You can’t go wrong with riddles that tease your brain—especially the funny kind that bring on a case of the giggles! Not only are they a great way to get those mental juices flowing, but you’ll also have a good time. We’ve put together this list of the best funny riddles (with answers) to keep everyone entertained and engaged.
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Classic Funny Riddles
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
![What is always in front of you but can’t be seen? What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles.gif)
The future.
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
![A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why? He was bald. A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He was bald.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-1.gif)
He was bald.
What goes up but never comes down?
![What goes up but never comes down? Your age. What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-2.gif)
Your age.
What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
![What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to? An echo. What can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-3.gif)
An echo.
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
![You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible? All the people on the boat are married. You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-4.gif)
All the people on the boat are married.
What can you keep after giving it to someone?
![What can you keep after giving it to someone? Your word. What can you keep after giving it to someone?
Your word.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-5.gif)
Your word.
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
![You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first? The match. You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-6.gif)
The match.
There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
![There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs? There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house. There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-7.gif)
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
![I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? A candle. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-8.gif)
A candle.
What question can you never answer yes to?
![What question can you never answer yes to? Are you asleep yet? What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-9.gif)
Are you asleep yet?
I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
![I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? A bank. I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
A bank.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-11.gif)
A bank.
What gets wet while drying?
![What gets wet while drying? A towel. What gets wet while drying?
A towel.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-10.gif)
A towel.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
![What is full of holes but still holds water? A sponge. What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-12.gif)
A sponge.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
![What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg. What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-13.gif)
An egg.
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
![I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I? A barber. I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-14.gif)
A barber.
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
![The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it? Darkness. The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-15.gif)
Darkness.
What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
![What would you find in the middle of Toronto? The letter “o.” What would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter “o.”](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-16.gif)
The letter “o.”
What is the end of everything?
![What is the end of everything? The letter “g.” What is the end of everything?
The letter “g.”- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-17.gif)
The letter “g.”
I am the beginning of everything and the end of everywhere. I’m the beginning of eternity and the end of time and space. What am I?
![I am the beginning of everything and the end of everywhere. I’m the beginning of eternity and the end of time and space. What am I? The letter “e.” I am the beginning of everything and the end of everywhere. I'm the beginning of eternity and the end of time and space. What am I?
The letter “e.”](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-18.gif)
The letter “e.”
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
![Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? The word “not.” Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
The word “not.”](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-19.gif)
The word “not.”
I am a word that begins with the letter “i.” If you add the letter “a” to me, I become a new word with a different meaning but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I?
![I am a word that begins with the letter “i.” If you add the letter “a” to me, I become a new word with a different meaning but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I? Isle (add “a” to make “aisle”). I am a word that begins with the letter “i.” If you add the letter “a” to me, I become a new word with a different meaning but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I?
Isle (add “a” to make “aisle”).- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-20.gif)
Isle (add “a” to make “aisle”).
When things go wrong, what can you always count on?
![When things go wrong, what can you always count on? Your fingers. When things go wrong, what can you always count on?
Your fingers.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-21.gif)
Your fingers.
The more of these you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
![The more of these you take, the more you leave behind. What are they? Footsteps. The more of these you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-22.gif)
Footsteps.
What did the triangle say to the circle?
![What did the triangle say to the circle? You are pointless. What did the triangle say to the circle?
You are pointless.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-23.gif)
You are pointless.
What has many needles but doesn’t sew?
![What has many needles but doesn’t sew? A Christmas tree. What has many needles but doesn’t sew?
A Christmas tree.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-24.gif)
A Christmas tree.
What kind of coat is best put on wet?
![What kind of coat is best put on wet? A coat of paint. What kind of coat is best put on wet?
A coat of paint.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-25.gif)
A coat of paint.
What can you catch but not throw?
![What can you catch but not throw? A cold. What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-26.gif)
A cold.
What runs all around a backyard but never moves?
![What runs all around a backyard but never moves? A fence. What runs all around a backyard but never moves?
A fence.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-28.gif)
A fence.
What has a head and a tail but no body?
![What has a head and a tail but no body? A coin. What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-27.gif)
A coin.
What has legs but doesn’t walk?
![What has a head and a tail but no body? A coin. What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-29.gif)
A table.
What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
![What has one head, one foot, and four legs? A bed. What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
A bed.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-30.gif)
A bed.
What has hands but can’t clap?
![What has hands but can’t clap? A clock. What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-31.gif)
A clock.
What has words but never speaks?
![What has words but never speaks? A book. What has words but never speaks?
A book.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-32.gif)
A book.
Where does one wall meet the other wall?
![Where does one wall meet the other wall? At the corner. Where does one wall meet the other wall?
At the corner.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-33.gif)
At the corner.
What building has the most stories?
![What building has the most stories? The library. What building has the most stories?
The library.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-34.gif)
The library.
What kind of band never plays music?
![What kind of band never plays music? A rubber band. What kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-35.gif)
A rubber band.
