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Why don’t graveyards ever get overcrowded?
This is a pun on the phrase 'dying to get in', which usually means being very eager.
What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple?
The joke relies on finding something even more gruesome than a bug.
Does the top of a shadow move faster when the shadow is longer or shorter?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Spends day at window, goes to table for meals, hides at night. What is it?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
A person gets up 180 times a night and sleeps 7 hours. Where do they live?
At the poles, the 'night' lasts for months, so getting up 'every night' means getting up many times during that long night.
How many times does the long hand pass the short hand between midnight and midnight?
The hands meet 22 times in 24 hours, but the first one doesn't count as a 'pass'.
Clock takes 6 seconds to strike 4. How long to strike midnight (12)?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
What wears an eyepatch and robs ships at night?
The pun blends "vampire" and "pirate" into "vampirate," a nocturnal ship-robbing creature.
What animal can see at night but be blinded at day?
Bats are adapted for night and can be dazzled by bright daylight.
Runs over fields all day, under the bed at night with long tongue out. What am I?
Shoes go everywhere with you and 'sit' under the bed with their 'tongue' out.
You can get fooled by me, you can see them day and night. What am I?
Signs provide directions or information day and night.
What is significant about 3661 seconds past midnight on 1st Jan 2001?
3661 seconds is 1 hour, 1 minute, and 1 second.
What is dressed when night falls and undressed when day breaks?
A fire is lit ('dressed' in flame) as darkness falls for warmth and light, then put out ('undressed') by morning.
What famous nurse wore her pajamas all day long?
The pun swaps the real nurse "Florence Nightingale" for "nightgown."
Where do dead outlaws go on a Saturday night?
The pun points to "ghost towns," abandoned Old West settlements fitting for the ghosts of dead outlaws.
I have four legs but no tail. Heard only at night. What am I?
Frogs have four legs, no tail, and are loud at night.
What animal has more lives than a cat?
Wordplay — a frog "croaks" every night (its sound), and "croak" also means to die, so it seems to "die" nightly yet keeps living.
What is full all day and empty at night?
Shoes are filled by feet during the day and left empty at night.
Room with no windows, grows in a day, found where there is decay. What is it?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Where do zombies go for a night out?
The pun combines going clubbing (dancing at night) with zombies being literally dead.
No legs or two, green color, teeming with chemicals of darkness and light. What is it?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Round or oval? Light or dark. You can cut me into pieces. What am I?
Potatoes are varied in shape and can be light or dark-skinned.
What can only move by jumping?
In chess, the knight is the only piece that moves in an L-shaped "jump," leaping over other pieces.
Slam slam slam all day... black as night. A through Z, 1,2,3. What am I?
Keyboards are black and white, have A-Z/1-3, and work with monitors (sensitive to the eye).
I could sell tickets day and night, always awake, never a break. What am I?
The answer is often 'A Clock' or 'Time' as it never stops.
How long would it take a fly in wellingtons to walk through treacle?
A pun on the words 'fortnight' (two weeks) and 'too weak'.
Color on a stoplight + item to eliminate darkness = which comic character?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Empty as space, scary as a ghost, I appear every night. What am I?
Darkness is intangible like empty space yet unsettling like a ghost, and it arrives predictably every night.
I am a yellow fork from tables in the sky... the apparatus of the dark. What am I?
Lightning looks like a jagged fork in the sky.
Riddle involving Irish, dragons, and "biddles."
A play on the 'knight/night' pun; dragons hunt at night to find knights.
What happens in the middle of each month, all seasons except summer, and only in the night?
The letter 'N' is in the middle of the word 'moNth' and in 'seasoNs', 'Night', etc.
My legs are knives. I am a knight. I can reclaim what I lose in a fight. What am I?
A crab has sharp claw-like legs, forages mostly at night ("knight" puns on "night"), and can regrow a claw lost in a fight.
I'm in Kentucky with chili, stay 3 nights, then train to Georgia and Kansas. Where am I?
This is a trick riddle where the answer is often part of the phrasing or a specific location.
The more it is made, the more it is destroyed. Used in both light and dark. What is it?
You 'make' your bed in the morning and 'destroy' (mess it up) when you sleep.
Which sees most clearly in total darkness: A bat, tiger, or owl?
Vision requires light; in *total* darkness, no creature can see.
A man in a lighthouse forgot to turn on the light. He read the paper the next day and killed himself. Why?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
My first is a part of day, my last a conductor of light. Measure of time useful day and night. What am I?
Sand (last) conducts through the glass to measure time (whole).
