Thanksgiving Riddles
Put a riddle at every place setting. These harvest and feast teasers keep kids and adults busy between courses.
Tip: Short and simple wins at a party: pick the riddles you can read in one breath.
127 riddles in this collection, page 1 of 4. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Ida puts 3 dinner rolls in each of 6 boxes. How many dinner rolls is that altogether?
Half of the 8 pies on the table are taken away. How many pies are left on the table?
I am a word you say before a meal, and it starts with giving. What am I?
I have eight legs and spin a web in the corner of a spooky house. What am I?
I am golden brown and served whole at the feast, and everyone wants my drumstick. What am I?
Half of the 12 waves on the table are taken away. How many waves are left on the table?
Half of the 12 snowballs on the table are taken away. How many snowballs are left on the table?
I am white and I fall from the sky in the cold, and kids build a man with me. What am I?
Half of the 16 sparklers on the table are taken away. How many sparklers are left on the table?
Why did the student eat his homework?
The scarecrow is smaller than the squirrel, and the squirrel is smaller than the autumn leaf. Which one is the biggest?
I am a winged baby with a bow and arrows who makes people fall in love. Who am I?
A line goes: scarecrow, autumn leaf, scarecrow, autumn leaf, scarecrow. What comes next?
Half of the 12 carrots on the table are taken away. How many carrots are left on the table?
There are 19 autumn leaves in a box and 7 are taken out. How many autumn leaves are left?
The corn cob is bigger than the dinner roll, and the dinner roll is bigger than the pie. Which one is the smallest?
Three kids race to build the tallest turkey tower. Leo finished before Ida. Lily finished before Leo. Who finished last?
Sam puts 5 pumpkins in each of 6 boxes. How many pumpkins is that altogether?
Lily makes 4 rows of 2 pumpkins and adds 3 more at the end. How many pumpkins are there in all?
4 turkeys are shared equally among 2 friends. How many turkeys does each friend get?
One dinner roll costs 3 dollars. How many dollars do 8 dinner rolls cost?
Omar gets 4 corn cobs on Monday and 4 corn cobs on Tuesday, then gives away 4. How many corn cobs are left?
I heat the feast while the family waits, and I have a door but no knob on the front of the house. What am I?
Why should you never tell a secret at the Thanksgiving table?
Half of the 20 party hats on the table are taken away. How many party hats are left on the table?
Two people share me on a plate with two forks and candlelight. What am I?
Half of the 20 pencils on the table are taken away. How many pencils are left on the table?
A line goes: pumpkin, squirrel, pumpkin, squirrel, pumpkin. What comes next?
Half of the 16 gold coins on the table are taken away. How many gold coins are left on the table?
Half of the 24 scarecrows on the table are taken away. How many scarecrows are left on the table?
8 pumpkins are shared equally among 4 friends. How many pumpkins does each friend get?
The pumpkin is smaller than the corn cob, and the corn cob is smaller than the dinner roll. Which one is the biggest?
A line goes: corn cob, turkey, corn cob, turkey, corn cob. What comes next?
There are 27 dinner rolls in a box and 6 are taken out. How many dinner rolls are left?
Frequently asked questions
- When should I share these?
- Publish or print them a week or two ahead of November.
- Are the answers included?
- Yes. Tap "Show answer" under each riddle, or open the riddle page for the full explanation.