114 Best Funny Riddles (For Adults & For Kids)

An old saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” And what better way is there to generate laughter than telling funny riddles?

In this article, we share funny riddles perfect for kids and adults in two separate sections. Then we have some truly hilarious riddles guaranteed to make you laugh. The article ends with a section to test you on your funny riddle proficiency where we list the riddles first, followed by answers.

Funny Riddles for Kids

Choosing riddles for kids isn’t easy. The riddles must be relatively easy to understand and answer, with just the right amount of thinking so that the child does not get bored or discouraged. Our “Funny Riddles for Kids” will keep them guessing, because they picked to provide the perfect riddling experience for kids of every age.

• Why did the boy bury his flashlight?
  Show answer
  Because the batteries died
• Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
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  C
• What has eyes that cannot see, a tongue that cannot taste, and a soul that cannot die?
  Show answer
  A shoe
• If an electric train is travelling south, which way is the smoke going?
  Show answer
  There is no smoke; it is an electric train!
• Why did Mickey Mouse become an astronaut?
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  He wanted to visit Pluto.
• Why do bees hum?
  Show answer
  Because they do not know the words
• Why are teddy bears never hungry?
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  Because they are always stuffed
• What did the chewing gum say to the shoe?
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  I am stuck on you
• Bobby throws a ball as hard as he can. It comes back to him, even though nothing and nobody touches it. How?
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  He throws it straight up.
• What can clap without any hands?
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  Thunder
• What has a bark, but no bite?
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  A tree
• What is black, white, and pink all over?
  Show answer
  An embarrassed zebra
• What gets beaten, and whipped, but never cries?
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  An egg
• What comes down but never goes up?
  Show answer
  Rain
• We come in a set. We can dash or pour. If we’re too much, the serving is ruined. If we’re held back, the course is flat. What are we?
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  Salt and pepper
• What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?
  Show answer
  A carrot
• What word contains 26 letters, but only has three syllables?
  Show answer
  Alphabet
• What kind of band never plays music?
  Show answer
  A rubber band
• What tire doesn’t move when the car turns right?
  Show answer
  The spare tire
• Why couldn’t the moon finish his meal?
  Show answer
  He was full.
• What is tall when it’s young, and short when it’s old?
  Show answer
  A candle
• What do you taste twice a day but never eat?
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  Toothpaste
• What has a thousand needles but doesn’t sew?
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  A porcupine.
• What bet can never be won?
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  The alphabet
• What goes up and down, but never moves?
  Show answer
  A flight of stairs
• You can catch it, but not throw it? What is it?
  Show answer
  A cold
• What has a hundred limbs, but cannot walk?
  Show answer
  A tree
• What is blue and smells like red paint?
  Show answer
  Blue paint
• Every time you stand up, you lose this. What is it?
  Show answer
  Your lap

Funny Riddles for Adults

Our “Funny Riddles for Adults” have been chosen specifically designed for adult minds. They deal with sports, relationships, jobs, and other subjects adults are familiar with. They are perfect for a party or other get-together for entertainment and fun.

• Why did the woman wear a helmet at the dinner table?
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  Because of her crash diet
• What ship has two mates, but no captain?
  Show answer
  A relationship
• If everyone bought a white car, what would we have?
  Show answer
  A white carnation
• What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer?
  Show answer
  A jeweler sells watches. A jailer watches cells.
• Why was the belt arrested?
  Show answer
  For holding up the pants
• The more it has the less it weighs. What is it?
  Show answer
  Cheese with holes
• What is the best cure for dandruff?
  Show answer
  Baldness
• Who is the fastest runner in the whole world?
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  Adam, because he was the first in the human race.
• What loses its head in the morning, but gets it back at night?
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  A pillow
• When does a man really like being alone?
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  When he becomes an heir
• What gets broken without being held?
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  A promise
• Which football player wears the biggest helmet?
  Show answer
  The one with the biggest head
• What flies around all day but never goes anywhere?
  Show answer
  A flag
• You can you serve it, but never eat it? What is it?
  Show answer
  A tennis ball
• Do you know what you can hold without ever touching it?
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  A conversation
• How many sides are there to a circle?
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  Two, the inside and the outside
• What type of dress can never be worn?
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  An address
• What wears a jacket, but no pants?
  Show answer
  A book
• Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?
  Show answer
  In case he got a hole in one
• Why did the football coach go to the bank?
  Show answer
  He wanted his quarterback.
• What English word has three consecutive double letters?
  Show answer
  Bookkeeper
• Name a popular four-letter sport that starts with a “T”.
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  Golf
• What do you call an alligator in a vest?
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  An investigator
• What did the baseball glove say to the baseball?
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  Catch you later
• When do you go in through one hole and come out through two holes at the same time?
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  When you’re putting on your trousers
• Is it legal to marry the sister of your widow? 
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  It doesn’t matter, because you are dead.
• Why do people build new houses?
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  It is impossible to build old houses
• What is the difference between a car and toilet paper?
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  It is okay to buy a used car.
• What animal turns about 200 times around its axis after it dies?
  Show answer
  A roasted chicken

Hilarious Riddles

What makes a hilarious riddle? Well, it needs a bit silly with an unexpected and clever answer. Our hilarious riddles are kid tested and adult approved. Every age will find these riddles incapable of telling without laughter.

