103 Halloween Riddles With Answers
Halloween riddles about pumpkins, ghosts, bats, witches and skeletons - spooky in the decorative sense rather than the frightening one, so they suit a classroom party or a trick-or-treat bag as well as an older group.
These make good additions to party invitations, treat bags and classroom activities in late October. Every one has its answer here.
If you want genuinely frightening material for an older audience, Horror & Scary Riddles is the category you want instead.
Our dinner guests cry that we are evil when they notice their place in the meal. But it's no big deal why; we are just one big happy tribe! And we get really fed up with people! Who, What or Are we?
The riddle's play on 'getting fed up with people' and guests realizing their 'place in the meal' point to cannibals eating people.
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.
Why did Frankenstein's monster get indigestion?
'Bolted down his food' means eating too fast, punning on the neck bolts of Frankenstein's monster.
Untainted, Eternal, Marooned A place where the living will move. A shrine beneath the sun. Greeted by the morning's crest. Our sanctity, Our rest. For when our day is done. What am I?
The clues about eternal rest, sanctity, and where the living eventually 'move' to describe a graveyard.
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 is a five-letter word with no vowels?
'Crypt' is five letters long and uses no standard vowels (a, e, i, o, u), fitting the Halloween theme of a burial vault.
What did the zombie eat for breakfast?
'Raisen Brain' puns on the cereal 'Raisin Bran,' swapping in a zombie's craving for brains.
What kind of Doctors are like spiders?
'Spin doctor' is a term for someone who manages public perception, punned with a spider spinning webs.
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.
I am the creature that robs men of their dignity, pride, and will. I feast on children's dreams till' they have none. I am the monster in your head, waiting to strike. What am I?
Fear undermines confidence and pride and can consume a child's hopeful dreams, existing only as a mental threat.
My hair is blue and pink, I am human, I am daddy's Lil monster. Who am I?
Harley Quinn is famously depicted with blue and pink hair and calls herself 'Daddy's Lil Monster.'
When I looked at the lake, I saw my reflection, but yet I disappear from every picture I take. What am I?
Ghosts are traditionally said to have no reflection in photographs even though they might appear in water or mirrors in folklore.
What do spiders eat with their dinner?
'Corn on the cobweb' puns on 'corn on the cob,' swapping in a spider's web.
What was written on Frankenstein's monster's grave?
'Rust in peace' puns on 'rest in peace,' fitting the monster's metal bolts that would rust.
As destructive as life, As healing as death; An institution of strife, Just as prone to bless. It is all that is good, Yet with an evil trend; As it was the beginning of things, It can also be the end. What is it?
Fire can destroy or warm/heal, bless with light or curse with destruction, and both create (the start of civilization) and end (via burning) things.
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.
I can make many people scream yet I can still be seen I make many things grow yet still I can melt the snow. What am I?
Fire is visible, can cause screams from fear or pain, helps things grow when controlled, and melts snow with its heat.
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.
We are always found two in a coffin, when we are separated from each other, we love to start a fight, and also together, we make a difference. What are we?
"Coffin" contains two F's, "fight" begins with F, and "difference" contains F's, tying all the clues to the letter F.
Compact creatures consistently caught, A waif woeful widow woven. A translucent template tense and taut, Can civilize and calmly cause cloven. What am I?
The alliterative clues describe a taut, woven, translucent structure that traps small creatures, i.e. a spider's web.
Why is France like a skeleton?
The riddle plays on "Bony" sounding like a shortened, punny reference to skeletal remains (bones) left behind, similar to how history/ruins are described.
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 couldn't Dracula's wife go to sleep?
'Coffin' sounds like 'coughing,' implying Dracula kept her awake by coughing, punned with his actual coffin.
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.
What do you call a ghost without a host?
Removing the letters 'host' from 'ghost' leaves only the letter 'G.'
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.
You walk into your house you see three doors you've never seen before. One vampire bat that will suck your blood. Two zombies who will eat your brain. Three a lion that hasn't eaten for over six months. Which one do you go through?
A lion that hasn't eaten in six months would have starved to death, making that door safe.