What is cut on a table but is never eaten?
![What is cut on a table but is never eaten? A deck of cards. What is cut on a table but is never eaten?
A deck of cards.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-36.gif)
A deck of cards.
What tastes better than it smells?
![What tastes better than it smells? Your tongue. What tastes better than it smells?
Your tongue.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-37.gif)
Your tongue.
It stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it?
![It stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it? Corn. It stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it?
Corn.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-38.gif)
Corn.
What has many rings but no fingers?
![What has many rings but no fingers? A telephone. What has many rings but no fingers?
A telephone.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-39.gif)
A telephone.
What word begins with “e” and ends with “e” but only has one letter?
![What word begins with “e” and ends with “e” but only has one letter? Envelope. What word begins with "e" and ends with "e" but only has one letter?
Envelope.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-40.gif)
Envelope.
What has hands and a face but can’t hold anything or smile?
![What has hands and a face but can’t hold anything or smile? A clock. What has hands and a face but can’t hold anything or smile?
A clock.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-41.gif)
A clock.
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
![What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years? The letter “m.” What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
The letter "m."](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-42.gif)
The letter “m.”
I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?
![I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I? A stamp. I go all around the world, but never leave the corner. What am I?
A stamp.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-44.gif)
A stamp.
Give me a drink and I will die. Feed me and I’ll get bigger. What am I?
![Funny Give me a drink and I will die. Feed me and I’ll get bigger. What am I? A fire. (43) Give me a drink and I will die. Feed me and I'll get bigger. What am I?
A fire.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-43.gif)
A fire.
What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
![What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it? A promise. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-45.gif)
A promise.
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
![You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I? The letter “r.” You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter “r.”](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-46.gif)
The letter “r.”
I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
![I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I? Your breath. I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-47.gif)
Your breath.
What goes in a birdbath but never gets wet?
![What goes in a birdbath but never gets wet? The bird’s shadow. What goes in a birdbath but never gets wet?
The bird's shadow.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-48.gif)
The bird’s shadow.
What is yours but mostly used by others?
![What is yours but mostly used by others? Your name. What is yours but mostly used by others?
Your name.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-49.gif)
Your name.
If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll smile back. What am I?
![If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll smile back. What am I? A mirror. If you drop me, I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll smile back. What am I?
A mirror.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-50.gif)
A mirror.
If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
![If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become? Wet. If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
Wet.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-51.gif)
Wet.
I’m always on the dinner table, but you don’t get to eat me. What am I?
![I’m always on the dinner table, but you don’t get to eat me. What am I? Plates and silverware. I’m always on the dinner table, but you don’t get to eat me. What am I?
Plates and silverware.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-52.gif)
Plates and silverware.
I have cities but no houses. Forests but no trees. Water but no fish. What am I?
![I have cities but no houses. Forests but no trees. Water but no fish. What am I? A map. I have cities but no houses. Forests but no trees. Water but no fish. What am I?
A map.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-53.gif)
A map.
Funny Food Riddles
I’m red and small, and I have a heart of stone. What am I?
![I’m red and small, and I have a heart of stone. What am I? A cherry. I'm red and small, and I have a heart of stone. What am I?
A cherry.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-54.gif)
A cherry.
What has a head but no eyes, nose, or mouth?
![What has a head but no eyes, nose, or mouth? Lettuce. What has a head but no eyes, nose, or mouth?
Lettuce.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-55.gif)
Lettuce.
What kind of cheese is made backwards?
![What kind of cheese is made backwards? Edam is M-A-D-E backwards. What kind of cheese is made backwards?
Edam is M-A-D-E backwards.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-56.gif)
Edam is M-A-D-E backwards.
What is the richest nut?
![What is the richest nut? A cash-ew. What is the richest nut?
A cash-ew.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-57.gif)
A cash-ew.
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
![What kind of room has no doors or windows? A mushroom. What kind of room has no doors or windows?
A mushroom.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-58.gif)
A mushroom.
First, you throw away my outside and cook the inside. Then you eat my outside and throw away the inside. What am I?
![First, you throw away my outside and cook the inside. Then you eat my outside and throw away the inside. What am I? Corn. First, you throw away my outside and cook the inside. Then you eat my outside and throw away the inside. What am I?
Corn.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-59.gif)
Corn.
What kind of foods are the most fun at parties?
![What kind of foods are the most fun at parties? Fun-gi. What kind of foods are the most fun at parties?
Fun-gi.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-60.gif)
Fun-gi.
Why did the citrus tree go to the hospital?
![Why did the citrus tree go to the hospital? For lemon-aid. Why did the citrus tree go to the hospital?
For lemon-aid.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-61.gif)
For lemon-aid.
You cut me, slice me, dice me, and all the while, you cry. What am I?
![You cut me, slice me, dice me, and all the while, you cry. What am I? An onion. You cut me, slice me, dice me, and all the while, you cry. What am I?