• Why isn’t your nose twelve inches long?
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  Because then it would be a foot
• What do you call a fairy that has not taken a bath?
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  Stinker Bell
• What do you call a cow that twitches?
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  Beef jerky
• What does an invisible man drink at snack time?
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  Evaporated milk
• What is the hardest part about skydiving?
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  The ground
• What do you get if your sheep studies karate?
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  A lamb chop
• What hard rock group has four dudes but neither of them plays a guitar?
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  Mount Rushmore
• On which side do chickens have the most feathers?
  Show answer
  On the outside
• What has feathers but no wings?
  Show answer
  Your pillow
• What has 6 feet and sings?
  Show answer
  A singing trio
• Which hand do you use to wipe your bottom in the bathroom?
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  Neither, because I use toilet paper.
• If a fella met a fella in a field of beans, could a fella tell a fella what a fella means? How many “f”s in that?
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  There are zero “f’s” in that.
• What word describes a man who does not have all his fingers on one hand?
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  Normal, because most people have fingers on both hands
• What do you call a bunny with fleas?
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  Bugs Bunny.
• How do you catch a rabbit?
  Show answer
  Make a noise like a carrot.
• A duck, a cat and a cow went out to dinner, who had to pay?
  Show answer
  The duck, because he was the only one with a bill.
• Why did the boy scream when he opened the fridge?
  Show answer
  Because he saw the salad dressing.
• What happens if you call 611 for the police?
  Show answer
  The police car comes upside down!
• What kind of bug goes Zzub Zzub?
  Show answer
  A bumble bee flying backward
• Why did the girl jump up and down before taking her medicine?
  Show answer
  Because the label said, “Shake well before using!”
• What always goes to sleep with shoes on?
  Show answer
  A horse
• What tastes better than it smells?
  Show answer
  Your tongue
• What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
  Show answer
  A carrot
• Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
  Show answer
  Mt. Everest; it just wasn’t discovered yet.
  
• Jim is six feet tall. He works at a butcher’s, and he wears size ten shoes. What does he weigh?
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  Meat
• You are trapped in a room and there are 3 doors. Each door has something behind it. The first door has two hungry lions that have not eaten in four years. The second door has electric lasers all across the room behind it. The third has three ninjas ready to attack. Which door would you pick to go through?
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  The first, because the lions would be dead if they have not eaten for 4 years.

Funny Riddles with Answers

So, now your mind should be ready for the type of thinking necessary for riddle answering. We have selected some funny riddles for you to test yourself with. Riddles are listed first, with the answers following. See how many you can get right or test your friends and family.

Riddles:

1. What type of cheese is made backwards?
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   Edam
2. Name three days consecutively where none of the seven days of the week appear.
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   Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
3. Why couldn’t the sailors play cards?
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   The captain was standing on the deck.
4. What did the outlaw get when he stole a calendar?
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   Twelve months
5. Why did the not dog turn down part in the movie?
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   The roll was not good enough.
6. When is a car, not a car?
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   When it turns into a parking lot
7. What bank never has any money?
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   The riverbank
8. Why did the bumble bee put honey under his pillow?
   Show answer
   He wanted to have sweet dreams.
9. What is the longest word in the dictionary?
   Show answer
   Smiles, because there is a mile between each “s”
10. I am a word. If you pronounce me rightly, it will be wrong. If you pronounce me wrong it is right? What word am I?
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    Wrong
11. It is higher without the head, than with it. What is it?
    Show answer
    A pillow
12. It stands on one leg with its heart in its head. What is it?
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    A cabbage
13. It has been around for millions of years, but it is no more than a month old. What is it?
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    The moon
14. If I have it, I do not share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What is it?
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    A secret
15. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
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    Nothing
16. You can hear it, but not touch or see it. What is it?
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    Your voice
17. It is always coming but never arrives? What is it?
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    Tomorrow
18. It has Eighty-eight keys but can’t open a single door? What is it?
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    A piano
19. It has one eye but cannot see? What is it?
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    A needle
20. How far can a bear walk into the woods?
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    Halfway (After that, it’s walking out of the woods.)
21. What did the sea say to the sand?
    Show answer
    Nothing, he just waved
22. It is late, 3 am, you are awakened by a knock on the door. It is your parents. They are hungry. You have a can of sardines, a box of crackers and a bag full of apples. What do you open first?
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    The door
23. What is dirty after washing?
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    Your bath water
24. What can answer in any language? What can speak without a mouth? What can sing without an ear?
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    An echo
25. How do you throw an egg on the floor without cracking it?
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    The floor should not crack when you throw an egg at it.
26. What’s the one place where it’s impossible to face backwards?
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    On the stairs
27. How can somebody walk for 8 days without sleeping?
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    He sleeps only at night.
28. In what glasses shouldn’t you pour apple juice?
    Show answer
    The already full ones
29. Who earns money without working a single day?
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    The night watchman
30. What is in fingers, toolboxes and snails?
    Show answer
    Nails

We hope our funny riddles have given you some chuckles, giggling, and uncontrollable laughter. May you, your friends, and family have as much fun reading our list of Funny Riddles as we had compiling it. Riddle on!

Susan Box Mann

Susan majored in English with a double minor in Humanities and Business at Arizona State University and earned a Master’s degree in Educational Administration from Liberty University. She taught grades four through twelve in both public and private schools. Subjects included English, U.S. and world history and geography, math, earth and physical science, Bible, information technologies, and creative writing.

Susan has been freelance writing for over ten years, during which time she has written and edited books, newspaper articles, biographies, book reviews, guidelines, neighborhood descriptions for realtors, Power Point presentations, resumes, and numerous other projects.

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