2,062 Easy Riddles With Answers - page 17 of 21
What is a vampires favorite boat to travel on?
Wordplay — "blood vessel" is both a body part carrying blood and a type of "vessel," a boat.
Do vampires play tennis on their free time?
Wordplay — "bat-minton" sounds like "badminton," and vampires turn into bats.
Where did pilgrims land when they arrived in America?
Trick question: the literal answer is that people land on their feet, not a place name like Plymouth Rock.
Why did the vampire take art class?
Wordplay — "draw blood," a vampire's signature act, also means sketching in art.
What kills you inside the more you keep it and sets you free the moment you release it?
Bottled-up guilt weighs on a person, but confessing or releasing it brings relief.
What hired killer never goes to jail?
An exterminator legally 'kills' pests for a living, so it is never a crime.
Always in you, Sometimes on you; If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I?
Water is inside your body, sometimes on your skin, and can drown you if it surrounds you.
What is a mummy's favorite type of paper?
"Wrapping paper" puns on the bandage wrappings that cover a mummy.
What type of music is a mummy's favorite?
"Wrap" is a pun on "rap" music combined with the bandage wrappings mummies wear.
Why didn't the Mummy have any friends?
"Wrapped up in himself" puns on being self-absorbed and being literally wrapped in bandages.
What time is it when you see the monster?
The joke plays on the literal 'what time is it' question with a practical, non-time answer about fleeing.
How do mummies hide?
"Masking tape" puns on the word "mask" (hiding) while also resembling the tape-like bandages mummies wear.
Why did King Kong get into trouble at school?
'Monkeying around' is an idiom for goofing off, fitting since King Kong is a giant ape.
In Ancient Egypt, what music did the mummies like most?
'Wrap Music' puns on 'Rap Music,' referencing how mummies are wrapped in bandages.
What is a cereal's worst fear?
'Cereal killer' is a pun on 'serial killer,' framed as a cereal's greatest fear.
I change when scared. I'm in a popular movie. My tongue is long. What am I?
Chameleons change color when startled and have long tongues, and they've been featured in popular animated movies.
What type of music are balloons scared of?
'Pop' both names a music genre and describes the sound a balloon makes when it bursts.
What temperature does ice freeze at?
The riddle is a trick question: ice is already frozen water, so it can't freeze again.
What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?
'Claustrophobic' sounds like it starts with 'Claus,' punning on a fear of Santa Claus.
What are the ghost's favorite pants to wear?
This puns on 'blue jeans,' replacing 'blue' with 'boo,' a ghost's spooky sound.
What kind of make up is a ghost's favorite to wear?
This puns on 'mascara,' breaking it into 'mas-scare-a,' referencing a ghost's ability to scare.
Why did the game warden arrest the Ghost?
This puns on a hunting license, required for game wardens to enforce, replaced with a 'haunting' license for ghosts.
What do you call an out-of-work Ghost?
This puns on 'lazy bones,' an idiom for an idle person, fitting a skeletal or ghostly figure without a job.
What should you say when you meet a ghost in your bedroom?
This puns on the greeting 'How do you do?' replacing 'do' with 'boo,' a ghost's spooky sound.
What do ghosts do before they enter a haunted house?
This puns on 'wipe their feet,' a common courtesy before entering a house, replaced with a ghost's sheet costume.
Which of the witch's friends eats the fastest?
Pun on "goblin" sounding like "gobblin'," as in gobbling food quickly.
What kind of money do vampires use?
"Blood money" is a real term for ill-gotten gains, fittingly reimagined for a blood-drinking vampire.
I'm not sure where everyone is and there are graves here. Where am I?
The description of graves and confusion about the missing living people simply describes standing in a graveyard.
On which side of a church is the graveyard always situated?
The riddle plays on a literal reading: graveyards are outside the church building, not on any particular interior side.
How can you tell if a ghost is about to faint?
This puns on 'pale as a sheet,' an idiom for looking faint, referencing the white sheet a ghost is depicted wearing.
What did the zombie eat for breakfast?
'Raisen Brain' puns on the cereal 'Raisin Bran,' swapping in a zombie's craving for brains.
What do you call it when you walk into a spider web?
Frantically swatting away a sticky spider web resembles the arm movements of karate.
What do you call a ghost with a broken leg?
This puns on 'hobbling goblin,' referencing a limping walk due to a broken leg, playfully rhymed.
What do spiders eat with their dinner?
'Corn on the cobweb' puns on 'corn on the cob,' swapping in a spider's web.
Why did the skeleton climb up the tree?