I have no mind or soul. I've been eternally attached since man's dawn. My kind disappears on and off, to everyone I accompany them to their death, and buried with them, then I hide away when the casket shuts. What am I?
A shadow follows a person their whole life, disappears in darkness, and vanishes once they're buried and no light reaches them.
I serve on a cross, to prevent loss. What am I?
A scarecrow is mounted on a cross-shaped frame in a field to prevent crop loss from birds.
I am one with eight to spare, lest I lose my one. I'm not a number. What am I?
Cats are said to have nine lives, so having 'eight to spare' means losing the final, ninth one.
What happens when a sea monster gets angry?
'Comm-ocean' puns on 'commotion,' with 'ocean' fitting the sea monster's habitat.
What did the tourist say to a vampire?
Wordplay — "get a bite" means both grabbing a meal and a vampire's literal bite.
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.'
What do you get when you cross Purell with the devil?
'Hand Satanizer' puns on hand sanitizer, swapping in 'Satan.'
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.
I am the enemy of all that is good and right. Five letters--that is the length of my name. Remove the first and evil I remain.
Removing the 'D' from 'devil' leaves the word 'evil,' matching the riddle's clue.
How do you spot a modern spider?
'Web site' puns on a website (internet) and a spider's physical web.
I am dead but alive, I eat but am never satisfied, I consume knowledge but gain none. What am I?
A zombie is undead (dead but moving/'alive'), endlessly hungry, and mindlessly consumes brains without learning anything.
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.
How can you tell if a vampire is sick?
Wordplay — "coffin" sounds like "coughing," a sign of sickness, and vampires sleep in coffins.
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.
Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. He who use it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
The maker (a carpenter) doesn't need it, the buyer purchases it for someone else, and the person who 'uses' it (the deceased) is beyond sensation.
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.
I move without wings, between silken strings, I leave as you find, my substance behind. What am I?
A spider has no wings but travels along the silk threads of its own web, leaving that web (its silk) behind wherever it goes.
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.
I'm under your face, I'm outside your mind; A biological case, Pressure brings pain sometimes. What am I?
The skull sits beneath the face and encases the brain, and pressure or trauma to it can cause pain, such as headaches.
I can be hairy and itchy all over. I hang on a stick. I can be the scariest thing you have ever seen. I stand in the middle of nowhere. What am I?
A scarecrow is stuffed with hairy straw, is mounted on a wooden stick, and stands alone in a field.
What is a ghost's favorite fruit?
This puns on 'blueberries,' replacing 'blue' with 'boo,' a ghost's spooky sound.
With pointed fangs, it sits in wait, With piercing force, its doles out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I?
The 'fangs' and 'bite' describe a stapler's pins piercing and joining papers together.
Where do wolves stay on vacation?
'Howl-iday Inn' puns on the hotel chain Holiday Inn and a wolf's howl.
Why don't zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
Zombies are known for eating body parts, so they'd rather eat their own fingers than use them to eat popcorn.
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.
I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty. What am I?
A skull once held the eyes and brain of a living person but is now hollow bone.
You're in a room and there is a ghost in the room, but you're the only one in the room. How is this possible?
The riddle's twist reveals that the reader themselves is the ghost, resolving the apparent contradiction.
Where do baby ghosts go while their parents work?
This puns on 'daycare,' sounding like 'day-scare,' fitting a ghost's scary nature.
What did the spider say to the fly on Halloween?
The line reworks 'trick or treat' with the spider's web as the trick and the fly as the treat.
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.
What kind of makeup is a ghost's favorite to wear?
'Mascara' is split to reveal the hidden word 'scare,' fitting a ghost's job of scaring people.
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 did the vampire take an art class?
'Draw blood' means to injure and bleed someone, punned with drawing as an art skill.
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.
What kind of candy would a prisoner want before he is executed?
'Life Saver' is both a brand of candy and literally something that would save the prisoner's life.
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.
Which three letters can frighten a ghost away?
Saying the letters 'I C U' sounds like 'I see you,' which would startle a hiding ghost.
What is a ghost's favorite dessert?
This puns on 'Ice Scream,' sounding like 'ice cream,' combined with a ghost's frightening scream.
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Running faster makes you more out of breath, so your breath becomes 'harder to catch.'
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