too many questions?
This puns on 'quarterback,' sounding like someone constantly asking or 'querying' back.
Why do football players like smart women?
This plays on the stereotype that football players aren't smart, so the joke relies on opposites attracting.
Why was Cinderella bad at football?
This references the Cinderella story where her carriage turns into a pumpkin, punning on 'coach.'
What tea do football players drink?
This puns on 'penalty,' a football rule violation, sounding like 'penal-tea.'
Anita Bath?
The name 'Anita Bath' sounds like 'I need a bath.'
Terry Aki?
The name 'Terry Aki' sounds like 'teriyaki,' a Japanese cooking style, playfully linked to karate.
Paige Turner?
The name 'Paige Turner' sounds like 'page turner,' a gripping book.
Barb Dwyer?
The name 'Barb Dwyer' sounds like 'barbed wire,' which is sharp and prickly.
Justin Time?
The name 'Justin Time' sounds like the phrase 'just in time.'
Al Pacino's coffee shop?
This puns on the actor's name sounding like 'a cappuccino latte.'
How do you organize a space party?
This puns on 'planet,' sounding like 'plan it,' referencing organizing a party in space.
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?
This puns on 'thesaurus' sounding like 'saurus,' a common dinosaur name suffix, combined with a word-reference book.
Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants?
This puns on 'hole in one,' a golf term for a perfect shot, and literally getting a hole in his pants.
Why was the computer cold?
This puns on 'Windows,' meaning both the operating system and actual windows that let in cold air.
Why did the math book look sad?
This puns on 'problems,' meaning both math exercises and personal troubles.
How does a penguin build its house?
This puns on 'igloos it together,' sounding like 'glues it together,' referencing an igloo made of ice.
Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?
This references the song 'Let It Go' from Frozen, punning on releasing a balloon.
What do you call fake spaghetti?
This puns on 'impasta,' sounding like 'imposter,' combined with 'pasta.'
Why did the bicycle fall over?
This puns on 'two-tired,' sounding like 'too tired,' while also referencing the bike's two tires.
Why don't eggs tell jokes?
This puns on 'crack up,' meaning both laughing hard and an egg's shell literally cracking.