The humor comes from a literal reading: dogs chase bones, and a skeleton is made entirely of bones.
A ghost was painting a picture. What did he paint on his picture?
This is a circular, absurdist joke where the answer simply restates the question's premise.
What is a vampire's favorite car to drive in?
'Bloodmobile' puns on a mobile blood donation vehicle, fitting a vampire's thirst for blood.
Where is the popularity of spiders more visible?
'Web-sight' puns on 'website,' tying a spider's physical web to internet popularity.
What did the ghost eat for breakfast?
This puns on 'Shredded Wheat,' a breakfast cereal, replacing 'Shredded' with 'Dreaded' for a spooky twist.
What is the scariest side of a haunted house?
The joke subverts expectation: instead of naming a specific side, the answer is simply the interior.
What is a ghost's favorite pepper?
This is a play on words since 'ghost pepper' is a real, extremely spicy pepper variety sharing the ghost's name.
What time is it when you see a monster?
The joke plays on the literal 'what time is it' question with a practical, non-time answer about fleeing.
How do monsters like their eggs?
This puns on 'terri-fried,' combining 'terrified' with 'fried,' a way of cooking eggs.
What is a vampire's favorite fruit?
Wordplay — "neck-tarine" combines "neck," where vampires bite, with "nectarine."
Why do skeletons hate the cold?
The joke relies on the literal fact that skeletons have gaps and no flesh, so wind can pass straight through their ribcage.
What does a vegetarian zombie say?
The zombie's usual cry of 'Brains!' becomes 'Grains!' to suit a vegetarian diet.
What game do ghosts like to play at the top of the mountain?
This puns on 'peekaboo,' the children's game, combined with 'peak,' the top of a mountain.
Why did the ghost cry?
'Booboo' is a childish word for a minor injury, and it starts with 'boo,' a ghost's sound.
What kind of streets do zombies like?
'Dead end' streets suit zombies, who are members of the undead.
What did the skeleton order at the restaurant?
"Spare ribs" is a pun since a skeleton literally has ribs, and "spare" ribs is also a popular food dish.
Where do zombies go on vacation?
'The Dead Sea' is a real body of water whose name suits a zombie, a member of the undead.
How do you make a strawberry shake?
Telling the strawberry a scary story would make it 'shake' from fear, punning on a milkshake.
What is a vampire's favorite boat to travel on?
'Blood vessel' puns on 'vessel' meaning both a boat and a blood vein, fitting a vampire's theme.
What do sea monsters eat for lunch?
This puns on the popular dish 'fish and chips,' swapping 'chips' for 'ships' since sea monsters attack vessels.
What type of dog does a vampire have?
Pun on 'Bloodhound', a real dog breed whose name evokes a vampire's love of blood.
What are ghosts' favorite pants to wear?
'Boo-jeans' puns on blue jeans with a ghost's 'boo.'
I scream, I can be almost any shape or color, but everyone seems to talk about screaming when they talk about me. What am I?
'Ice cream' sounds like 'I scream,' matching the riddle's opening line.
Do vampires play tennis in their free time?
Wordplay — "bat-minton" sounds like "badminton," and vampires turn into bats.
How do you spot a modern spider?
'Web site' puns on a website (internet) and a spider's physical web.
What did the first casket say to the second casket?
'Coffin' sounds like 'coughing,' making a pun on caskets talking about a cough.
What does a vegetarian zombie eat?
The zombie's classic groan for 'Brains!' is replaced with 'Grains!' to fit a vegetarian diet.
Why did the skeleton go to the barbecue?
'Spare ribs' is a barbecue dish, but a skeleton also literally has ribs to spare.
What tops off a ghost's ice-scream sundae?
This puns on 'whipped cream,' replacing 'cream' with 'scream,' fitting a ghost theme.
Why did the spider get a job in I.T.?
'Web designer' puns on both building websites and a spider's talent for spinning webs.
What do spiders like with their hamburgers?
'French flies' puns on French fries, swapping in the insects spiders eat.
Why are ghosts bad at lying?
This puns on 'see right through them,' meaning both detecting a lie and a ghost's transparent appearance.
What is a ghost's favorite fruit?
This puns on 'blueberries,' replacing 'blue' with 'boo,' a ghost's spooky sound.
Where do wolves stay on vacation?
'Howl-iday Inn' puns on the hotel chain Holiday Inn and a wolf's howl.
What instrument does a skeleton play?
The trombone's sliding sound is jokingly linked to rattling bones, and it visually resembles a long bone.
What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
"Frostbite" combines "frost" from the snowman with "bite," the vampire's signature act.