Forward I am a rodent in drains, backward I am something you see at night. What is the word?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
A knight, a pregnant lady, and a doctor walk in; three people walk out. Who was the third?
The riddle starts with 'One knight' (the person), not 'One night' (time).
A glow in the dark, a place without life, where a small spark means the greatest strife. Where am I?
Space is vast and cold, where a small fire or 'spark' can be catastrophic (explosions).
What creature has four feet in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three at night?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Stealthy as a shadow, cunning but affectionate. Never owned but often loved. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Where once there were many, now there are none. Marks an end and a beginning. What is it?
Midnight is the zero point where the old day ends and a new one begins.
From house to house he goes, a messenger small and slight. He sleeps outside at night. What am I?
Roads connect houses and remain outside in all weather.
In the light, I may reflect. In the dark, I'm cold and wet. What am I?
This liquid shimmers and reflects light in the sun, but feels cold and wet at night.
Nick ran 20 miles in 80 minutes in white, and 1 hour 20 minutes in dark clothes. What does it mean?
80 minutes is exactly the same as one hour and twenty minutes.
I scream out in the dark, I bring light to you, my flame whispers in the darkness. What am I?
A candle's flickering flame lights the dark and can make a soft, whispering sound as it burns.
A light aloft alone in shadow, I light the way for paths you follow. What am I?
A lamppost stands alone above the darkness, illuminating the path below for people walking at night.
Men are awakened by a piercing sound, scramble out of bed, and disappear into a hole. What are they doing?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
From dawn to dusk I soar, a thunderous voice but silent I fly. Unseen by the naked eye. What am I?
Radio waves transmit sound across great distances but are invisible to the eye.
My body has a dozen heads or more. Count the ways you can hold me tight! What Am I?
A piggy bank contains coins (heads and tails).
Ghost of the mountain, pale as the moon but fast as the wind. A flash of light in the night. What is it?
Snow leopards are elusive predators known for their pale, camouflaged fur.
I have billions of eyes, yet live in darkness. No muscle, yet I rule two hemispheres. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I am life, yet not real. When we first meet, things are dark. When we leave, you are in the light. What am I?
Movies start in a dark theater and end with the lights coming on.
The man had not slept in days, yet he was well-rested. How could this be?
"Days" specifically excludes nights, so he was fine because he slept every single night, just never during the day.
Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Since the dark room only exists in your imagination, the simplest way out is to just stop imagining it.
I come out at night, neither human nor animal. I only drink. I glow in the sunlight. What am I?
In modern fiction (like Twilight), vampires might glow, and they are nocturnal drinkers.
My first is in ocean but not sea... my whole is a creature that comes out at night. What am I?
The letters O (ocean/sea), W (wasp/bee), L (glider/flight) spell OWL.
I usually wear a yellow coat and have a dark head. I make marks wherever I go. What am I?
A standard pencil is yellow with a dark graphite tip (head) that leaves marks.
Sometimes black, sometimes white. You see me at night. Some have walked on me. What am I?
The moon can look black or white and has been walked on by astronauts.
I watch you sleep, I haunt you by day. You stare at me and see nothing but darkness. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
You use me every day but let me rest at night. I have an identical twin. I have a soul. What am I?
You use feet all day, cover them with shoes/socks, and they have a 'soul' (sole).
Plain to see as black & white. I roam at night. Startle me and odiferous emissions result. What am I?
Skunks are black and white, nocturnal, and spray a smelly liquid when startled.
What brightens your day when it's dark, although it's usually in the shade?
A lamp provides light in dark spaces and is often literally positioned under a lampshade.
I welcome the day with light, having come stealthily in the night. By noon, I am gone. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
Dark with white markings, smooth like a rock. Where learning occurs, I convey thought. What am I?
Blackboards are dark surfaces written on with white chalk.
I'm the first thing you see in the morning and last at night. You ignore me, but cross your eyes to see me. What am I?
Your nose is always in your field of vision, but your brain ignores it unless you cross your eyes.
I'm blue at day and black at night; I contain creatures born and died. What am I?
The ocean looks blue/black depending on light and contains marine life.
I am nothing, I am everything. Perfect dark and brightest light. Hungry and full. What am I?
The universe encompasses everything—light, dark, empty space, and all of us.
The king of the jungle, rare as gold, black as night. Claws of knives, teeth of swords, silent as a mouse. What is it?
A black panther is a powerful, dark feline that is stealthy and silent.
What loses its head in the morning, and gets it back at night?
