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117 Pet, Cat & Dog Riddles With Answers

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  1. How can you catch a unique rabbit?
  2. What do you call the Easter bunny the day after Easter?
  3. How do you send Easter Cards?
  4. What kind of story does the Easter Bunny like?
  5. What kind of jewelry does the Easter bunny wear?
  6. What kind of bunny can't hop?
  7. What do you get when you cross a roach and a rabbit?
  8. How do rabbits travel?
  9. What would you get if 120 rabbits took one step backward at the same time?
  10. What would you get if you crossed a rabbit and a lawn sprinkler?
  11. In the backyard, there is a hollow stump, that contains six ears of corn. If a healthy squirrel carries out only three ears each day, how many days will it take to empty the stump?
  12. Who is the meanest goat in the west?
  13. How can you say - "Robert and Richard Purchased A Rottweiler" without using any R's?
  14. My first is twice in an apple but not once in the tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I'm best when I am roast. What am I?
  15. Why did the squirrel lay only its back on the river?
  16. Why did the chicken cross the road twice, and jump in mud?
  17. I went to city OZ on the way I saw four women, with four bags, who have four kittens. Each woman had two children with her. How many people went to city OZ? (count correctly)
  18. Why was the fisherman arrested?
  19. I am the symbol of prying and meddling, for I smell fish that is worth a roundabout fish to fry. What am I?
  20. Slippery, wet and greasy, when it's in its easy, when it's out it jumps about, slippery wet, and greasy. What am I?
  21. Why ought a fisherman to be very wealthy?
  22. Name three types of fish that one can never catch?
  23. What can someone do that a fish has?
  24. What do you call a magic fish?
  25. When the below was jerking, the above was preferring. When the below was hurting, the above was happy rejoicing. What is that?
  26. I am in Time, and I am in Tie. I am in FIsh, I am also sometimes the only one. What Am I?
  27. Why does footwear smell of fish?
  28. If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I?
  29. How do fish communicate?
  30. Why shouldn't you eat a French fish?
  31. Part carbon, part water, I am poison to the fishes. Many have falsely claimed my name, for I am the pause that refreshes. What am I?
  32. Hold the tail, While I fish for you. What am I?
  33. There once was an abandoned hotel with a fish bowl on the third floor. In the fishbowl, there were 3 big fish and 5 little fish. 2 of the big fish died and 3 little fish died. How many fish are left in the bowl?
  34. A professional fisherman caught 30 fish during a 5-day tournament. Each day, he caught three more fish than the day before. How many fish did the fisherman catch on the first day?
  35. There is an old abandoned house, there are six fish, and three die. How many are left?
  36. What musical instrument would you use to catch a fish?
  37. What do you call a classy fish?
  38. Why wouldn't the shrimp share his treasure?
  39. Larry is dead the window is open. There is a glass and water on the floor, and Mary is sleeping. What happened??
  40. What did the cowboy go fishing with a lasso?
  41. Why are fish so good at watching their weight?
  42. Martha and George died, there was glass and water all around but, no blood. How did they die?
  43. There were seven fish in the sea. Two drowned and three swam away. How many are left?
  44. Where do jellyfish sleep?
  45. Where do fish go for vacation?
  46. I'm first found in caves, now prolific online; I'm a depiction, a drawing, a symbol, or a sign. I'll convey whichever mood you could wish; or for that matter, a fist, flask, or fish. What am I?
  47. A grandfather, a father, and a son go fishing. Each gets one fish but there is only one fish how is this?
  48. If you have nine fish in a fish bowl and 3 drown how many fish do you have left?
  49. Why are fish so clever?
  50. Why are some fish at the bottom of the ocean?
  51. There were two mothers and two daughters, and they all went fishing. All of them caught a fish but when they counted there were only three fish. How was this possible?
  52. Where do fish keep their money?
  53. 10 fish are in a tank. 10 drown. How many died?
  54. A big person and a small person are going to fish. The big person is not the small person father but the small person is the big person's son. What is the relationship between the two?
