100 Funny Riddles (With Answers)
Add a touch of humor to your day with some funny riddles! Perfect for sharing laughs with friends and family, these riddles will keep everyone entertained with clever twists and unexpected punchlines. Laughter is guaranteed as you try to solve each riddle. And if you need a hint or just want the punchline right away, each riddle has a 'Show' and 'Hide' answer option to keep things lighthearted and fun.
1. People buy me to eat, but they never actually eat me. What am I?
A plate
2. It's your thing, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
3. I am a ring of sliced onion dipped in batter and then deep fried. What am I?
Onion rings
4. I make billions of dollars selling Windows. Who am I?
Microsoft
5. What is that thing which is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow
6. What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?
A glove
7. David's father has three sons: Ronnie, Tony, and...?
David
8. What is something that is easy to get into but hard to get out of?
Trouble
9. What is that thing which you can hold without touching it?
Your breath
10. How can a dog cross a river without getting wet?
By using a bridge
11. I can be thrown from the tallest building and survive, but I cannot survive if thrown from the smallest ship. What am I?
A piece of paper
12. A man walks outside in heavy rain, yet not a single hair on his head gets wet. Why?
Because he is bald.
13. A parent has a child, but it is not a boy. What is it?
It’s a girl.
14. What is all over a house?
The roof
15. I shave several times a day, but I still have a beard. Who am I?
A barber
16. If someone holds me for too long, the person holding me will die. What am I?
Breath
17. Wherever the dog goes, one thing always follows him. What is it?
The dog's tail
18. Everyone calls him king, but he doesn't have a crown or a kingdom. Who is he?
The chess king
19. A teddy bear never feels hungry. Why?
Because it’s always stuffed.
20. What is found over your head but under your hat?
Hair
21. I fly away as soon as you set me loose. People around you may slowly move away once they sense my presence. What am I?
A fart
22. These are needed to pass an exam. What are they?
Answers
23. If you do this profession, you will go to many places at the will of others. What is it?
Taxi driver
24. Which bank do children use the most?
A piggy bank
25. If you really want to see inside someone, what should you use?
An X-ray
26. I am that state when a person lives inside himself as another person. What am I?
Pregnancy
27. The Titanic is still here. Where?
In the Atlantic
28. Before Mt. Everest was discovered as the highest mountain in the world, which mountain was the highest?
Still Mount Everest
29. I'm white, perfect for cutting and grinding. For most animals, I'm a useful weapon. What am I?
Teeth
30. Whether you use me less or more, you have to change me every month. What am I?
A calendar
31. If you're worried that Grandpa will bite, what should you do?
Just remove them.
32. How many months have 28 days?
Twelve
33. How many months have only 28 days?
February
34. I am a place where you can enjoy all seasons. What am I?
The bathroom
35. This is the place where kings, queens, knights, and soldiers battle together. What is it?
Chess
36. You're trying to solve one right now. What is it?
A riddle
37. I have a neck but no head. I have two arms but no hands. I mostly stay with you. What am I?
A shirt
38. Who always enjoys poor health?
A doctor
39. It's only good if people laugh at it. What is it?
A joke
40. What goes up when rain comes down? What is it?
An umbrella
41. What kind of soda must you not drink?
Baking soda
42. If an electric train is going south, which way will the smoke go?
There is no smoke; it’s an electric train.
43. What is red but bad for your teeth?
A brick
44. What does one math book say to another?
I have so many problems.
45. I give milk and I have horns, but I am not a cow. Who am I?
A buffalo
46. What does a cat have that no other animal has?
Kittens
47. What can never be eaten before lunch?
Dinner
48. What is that thing which follows a man wherever he goes?
His shadow
49. How can a pants pocket be empty and still have something in it?
A hole
50. What's the first thing a gardener puts in a garden?
His foot
51. What are you certain to find inside your pocket when you reach into it?
Your hand
52. What do you get when you cross a vampire and a teacher?
A blood test
53. What does a panda have that no other animal has?
Baby pandas
54. What is that thing which needs to be broken before using it?
An egg
55. You can hold it without using your hands. What is it?
Your breath
56. During what month do people sleep the least?
February, because it is the shortest month.
57. What is that thing which the poor have but the rich don't?
Nothing, because the rich have everything.
58. What is something you can hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
59. What is between heaven and earth?
The word 'and'
60. It is not anyone's enemy, yet people beat it. What is it?
A drum
61. What is that thing which breaks without being touched?
A promise
62. Which is the fish that can never swim?
A dead fish
63. What do you get if you put a radio in a refrigerator?
Cool music
64. How do you feel when you haven't had water for a long time?
Thirsty
65. What's the last thing you pick up before you go to sleep?
Your feet
66. What question can you never answer 'yes' to?
Are you asleep?
67. What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
68. What's the one word you always spell wrong?
Wrong
69. Which is heavier, a ton of bricks or a ton of cotton?
Neither, because both weigh the same.
70. A girl goes to the store and buys a dozen eggs. When she returns home, all but three are broken. How many eggs remain unbroken?
Three
71. Which house does not have doors and windows?
A nest
72. Even if I walk backwards, I will not fall. Who am I?
A clock
73. What is a river that never flows?
A river on a map
74. Which animal sleeps the most?
A lazy animal
75. I do not come during the meal, but I come after the meal. What am I?
Belching
76. What is that thing which does not move while walking?
A road
77. Which animal doesn't speak but still sings?
A frog
78. What is that thing that everyone gets but no one can see?
Time
79. One thing that is present in every house but no one can see?
Air
80. Which fruit can never be bought?
The fruit of hard work
81. What comes into your hand but cannot be seen?
Air
82. Which bird always flies upside down?
None; no bird flies upside down.
83. I am the lightest, yet everyone gets tired lifting me. Who am I?
Sleep
84. What is that thing which grows bigger again when cut?
Hair
85. What is that thing that everybody has but no one can show?
The soul
86. What is that thing which can fly in the sky even without wings?
A kite
87. Which is the house that always has water?
An aquarium
88. What is that thing that has many holes but still sings beautiful songs?
A flute
89. What is the path that is not straight?
The path of life
90. Which plant never dries up?
A plastic plant
91. Which is that place where nothing is visible?
A dark place
92. What is the path that never ends?
The path of knowledge
93. What is the place where many people can live, yet no one lives there?
In the heart
94. What is that word that makes you laugh when you say it?
Laugh
95. Something that always keeps moving but never gets tired?
A clock
96. What is that dream which never gets fulfilled?
A ghostly dream
97. Ten women were standing under a small umbrella, yet none of them got wet. Why?
Because it was not raining at that time.
98. What did number 7 say to number 9?
Nothing; numbers don't talk.
99. Which turtle talks?
A cartoon turtle
100. A buffalo fell into a pond. How will it come out now?
After getting wet