A pillow is "headless" once you get up in the morning and regains its "head" when you lie down again at night.
Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, felled by three eyes, black as night. What happened?
The 'soldiers in white' are the ten bowling pins, knocked down by the three-holed black bowling ball, describing a strike.
I take you by night, by day take you back. None suffer to have me but do from my lack. What am I?
Sleep is granted nightly and released each morning; lacking it, not having it, is what actually causes suffering.
I'm grown from darkness but shine with a pale light. Round I am, and a lady's delight. What am I?
Pearls grow inside dark oysters and are prized as round, pale gems.
With three eyes and a black as night, I frequently knock down ten men with a single strike! What am I?
A bowling ball has three finger holes ("eyes"), is often black, and is thrown to knock down all ten bowling pins in one strike.
You see me at night, by day you tell everyone about me. I sometimes leave you in the darkness. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I can't hurt you, but I can leave you with scars. Nobody wants me, but everyone has me. Only you can see me. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
I'm far away but shine bright. I sleep by day, I wake up at night. I stay by the moon but never get close. What am I?
Stars are visible in the night sky near the moon but are actually very far away.
I have an eye in the middle of me but cannot see. I can have twists and water and scares. What am I?
The center of a hurricane is called the 'eye', and it features wind and water.
I grow in the dark and shine in the light; The paler I am, the more I am liked. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
A nightmare for some. For others, a savior I come. My hand's cold and bleak. What am I?
Think about the metaphorical meaning of the words used.
When I am metal or wood, I bring you home. When I am flesh and blood, in the darkness I roam. What am I?
A wooden or metal baseball bat can drive a runner "home," while the living animal bat roams the night sky.
Duels of good and evil, a fighter of good am I. King of the black night sky. What am I?
Darkness dominates the night sky.
At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen. What are they?
Stars "arrive" on their own each night and simply fade from view in daylight rather than being taken.
I was born from the death of something large and hot. I consume everything. I am dark and exist where there is no gravity. What am I?
Black holes are formed from collapsed stars and have intense gravity.
I have 16 legs then, I sleep for about a fortnight and emerge with 6 legs. What am I?
A caterpillar has many legs, goes into a chrysalis (sleeps), and emerges as a 6-legged butterfly.
You can have me almost every night, sometimes bad sometimes good. Whether child or adult, I'll be there. What am I?
Dreams happen at night and can be sweet or nightmares.
I sleep by day, I fly by night. I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?
Unlike birds, bats are nocturnal mammals that fly using wing membranes instead of feathers.
The marathon man timed himself and found that if he wore white he ran 20 miles in 80 minutes, but in a dark outfit, he ran it in an hour and twenty minutes. What does this mean?
80 minutes is exactly the same as one hour and twenty minutes.
I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
Clouds drift without wings, release rain ("cry") without eyes, and block sunlight, casting darkness below.
What do ghosts like to do on a Saturday night?
'Boogie' means to dance, and it starts with 'boo,' a ghost's signature sound.
People have stepped on me, but not many. I never stay full for long. I have a dark side. What am I?
Very few people have literally stepped on the moon, it cycles through phases, and it has a permanently unseen far side.
Who always stalks you during the day but becomes too tired to stalk you at night?
A shadow follows you constantly in daylight but vanishes once night falls and there's no light to cast it.
A man rides into town on Friday. He stays two nights. How does he leave on Tuesday?
The horse itself is named "Friday," so the day-of-week math never needs to add up at all.
My first four letters describe all living things. My last five letters are another word for knight. My job is to save you, and I'm a fan of water. Who am I?
"Life" (first four letters) covers all living things, and "guard" (last five) is a protector like a knight; a lifeguard saves swimmers by the water.
I weaken all men for hours each day. I show you strange visions while you are away. I take you by night, by day take you back, none suffer to have me, but do from my lack. What am I?
Sleep weakens the body, produces vivid dream visions, and lacking it—not having it—is what actually causes suffering.
Every night, I'm told what to do. And every morning, I do what you tell me to do. But you still get mad at me and hit me. What am I?
An alarm clock is set at night, wakes you in the morning, and often gets hit via its snooze button.
I follow you by day, by night I blend right in but no one sees me except when I'm in the light. What am I?
A shadow trails you in daylight but disappears into darkness at night since it needs light to be visible.
What falls but doesn't break, and what breaks but doesn't fall?
Night "falls" without shattering, while day "breaks" at dawn without literally falling.
Why does a dragon sleep all day?
"Knights" sounds like "nights," so the dragon hunts at night after sleeping through the day.