  55. What does a shark eat with peanut butter?
  56. What do you call a fish with no eye's?
  57. Why is it that Snoop Dogg needs an umbrella?
  58. A dog had three puppies, named Mopsy, Topsy, and Spot. What was the mother's name?
  59. Name three things that? 1. Are red 2. Can swim 3. Give off heat
  60. Which has more tails? A. 1 Dog B. 2 Dogs C. 3 Dogs D. No Dog
  61. Why was the dog kicked out of the flea circus?
  62. What would you name your dogs Rolex and Timex?
  63. Forward I am an animal, but backward I am one who no man can ever see. What am I?
  64. I'm like a dog with the tail that wags and all but am not a dog. What am I?
  65. How do you put nine dogs in eight kennels?
  66. What does a dog become when it walks from Britain to Spain?
  67. A dog leash is attached to a dog and is 3.2 meters long. A bone is 7.8 meters away from the dog. How does the dog get the bone?
  68. When is a dog's tail not a tail?
  69. Four hang, four sprang, two-point the way, two to ward off dogs, one dangles after, always rather dirty. What am I?
  70. How can you say - "Robert and Richard Purchased A Rottweiler" without using any Rs?
  71. What do these three things have in common: Diamonds, Dogs, and Double plays?
  72. How do veterinarians swim laps?
  73. What happens to the dog when it stands in front of the hot sun?
  74. Why don't dogs make good dancers?
  75. Where should you put a noisy dog?
  76. What is more amazing than a talking dog?
  77. How far can a dog run into the woods?
  78. You're never too old to learn. What is the contradictory proverb?
  79. What wears a coat all year round?
  80. How does a dog stop the VCR?
  81. A guy bet his neighbor 50 bucks that his dog could jump higher than a house. Thinking this was not possible, the neighbor took the bet and lost. Why did he lose the bet?
  82. What is a dog's name with one letter and one number?
  83. What kind of dog does Dracula have?
  84. Walk on the living, they don't even mumble. Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble.
  85. What is the smallest sentence with all letters in the English alphabet?
  86. What do you get when you cross a dog and a clock?
  87. Two dogs are sitting on a porch - a fat dog and a thin dog. The little dog is the son of the fat dog, but the fat dog is not the father of the thin dog. Can you explain?
  88. What type of dogs do scientists have?
  89. There are 10 dogs in a yard. 3 go out, 4 run behind a tree, and 2 jump in the hole. How many are left?
  90. Stranger: Does your dog bite? Farmer: Nope. All of a sudden the dog bites the stranger on the leg. Yet the farmer was telling the truth! How can this be?
  91. If a dog is tied to a piece of rope that is 6m long, how can he reach a bone that is 7m away?
  92. How many cats are in a small room if in each of the four corners a cat is sitting, and opposite each cat there sit three cats, and on each cat's tail another is sitting?
  93. If seven cats kill seven rats in 7 minutes, how many would be needed to kill one hundred rats in 50 minutes?
  94. If it takes four rat catchers four minutes to kill four rats, how many rat catchers would be needed to catch 50 rats in 50 minutes?
  95. Cleopatra and Anthony were near a fish bowl and somehow they died. What happened?
  96. My first is in chocolate but not in ham, my second's in cake and also in jam, my third at tea-time is easily found, my whole is a friend who's often around. What am I?
  97. Who was the most famous cat in the wild west?
  98. Why didn't the cat want to speak about his problems?
  99. Why is green grass like a mouse?
  100. I am covered with three layers, two of them can be very sensitive, my layers can cover me in a heartbeat or a long time. What am I?
  101. Stealthy as a shadow in the dead of night, Cunning but affectionate if given a bite. Never owned but often loved. In my sport considered cruel, But that's because you never know me at all. What am I?
  102. What sneaks through doors and windows without knocking? What heats an unlit stove? What gives the cat a snug place to rest?
