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 3 of 4. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Half of the 12 ice cream cones on the table are taken away. How many ice cream cones are left on the table?
Half of the 28 desks on the table are taken away. How many desks are left on the table?
Half of the 8 green hats on the table are taken away. How many green hats are left on the table?
The pumpkin is bigger than the apple, and the apple is bigger than the squirrel. Which one is the smallest?
One autumn leaf costs 3 dollars. How many dollars do 5 autumn leaves cost?
The turkey is bigger than the pie, and the pumpkin is bigger than the turkey. Which one is the middle size?
Half of the 8 eggs on the table are taken away. How many eggs are left on the table?
Zoe has 18 pumpkins and Ben has 3. How many more pumpkins does Zoe have?
A row goes: turkey, turkey, pie, turkey, turkey, pie, turkey, turkey. What comes next?
Leo puts 7 corn cobs in each of 6 boxes. How many corn cobs is that altogether?
Half of the 24 pumpkins on the table are taken away. How many pumpkins are left on the table?
Eli makes 5 rows of 2 turkeys and adds 1 more at the end. How many turkeys are there in all?
15 dinner rolls are shared equally among 3 friends. How many dinner rolls does each friend get?
I hold the whole dinner but I have four legs and cannot walk. What am I?
Half of the 16 icicles on the table are taken away. How many icicles are left on the table?
Half of the 12 picnic baskets on the table are taken away. How many picnic baskets are left on the table?
Half of the 8 calendars on the table are taken away. How many calendars are left on the table?
The squirrel is bigger than the pumpkin, and the acorn is bigger than the squirrel. Which one is the middle size?
Three kids race to build the tallest pumpkin tower. Omar finished before Leo. Leo finished before Max. Who finished last?
A row goes: acorn, acorn, pumpkin, acorn, acorn, pumpkin, acorn, acorn. What comes next?
Ben counts pumpkins in a pattern: 5, 7, 9, 11. How many pumpkins come next?
The pumpkin is bigger than the pie, and the pie is bigger than the turkey. Which one is the smallest?
Half of the 12 apples on the table are taken away. How many apples are left on the table?
A row goes: dinner roll, dinner roll, corn cob, dinner roll, dinner roll, corn cob, dinner roll, dinner roll. What comes next?
One corn cob costs 4 dollars. How many dollars do 8 corn cobs cost?
I change from green to red and gold, and then I drop to the ground. What am I?
Eli has 6 pumpkins and finds 7 more. How many pumpkins does Eli have now?
Sam gets 4 turkeys on Monday and 6 turkeys on Tuesday, then gives away 5. How many turkeys are left?
Ava has 18 dinner rolls and Lily has 8. How many more dinner rolls does Ava have?
There are 19 pies in a box and 7 are taken out. How many pies are left?
I grow in rows with silky hair and golden kernels at harvest. What am I?
Why did the turkey cross the road on Thanksgiving?
Half of the 20 students on the table are taken away. How many students are left on the table?
Half of the 8 rainbows on the table are taken away. How many rainbows are left on the table?
Ben makes 3 rows of 3 pumpkins and adds 1 more at the end. How many pumpkins are there in all?
The dinner roll is bigger than the pie, and the corn cob is bigger than the dinner roll. Which one is the middle size?
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.