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Funny riddles with answers.

Here are 50 funny riddles with answers: puns, silly questions and what am I riddles that earn a groan and a laugh. All of them are clean, so they work in class, at work or at home.

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What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?

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All 50 riddles with answers

Riddles tagged Run as a live quiz have one short answer, so they work as a 4-option quiz question. Talk it through riddles are better out loud.

Puns

What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
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A dino-snore
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Why did the scarecrow get an award?
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It was outstanding in its field
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What do you call a fake noodle?
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An impasta
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Why don’t eggs tell each other jokes?
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They’d crack each other up
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What do you call a bear caught in the rain?
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A drizzly bear
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Why did the bicycle fall over?
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It was two-tired
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What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?
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Nacho cheese
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What did one wall say to the other wall?
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“I’ll meet you at the corner.”
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Why did the math book look so sad?
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It had too many problems
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What do you call a pig that does karate?
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A pork chop
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Why are fish so clever?
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They live in schools
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Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
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It felt crummy
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What did the big flower say to the little flower?
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“Hi, bud!”
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Why was the broom late for work?
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It over-swept
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What do you call a boomerang that won’t come back?
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A stick
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How does the moon get its hair cut?
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Eclipse it
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What do you call a dog that can do magic?
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A labracadabrador
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What kind of music do planets listen to?
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Neptunes
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What do you call an alligator in a vest?
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An investigator
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What did the zero say to the eight?
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“Nice belt!”
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Silly

Why did the student bring a ladder to class?
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They wanted to go to high school
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What do you call a snowman in July?
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A puddle
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What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?
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A carrot
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What has lots of eyes, grows in the dark underground, and often ends up as fries?
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A potato
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Why did the banana go to the doctor?
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It wasn’t peeling well
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Where do cows go on a Saturday night?
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To the moo-vies
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What do you call a pile of cats?
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A meow-ntain
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How do you catch a whole school of fish?
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With bookworms
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What did the left eye say to the right eye?
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“Between you and me, something smells.”
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Why do seagulls fly over the sea?
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If they flew over the bay, they’d be bagels
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What kind of shoes do frogs wear?
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Open-toad sandals
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What do you call a belt made of watches?
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A waist of time
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What do elves learn at school?
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The elf-abet
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What did the pirate say on their 80th birthday?
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“Aye matey!” Say it out loud: I’m eighty.
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Why are elevator jokes so good?
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They work on so many levels
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What am I?

I have a bill but I never pay it. I waddle, I swim, and I quack. What am I?
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A duck
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I’m full of jam but I’m not a sandwich, and drivers sit in me for hours. What am I?
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A traffic jam
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My name ends in “ant”, but I’m huge, I have a trunk, and I never forget. What am I?
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An elephant
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I’m a bow that nobody can tie, and I only come out after the rain. What am I?
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A rainbow
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I’m a nut you can’t crack. I’m round with a hole in the middle and covered in sugar. What am I?
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A doughnut
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I’m called a star, but I live in the sea and I have five arms. What am I?
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A starfish
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I’m called a dog, but I’m really a sausage in a bun. What am I?
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A hot dog
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My name says butter and fly, I have colorful wings, and I’m not made of butter. What am I?
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A butterfly
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I’m a bed you can’t sleep in, and I’m full of flowers. What am I?
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A flower bed
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I’m a horse that lives in the sea, and I’m smaller than your hand. What am I?
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A seahorse
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I’m not a pine and I’m not an apple, but my name says both. What am I?
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A pineapple
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I used to be a grape, but I sat in the sun too long. What am I?
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A raisin
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I’m a board you never write on. I’m black and white, and you play games on me. What am I?
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A chessboard
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I’m made of snow, I wear a carrot for a nose, and I’m not a fan of sunny days. What am I?
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A snowman
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I’m a nut that sounds like a sneeze. What am I?
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A cashew
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How to run a funny riddle round with a group

Read the riddle out twice, slowly, then give everyone thirty seconds before anyone may answer. With puns, the groan is part of the fun, so let people guess out loud before you show the answer.

In a room. Split into teams of three or four. Each team writes its answer on paper, then all teams show at once. One point per right answer, and play five riddles a round.
On a video call. Share the riddle on screen and ask everyone to type the answer in the chat but not press Enter. Count down from three, and everyone sends together, so nobody copies.
In class. Use one riddle as a warm-up or a brain break. Ask students who solve it to explain how they got there, which is often more useful than the answer itself.

What makes a riddle funny

Most funny riddles are puns: the answer is a word that sounds like another word, like a fake noodle being an impasta. The best ones are short, so the room hears the whole joke at once.

What am I riddles get a laugh from the reveal. The clues sound serious, and the answer is something silly, like a traffic jam that is full of jam.

Run riddles as a live quiz

In RiLiFi, a riddle becomes a quiz question with four answers: the right one and three that sound right. People join from their phones with a PIN or QR code, answer before the timer runs out, and faster right answers earn a speed bonus.

The leaderboard after each question keeps a room playing, and nobody has to shout over anyone else. In the full-screen picker above, the four quiz options appear after you show the answer, so you can copy them into a quiz.

FAQ

Questions about these riddles

What are some funny riddles for groups?

“What do you call a fake noodle?” (An impasta.) “Why are elevator jokes so good?” (They work on so many levels.) Short puns like these work well out loud, because the room groans and laughs at the same time.

Are these funny riddles clean?

Yes. They are written for ages 13 and up and are fine to show in class or at work. None of them are about bodies, dating or anything rude.

How do I run funny riddles with a group?

Read one out and let people shout guesses for half a minute. Then show the answer. A round of five takes about five minutes and works as a warm-up or a break.

Can funny riddles work as a quiz?

Some can. Riddles tagged Run as a live quiz have four answers, three of them other puns, so people pick the best one. The rest are better read out loud.

Can the group play live from their phones?

Yes. In RiLiFi, make a quiz with the riddle and four answers. Players join with a PIN or QR code and answer from their phones, with no app. The free plan covers 100 players per session.