  103. What happens when a cat meets with a tragic accident?
  104. What do you call a cat that gets anything it wants?
  105. Give a name to a cat and it will call itself. What is the name?
  106. Forward I catch fish, backward I am the tenth of numbers. What am I?
  107. What side of a cat has the most fur?
  108. Why was the cat sitting at the computer?
  109. Why was the cat thrown out of the card game?
  110. What do cats call mice on a skateboard?
  111. When is the worst weather for rats and mice?
  112. What do you call Santa for cats?
  113. If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
  114. Where did the cat go after losing its tail?
  115. What word doesn't belong in this group? That, hat, what, mat, cat, sat, pat, or chat?
  116. 10 copycats were sitting in a car. One came out. How many are left?
  117. What happens after it rains cats and dogs?

Answers

  1. You u-neak up on it.'U-neak up' puns on 'sneak up' and the word 'unique'.
  2. Tired!After a busy Easter delivering eggs all night, the bunny would understandably be exhausted, i.e. 'tired'.
  3. By hare-mail!'Hare-mail' puns on 'airmail' and 'hare'.
  4. One's with hoppy-endings!'Hoppy-endings' puns on 'happy endings' and a rabbit's hopping.
  5. 14-carrot gold!'14-carrot gold' puns on '14-karat gold' and the carrots rabbits love to eat.
  6. A chocolate bunny!A chocolate bunny is a candy sculpture with no legs able to move, so it cannot actually hop.
  7. Bugs Bunny.'Bugs Bunny' puns on 'bugs' (insects like roaches) combined with 'bunny', naming the famous cartoon character.
  8. By hare-plane.Pun on 'hare' (a rabbit) sounding like 'air', as in 'airplane'.
  9. A receding hare-line.'Receding hare-line' puns on 'receding hairline' and 'hare'.
  10. Hare spray.'Hare spray' puns on 'hairspray' and 'hare'.
  11. Six. Each day the squirrel will carry out the two ears on his head plus one ear of corn.The squirrel's own two head 'ears' are miscounted alongside the corn's ears, so only one real ear of corn leaves per day, taking six days total.
  12. Billy the Kid.'Billy' is both a common name for a male goat and the nickname of the famous outlaw Billy the Kid.
  13. Bob and Dick bought a dog.Substituting nicknames and simpler synonyms removes every letter R from the original sentence.
  14. The word Pig.Taking the letter P (in apple twice, not tart), I (in liver, not heart), and G (in giant and ghost) spells 'PIG', best eaten roasted.
  15. To keep its "nuts" dry.'Nuts' puns on acorns squirrels store and slang for testicles, both kept dry by floating on its back.
  16. He was a dirty double-crosser.'Double-crosser' puns on crossing the road twice and being a treacherous, 'dirty' person.
  17. One because I went to city OZ on the way I saw...Only the narrator ('I') is stated to be going to Oz; everyone else was merely seen along the way.
  18. For packing a rod.Pun on "packing a rod," where "packing heat" (a gun) is reinterpreted as carrying a fishing rod.
  19. A nose.A nose 'smells' things, connecting to the idiom of 'nosing around' or prying into others' business, referencing 'something fishy.'
  20. A Fish.A fish is slick and slippery in water but flops around helplessly once removed from it.
  21. Because he is all *net* profit.This is a pun on 'net profit,' a financial term, and the fishing 'net' a fisherman uses.
  22. Selfish, wolfish, and huffish.These are puns on words ending in '-ish' that sound like fish names but describe personality traits.
  23. Scale.Wordplay — a person can "scale," meaning climb, something, while a fish has "scales" covering its body.
  24. A sardini!This is a pun blending 'sardine,' a type of fish, with 'Houdini,' a famous magician.
  25. That is fishing.The fish below jerks and is hurt while the fisherman above enjoys ('prefers' and rejoices in) the catch.
  26. The Letter i.The letter 'i' appears in the words 'Time,' 'Tie,' and 'Fish,' and can stand alone as the pronoun 'I.'
  27. Maybe, it is the soles and (h) eels.This is a pun combining 'soles' and 'eels,' both fish names, with 'soles' and 'heels,' parts of a shoe.
  28. A Fish Hook.A fish that eats the baited hook gets caught, and the fisherman ("sender" of the hook) then eats the fish in turn.
