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50 Thanksgiving Riddles for Kids (FREE Printable List)
Stump and delight the entire crew with family-friendly Thanksgiving riddles. See who can solve the most!
Looking for a fun way to entertain the whole family this Thanksgiving? Our collection of Thanksgiving riddles is perfect for young children and their families to enjoy together! With a mix of easier, silly riddles and a few trickier ones to challenge older kids and adults, these riddles will add some lighthearted fun to your holiday celebration.
Silly Thanksgiving Riddles
What is a cranberry called when it isn’t happy?
A blueberry
What do you get when you cross a turkey with a centipede?
100 drumsticks.
What happened to the turkey that got into a fight?
He got the stuffing knocked out of him.
Which bird can fly higher–a turkey or an ostrich?
An ostrich can’t fly.
What kind of potatoes say “oui-oui-buzz-buzz (we-we-buzz-buzz)”?
French flies.
What do thankful, grateful, and joyful all have in common?
They’re all full!
At Thanksgiving dinner, which hand should you cut your turkey with?
Neither, you should use a knife.
What can never be eaten at Thanksgiving dinner?
Thanksgiving brunch.
Why did the pheasant, duck, turkey and goose get into trouble?
Because of their fowl language.
Which side of the turkey is the left side?
The part that hasn’t been eaten yet!
What is usually on the Thanksgiving dinner table, but cannot be eaten?
Plates and silverware!
Which Thanksgiving beverage always sounds sad?
Apple sigh-der.
What animal has the worst eating habits?
The turkey–it gobbles everything up!
Why did the students get bad grades after Thanksgiving?
Because everything is marked down after the holidays!
Where do birds go on vacation in November?
Turkey.
What did the farmer say to the green pumpkin in his garden?
Why orange you orange?
If turkeys grew on trees, what would the trees be called?
Poul-trees.
What has feathers and a beak, but is dressed?
Thanksgiving turkey.
If roses are red and violets are blue, what is stuffed, brown, and blue?
A turkey holding its breath.
What do you get when you cross a turkey with an octopus?
Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving.
What do you call it when it rains turkeys?
Fowl weather!
What’s the most musical part of a turkey?
The drumstick.
What sound does a limping turkey make?
“Wobble wobble!”
Why did the turkey get in trouble?
It was using fowl language.
Where do turkeys go to dance?
The Butterball.
What’s the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?
The turkey trot.
Why did the turkey cross the road?
To prove he wasn’t chicken.
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Trickier Thanksgiving Riddles
I am served at Thanksgiving dinner. I have ears, but I cannot hear. My outside has silk that gets thrown away. What am I?
Corn
I am a horn that is filled with all the season’s harvest. What am I?
Cornucopia.
If it took three people four hours to roast a turkey, how many hours would it take four people to roast the same turkey?
None! The turkey is already cooked.
What is hard, oddly-shaped, and brings you good fortune on Thanksgiving?
A wishbone
What’s always in the middle of the table every Thanksgiving?
The letter “B.”
Grandma and Grandpa had a total of six children. Each of those children grew up and had four children of their own. Those children grew up and had two children each. Everyone will join the Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. How many people will be at the table?
80 people.
If you will be carving the turkey with an electric cutter, what kind of battery will it need if it runs out of power?
None. Because it’s electric-powered.
You reap what you sow because of me. Remove the first three letters, and I become an object you can wear. What am I?
Har-vest.
I have eyes but I can’t see
I have skin but I can’t feel anything
I can be sweet but I’m not a piece of candy
I can be baked but I’m not a cake
I can be peeled but I’m not a carrot
Potato
Paula likes grapes but not potatoes. She likes squash but not lettuce, and she likes peas but not onions. Following the same rule, will she like pumpkins or apples?
Pumpkins. Paula seems to only like things that grow on vines.
I am a key that can walk but can’t open doors. What am I?
A turkey
Who will always say no if you ask them to join you for Thanksgiving dinner?
The turkey.
I’m a word that means eating well, but when one letter goes missing I mean speedy. What am I?
Feast (Fast).
I get roasted, but I am not coffee, and I share a name with a country. What am I?
A turkey.
What are three keys that open no doors?
Mon-keys, don-keys, and tur-keys.
If twenty Thanksgiving turkeys told terrible tales, how many “t’s” would there be in all?
Zero–there aren’t any “t”s in the word “all.”
I am a number, but you can’t count me, and at Thanksgiving, I’m a dessert.
Pi (pie).
If Christmas makes you jolly and Halloween makes you scary, what do you feel on Thanksgiving?
Stuffed!
If a turkey says gobble, gobble, gobble and an astronaut says Hubble, Hubble, Hubble. Then, what would a computer say?
Google, Google, Google.
I am everywhere at Thanksgiving ready to be tried, I wanna get away but I got dressed and now I can’t fly. What am I?
A turkey.
I am a 12-letter word, two compound words, and people celebrate me in the fall. What am I?
Thanksgiving.
I am red but not a strawberry; I can be jelly at times but also juice. What am I?
Cranberry.
On Thanksgiving, what comes at the beginning of the parade?
The letter “p.”
