117 Pet, Cat & Dog Riddles With Answers - page 2 of 2
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?
The description captures a cat's stealthy, independent, yet affectionate nature.
What sneaks through doors and windows without knocking? What heats an unlit stove? What gives the cat a snug place to rest?
Sunlight streams in uninvited through openings, warms surfaces even without a fire, and creates a warm sunny spot where a cat can nap.
What happens when a cat meets with a tragic accident?
The pun hides 'cat' inside the word 'catastrophe.'
What do you call a cat that gets anything it wants?
The pun blends a cat's 'purr' with the word 'persuasive.'
Give a name to a cat and it will call itself. What is the name?
A cat literally calls out its own name every time it meows, making 'Meeoow' both the sound and the joke answer.
Forward I catch fish, backward I am the tenth of numbers. What am I?
'Net' catches fish, and spelled backward it becomes 'ten,' the tenth number.
What side of a cat has the most fur?
It's a literal trick: any animal's fur is on its outside, not its inside.
Why was the cat sitting at the computer?
The pun relies on 'mouse' meaning both the computer device and the cat's natural prey.
Why was the cat thrown out of the card game?
The pun turns 'cheetah' into 'cheater,' since cheetahs sound like card-game cheats.
What do cats call mice on a skateboard?
The pun plays on the 'Meals on Wheels' food-delivery program, since a mouse on a skateboard is literally a meal on wheels.
When is the worst weather for rats and mice?
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.
What do you call Santa for cats?
The pun swaps 'Claus' for 'paws,' referencing an animal's feet.
If three cats catch three mice in three minutes, how many cats would be needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
The rate of one mouse per minute for three cats scales directly to 100 mice in 100 minutes without needing more cats.
Where did the cat go after losing its tail?
The pun turns 'retail' into 're-tail,' as if the cat needed a replacement tail.
What word doesn't belong in this group? That, hat, what, mat, cat, sat, pat, or chat?
Every other word rhymes with a shared '-at' sound, but 'what' is pronounced 'wut,' breaking the pattern.
10 copycats were sitting in a car. One came out. How many are left?
Because they are 'copycats' that mimic one another, when one left, the rest all copied the action and left too.
What happens after it rains cats and dogs?
The pun swaps 'puddle' for 'poodle,' a dog breed, playing on the idiom 'raining cats and dogs.'