  29. With a shell-phone.This is a pun on 'cell phone,' replaced with 'shell,' referencing sea creatures and shells.
  30. It's "poisson".This puns on the French word 'poisson' (fish) sounding like the English word 'poison.'
  31. I am Soda Pop!Soda is made of carbonated water (carbon and water) and is harmful to fish, and 'the pause that refreshes' was a famous Coca-Cola slogan.
  32. A net.A net is held by its edge or 'tail' while it is used to scoop up fish.
  33. 8 fish because it is an ABANDONED hotel which means there are no cleaners to clean the fish out.Because the hotel is abandoned, no one removes the dead fish, so all 8 original fish remain physically in the bowl.
  34. He didn't catch any fish the first day, but he caught 3 on the second day, 6 on the third day, 9 on the fourth day, and 12 on the fifth day.The five daily totals must form an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 3 that sums to 30, which works out to 0, 3, 6, 9, 12.
  35. Six no one cleaned the tank out.Since the house is abandoned, no one removed the dead fish, so all six bodies remain in the tank.
  36. Castanets.This is a pun splitting 'castanets' into 'cast a net,' the action used to catch fish.
  37. Sofishsticated.This is a pun blending 'fish' with the word 'sophisticated.'
  38. Because he was a little shellfish.This is a pun on 'shellfish,' which sounds like 'selfish,' describing the shrimp's refusal to share.
  39. Larry is a fish. the breeze from the window knocked over his fishbowl it broke and he died from no water.The wording implies Larry is a pet fish, and the open window's breeze tipped over his bowl, spilling the water he needed to survive.
  40. To catch a Bull Shark or maybe some Sea Horses.This plays on animal names that include cowboy-related words: 'bull' shark and 'sea horses.'
  41. Because they have lots of scales.This puns on 'scales,' meaning both fish skin covering and a device for measuring weight.
  42. They were fish.Martha and George were goldfish whose bowl broke, spilling water and glass but causing no blood.
  43. Four because fish can't drown.Since fish cannot drown, the two 'drowned' fish are still alive, leaving seven minus the three that swam away.
  44. In tent-acles."Tent-acles" is a pun combining "tentacles" (a jellyfish's body part) with "tent," a place to sleep.
  45. Finland.This is a pun on 'Finland' sounding like 'fin-land,' referencing a fish's fin.
  46. An emoji.Emojis descend from ancient cave pictographs and are now small digital symbols used online to express moods or objects like a fist or fish.
  47. It is only one person. He is a son of his father, he is a father to his son and he is a grandfather to his grandchild.One man simultaneously holds all three family roles relative to different relatives, so only one fisherman and one fish exist.
  48. Nine because fish don't drown.Fish cannot drown since they breathe underwater through gills, so the premise of the riddle is false.
  49. They live in schools.This is a play on 'school of fish' and 'school' as a place of learning.
  50. Because they dropped out of school!This puns on 'school' meaning both a group of fish and an educational institution.
  51. There were only three because there was a grandmother a mother and a daughter.Counting a grandmother, her daughter, and her granddaughter gives two mothers and two daughters using only three people.
  52. In the riverbank.This is a pun: fish live near a 'riverbank,' which sounds like the kind of bank where money is kept.
  53. None, cause fish can't drown.Fish breathe through gills underwater, so they cannot drown; the riddle plays on a false premise.
  54. The big person is the small person's mother.Since the small person is a son but the big person isn't his father, the big person must be his mother.
  55. Jellyfish!It's a pun combining 'jelly,' as in peanut butter and jelly, with 'jellyfish,' a sea creature.
  56. Fsh.Removing the letter 'i' (eye) from the word 'fish' literally leaves 'fsh.'
  57. Because of the drizzle.The pun references Snoop Dogg's song 'Drop It Like It's Hot' era nickname associations with 'drizzle,' playing on rain.
  58. WhatThe riddle secretly asks 'What was the mother's name' as a play on the word 'What' itself being the answer, since it isn't listed among the puppy names given.