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
'Didn't have the guts' means lacking courage, but a skeleton literally has no internal organs.
Who was the most famous Skeleton detective?
"Sherlock Bones" is a pun combining the famous detective Sherlock Holmes with "bones," a skeleton's main feature.
Where do baby ghosts go while their parents work?
This puns on 'daycare,' sounding like 'day-scare,' fitting a ghost's scary nature.
How do spiders communicate?
This is a pun on 'World Wide Web,' punning the spider's web with the internet.
What do you call a wizard from outer space that can fly?
'Flying sorcerer' is a pun on 'flying saucer,' the classic term for a UFO.
How do vampires like their food served?
Pun on 'bite-size', referencing both small food portions and a vampire's bite.
I scream, You scream, We all scream. For what?
The phrase 'I scream' sounds identical to 'ice cream' when spoken aloud.
Why do skeletons go on vacations alone?
'No-body' puns on skeletons literally having no body/flesh and idiomatically having 'nobody' to travel with.
How do you fix a broken jack-o-lantern?
This puns on 'pumpkin patch,' meaning both a farm field of pumpkins and a literal patch to repair the broken shell.
Why didn't the monster eat the crazy person?
This puns on the slang word 'nuts,' meaning crazy -- the monster avoided the 'crazy' (nuts) person because of an allergy.
What is a ghost's favorite dessert?
This puns on 'Ice Scream,' sounding like 'ice cream,' combined with a ghost's frightening scream.
Which part of a road do Ghosts love to travel the most?
This puns on 'dead end,' a road term, fitting since ghosts are the spirits of the dead.
I have four legs but no tail. Usually, I am heard only at night. What am I?
Frogs have four legs, no tail, and are best known for their nighttime croaking chorus.
What is it that is full all day and empty at night?
Shoes are worn (full of feet) throughout the day and taken off (emptied) at night.
I am round or oval? It can be light or dark. You can cut me into pieces. What am I?
Potatoes come in round or oval shapes and light- or dark-skinned varieties, and are commonly cut into pieces for cooking.
I usually wear a yellow coat. I usually have a dark head. I make marks wherever I go. What am I?
A classic pencil has yellow paint, a dark graphite tip, and leaves marks as it's used.
Dark with white markings, And smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?
A chalkboard is dark with white chalk markings and is a classic tool for conveying lessons in a classroom.
I'm far away from you, but I still shine bright. I sleep by day, I wake up at night. I stay by the moon but never get close to it. What am I?
Stars are invisible in daylight and only appear once night falls, always near but never touching the moon in the sky.
You can have me almost every night, sometimes I could be bad sometimes I can be nice or good, Whether you were a child or an adult I'll be there. What am I?
Dreams can be pleasant (sweet dreams) or unpleasant (nightmares), and everyone experiences them regardless of age.
Why do black sheep eat less than white sheep?
The riddle plays on 'less' referring to total quantity of black sheep collectively eating less, since there are fewer black sheep overall.
What game has a black dragon?
'School of Dragons' is a video game that features a black dragon character.
Don't burn me I'll be crusty and black, but butter me and I'll be greasy and wack. What am I?
Toast turns black and crusty if burnt, and becomes greasy once buttered, describing toasted bread.
What's black and white and red all over?
'Red all over' puns on 'read all over', but here literally means sunburned, applied to a black-and-white zebra.
What kind of music does a blacksmith like?
"Heavy metal" is both a music genre and a literal description of the metal a blacksmith works with.
What insect does a blacksmith manufacture?
The pun connects a blacksmith forging with fire and metal to 'making' a firefly, an insect with 'fire' in its name.
I'm as plain to see as black & white. I prefer to roam about at night. Just don't attack or startle me. Or odiferous emissions may result you see. I'm an omnivore yes it's true. But what's my name tell me do?
The black-and-white coloring, nocturnal habits, and smelly defense mechanism clearly describe a skunk.
Tear off one and scratch its head, what was red is now black instead. What is It?
Striking (scratching) a matchstick's red head burns it black.
Dark with white markings, smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I help convey thought. What am I?
A blackboard is dark, smooth, marked with white chalk, and used in classrooms to convey lessons.
You get 2 clues to this riddle. 1. It can be green, black, or even sweet. 2. It sounds like a letter. What is it?
'Tea' comes in green, black, and sweet varieties and is pronounced the same as the letter T.
What do you get when you cross a black cat and a lemon?
The pun combines 'sourpuss,' meaning a grumpy person, with the lemon's sour taste and a cat's 'puss' nickname.