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 2 of 4. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Omar has 8 pies. Mia has twice as many. How many pies do they have together?
Half of the 8 birds on the table are taken away. How many birds are left on the table?
Ben counts corn cobs in a pattern: 3, 7, 11, 15. How many corn cobs come next?
Noah puts 3 pumpkins in each of 7 boxes. How many pumpkins is that altogether?
I fall from the trees in autumn and crunch under your feet. What am I?
Half of the 20 sand castles on the table are taken away. How many sand castles are left on the table?
I am a pink or red piece of candy shaped like a heart. What am I?
Half of the 28 fireworks on the table are taken away. How many fireworks are left on the table?
Sam gets 4 pumpkins on Monday and 7 pumpkins on Tuesday, then gives away 4. How many pumpkins are left?
Half of the 20 bunnies on the table are taken away. How many bunnies are left on the table?
Three kids race to build the tallest dinner roll tower. Omar finished before Ana. Leo finished before Omar. Who finished last?
Mia has 6 autumn leaves. Noah has twice as many. How many autumn leaves do they have together?
A line goes: pumpkin, dinner roll, pumpkin, dinner roll, pumpkin. What comes next?
Half of the 16 dinner rolls on the table are taken away. How many dinner rolls are left on the table?
Ben makes 2 rows of 3 pies and adds 5 more at the end. How many pies are there in all?
A pumpkin patch has 6 rows with 5 pumpkins in each row. How many pumpkins is that?
10 corn cobs are shared equally among 5 friends. How many corn cobs does each friend get?
Leo has 8 turkeys and finds 8 more. How many turkeys does Leo have now?
I am round with a flaky crust, and I am full of pumpkin at dinner. What am I?
Half of the 28 boots on the table are taken away. How many boots are left on the table?
A row goes: autumn leaf, autumn leaf, apple, autumn leaf, autumn leaf, apple, autumn leaf, autumn leaf. What comes next?
Half of the 28 autumn leaves on the table are taken away. How many autumn leaves are left on the table?
Three kids race to build the tallest pie tower. Ava finished before Eli. Eli finished before Noah. Who finished last?
Noah gets 9 pies on Monday and 7 pies on Tuesday, then gives away 3. How many pies are left?
Zoe has 10 corn cobs and Ava has 7. How many more corn cobs does Zoe have?
A bag has 20 pieces of candy. You eat 6 and give 4 away. How many are left?
There are 28 pumpkins in a box and 4 are taken out. How many pumpkins are left?
Mia has 6 turkeys. Max has twice as many. How many turkeys do they have together?
Half of the 12 flowers on the table are taken away. How many flowers are left on the table?
We cross the sea in a ship and arrive for the first harvest feast. Who are we?
I fall from the sky, each of me is different, and I turn the ground white. What am I?
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.