  59. Answers may vary. 1. Apples, Roses, Stop Signs 2. Fish, Dogs, Snakes 3. Sun, Fire, Your bodyThis is an open-ended riddle where any valid red thing, swimming creature, and heat source satisfies each separate clue.
  60. D. No Dog NO dog has more tails!This plays on the double meaning of 'no' — as in zero dogs, but also as a play on 'no dog has MORE tails' than one tail each.
  61. Because he stole the show!'Stole the show' is an idiom for being the most impressive performer, humorously literal since the dog is covered in fleas that are the circus's stars.
  62. If you needed some watchdogs!The pun connects watch brand names (Rolex, Timex) to 'watchdogs,' dogs that guard property.
  63. I am a dog.Spelled backward, 'dog' becomes 'god', an entity traditionally described as unseen by mortal eyes.
  64. I am a puppy.A puppy shares all the traits of a dog (like a wagging tail) since it technically is a young dog, making the riddle a playful near-contradiction.
  65. Eight kennels. "N", "I", "N", "E", "D", "O", "G", "S"This is a letter-counting trick: the word 'NINEDOGS' has exactly eight letters, so it literally fits into eight spaces.
  66. Perro.'Perro' is Spanish for 'dog,' so the joke is that the dog's name changes to the local language once it crosses into Spain.
  67. It simply walks to the bone!The riddle never states the leash is tied to anything fixed, so the dog can simply walk toward the bone dragging the free leash.
  68. When it's a wagon.The pun turns 'wagging' into 'a wagon,' a play on the sound of the words.
  69. A cow.Each clue maps to cow anatomy: four legs hang, four udders/teats sprang, two horns point the way, two ears ward off flies/dogs, and a tail dangles, muddy from the field.
  70. Bob and Dick bought a dog.Replacing each R-containing word with an R-free synonym (Robert to Bob, Richard to Dick, Purchased to bought, Rottweiler to dog) solves the constraint.
  71. They're all best friends. A diamond is a girl's best friend, a dog is a man's best friend, and a double play is a pitcher's best friend.Each item completes a well-known 'best friend' saying: diamonds for girls, dogs for men, and double plays for pitchers in baseball.
  72. They dog paddle.'Dog paddle' is literally a swimming stroke named after how dogs swim, fitting for an animal doctor.
  73. It becomes a hotdog.The pun literalizes 'hot dog' as a dog that has become hot from standing in the sun.
  74. Because they have two left feet.The idiom 'two left feet' (meaning clumsy) is applied literally as a joke about a dog's paws.
  75. In a barking lot!The pun swaps 'parking lot' for 'barking lot,' referencing the dog's noise.
  76. A spelling beeThe pun compares a dog that talks to a bee that can spell, since 'spelling bee' is a competition name taken literally.
  77. Halfway, any farther and he would be running out of the woods.Past the halfway point, every step technically brings the dog closer to the other side, meaning it's running 'out', not 'into'.
  78. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.This proverb claims older individuals (or dogs) can't learn new skills, directly opposing 'never too old to learn'.
  79. A dog.A dog's fur functions like a permanent coat, unlike people who only wear coats seasonally.
  80. He uses the PAWS button.The pun replaces 'pause' with 'paws,' referring to the dog's feet.
  81. a house cannot jump!Since a house cannot jump at all, any dog jumping any height at all technically jumps 'higher' than a house that jumps zero.
  82. K9 (canine).'K9' is read aloud as 'canine,' using one letter (K) and one number (9) to spell the sound of the word.
  83. A blood-hound.The pun connects Dracula's thirst for blood with the dog breed 'bloodhound.'
  84. Fallen leaves.Living leaves on trees stay silent underfoot, but dead, dried fallen leaves crunch and 'grumble' when stepped on.
  85. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.This classic pangram sentence uses every letter of the alphabet at least once while remaining a short, natural sentence.
  86. Lots and lots of tics!The pun plays on 'ticks' (the clock sound and also blood-sucking parasites dogs get) sounding like 'tics.'
  87. The fat dog is the mother.The riddle assumes 'parent' must mean 'father,' but the fat dog can still be related as the mother instead.
  88. Laboratory retrievers.'Laboratory retrievers' puns on the Labrador Retriever dog breed and a science lab.
  89. 10. Because none of them left the yard.Going out a bit, hiding behind a tree, or jumping in a hole are all still actions within the yard's boundary, so no dogs actually left.
  90. It was not the farmer's dog!The farmer truthfully said his own dog doesn't bite -- the dog that bit the stranger simply belonged to someone else.
  91. The other end is not tied to anything.The riddle never says the rope's other end is anchored, so the dog can simply walk toward the bone dragging the loose rope.
  92. Four cats, each near a tail of a cat in an adjacent corner.The wording describes the same four corner cats from different vantage points, so the total is only four, not more.
  93. 14.Each cat kills roughly one rat every 7 minutes, so about 14 cats are needed to kill 100 rats within 50 minutes.
  94. The same number of rat-catchers: Four.Each rat-catcher kills one rat per minute at that rate, so four of them working 50 minutes can catch 50 rats.
  95. Cleopatra and Anthony were fish and a cat knocked over their fish bowl and since fish can't survive without water they died!!The famous human names misdirect; Cleopatra and Anthony are actually pet fish killed when a cat tipped over their bowl.
  96. A Cat!Taking one letter shared between each pair of word clues (C from chocolate not ham, A from cake and jam, T from tea-time) spells CAT.
  97. Kit-ty Carson.The pun blends the frontiersman 'Kit Carson' with 'kitty.'
  98. Because it's purr-sonal information!The pun blends a cat's 'purr' with the word 'personal.'
  99. Green grass is like a mouse because the cattle eat it (cat'll eat it).'Cattle eat it' is a homophone pun for 'cat'll eat it,' tying grazing livestock to a cat hunting mice in the grass.
  100. A cat's eye.The eye has multiple sensitive layers and can close instantly in a blink or stay shut through a long nap.
  101. A cat.The description captures a cat's stealthy, independent, yet affectionate nature.
  102. The sun!Sunlight streams in uninvited through openings, warms surfaces even without a fire, and creates a warm sunny spot where a cat can nap.
  103. A cat-astrophy!The pun hides 'cat' inside the word 'catastrophe.'
  104. Purr-suasiveThe pun blends a cat's 'purr' with the word 'persuasive.'
  105. Meeoow is the name.A cat literally calls out its own name every time it meows, making 'Meeoow' both the sound and the joke answer.
  106. Net.'Net' catches fish, and spelled backward it becomes 'ten,' the tenth number.
  107. The outside.It's a literal trick: any animal's fur is on its outside, not its inside.
  108. It was keeping an eye on the mouse.The pun relies on 'mouse' meaning both the computer device and the cat's natural prey.
  109. Because he was a Cheetah!The pun turns 'cheetah' into 'cheater,' since cheetahs sound like card-game cheats.
  110. Meals on wheels!The pun plays on the 'Meals on Wheels' food-delivery program, since a mouse on a skateboard is literally a meal on wheels.
  111. When it rains cats and dogs.The idiom 'raining cats and dogs' is taken literally, since cats and dogs falling from the sky would be terrifying for rats and mice, their natural predators.
  112. Santa paws.The pun swaps 'Claus' for 'paws,' referencing an animal's feet.
  113. The same three cats would do. Since these three cats are averaging one mouse per minute, given 100 minutes, the cats could catch 100 mice.The rate of one mouse per minute for three cats scales directly to 100 mice in 100 minutes without needing more cats.
  114. To the re-tail store.The pun turns 'retail' into 're-tail,' as if the cat needed a replacement tail.
  115. What. It's pronounced differently; all of the others rhyme.Every other word rhymes with a shared '-at' sound, but 'what' is pronounced 'wut,' breaking the pattern.
  116. None (as they were copycats they copied each other).Because they are 'copycats' that mimic one another, when one left, the rest all copied the action and left too.
  117. You step in a poodle.The pun swaps 'puddle' for 'poodle,' a dog breed, playing on the idiom 'raining cats and dogs.'