An onion.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-62.gif)
An onion.
What kind of apples do computers prefer?
![What kind of apples do computers prefer? Macintosh. What kind of apples do computers prefer?
Macintosh.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-63.gif)
Macintosh.
What fruit can you never cheer up?
![What fruit can you never cheer up? A blueberry. What fruit can you never cheer up?
A blueberry.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-64.gif)
A blueberry.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
![What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg. What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-65.gif)
An egg.
When I’m ripe, I’m green. When you eat me, I’m red. And when you spit me out, I’m black. What am I?
![When I’m ripe, I’m green. When you eat me, I’m red. And when you spit me out, I’m black. What am I? A watermelon. When I’m ripe, I’m green. When you eat me, I’m red. And when you spit me out, I’m black. What am I?
A watermelon.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-66.gif)
A watermelon.
What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
![What kind of cup doesn’t hold water? A cupcake. What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
A cupcake.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-67.gif)
A cupcake.
I’m the father of fruits. What am I?
![I’m the father of fruits. What am I? A papa-ya. I’m the father of fruits. What am I?
A papa-ya.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-68.gif)
A papa-ya.
What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?
![What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot? A carrot. What’s bright orange with green on top and sounds like a parrot?
A carrot.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-69-1.gif)
A carrot.
A rooster is sitting on the roof of a barn facing west. If it laid an egg, would the egg roll to the north or to the south?
![A rooster is sitting on the roof of a barn facing west. If it laid an egg, would the egg roll to the north or to the south? This is impossible: Roosters don’t lay eggs. A rooster is sitting on the roof of a barn facing west. If it laid an egg, would the egg roll to the north or to the south?
This is impossible: Roosters don't lay eggs.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-70-1.gif)
This is impossible: Roosters don’t lay eggs.
Why do bees have sticky hair?
![Why do bees have sticky hair? Because they use their honeycombs. Why do bees have sticky hair?
Because they use their honeycombs.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-71-1.gif)
Because they use their honeycombs.
What has lots of eyes but can’t see?
![What has lots of eyes but can’t see? A potato. What has lots of eyes but can’t see?
A potato.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-72-1.gif)
A potato.
Funny Number Riddles
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
![What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Short. What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-73-1.gif)
Short.
What month of the year has 28 days?
![What month of the year has 28 days? All of them! What month of the year has 28 days?
All of them!- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-74-1.gif)
All of them!
If two’s a company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
![If two’s a company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five? Nine! If two’s a company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine!](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-75-1.gif)
Nine!
How many letters are there in the alphabet?
![How many letters are there in the alphabet? There are 11: three in “the” and eight in “alphabet.” How many letters are there in the alphabet?
There are 11: three in "the" and eight in "alphabet."](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-76-1.gif)
There are 11: three in “the” and eight in “alphabet.”
If there are seven oranges and you take three away, how many oranges do you have?
![If there are seven oranges and you take three away, how many oranges do you have? Three, since that’s how many you took. If there are seven oranges and you take three away, how many oranges do you have?
Three, since that's how many you took.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-78-1.gif)
Three, since that’s how many you took.
Ms. Smith has four daughters. Each daughter has a brother. How many kids are there in total?
![If there are seven oranges and you take three away, how many oranges do you have? Three, since that’s how many you took. If there are seven oranges and you take three away, how many oranges do you have?
Three, since that's how many you took.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-77-1.gif)
Five. There are four daughters and one son. (Each daughter has the same brother.)
How many seconds are there in a year?
![How many seconds are there in a year? Twelve—January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd … How many seconds are there in a year?
Twelve—January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd ...](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-79-1.gif)
Twelve—January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd …
A word I know, six letters it contains. Remove one letter and 12 remain. What is it?
![A word I know, six letters it contains. Remove one letter and 12 remain. What is it? Dozens. A word I know, six letters it contains. Remove one letter and 12 remain. What is it?
Dozens.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-80-1.gif)
Dozens.
Why was 6 afraid of 7?
![Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7, 8 (ate), 9! Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Because 7, 8 (ate), 9!](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-81-1.gif)
Because 7, 8 (ate), 9!
Four legs up, four legs down, soft in the middle, hard all around. What am I?
![Four legs up, four legs down, soft in the middle, hard all around. What am I? A bed. Four legs up, four legs down, soft in the middle, hard all around. What am I?
A bed.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-82-1.gif)
A bed.
What has one eye but can’t see?
![Funny RiddleWhat has one eye but can’t see? A needle.s (83) What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-83-1.gif)
A needle.
A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday. How is this possible?
![A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday. How is this possible? He was born on February 29 (leap year). A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29 (leap year).A man dies of old age on his 25th birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29 (leap year).](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-84.gif)
He was born on February 29 (leap year).
What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
![What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters? Queue. What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
Queue.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-85.gif)
Queue.
What four-letter word can be written forward, backward, or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
![What four-letter word can be written forward, backward, or upside down, and can still be read from left to right? NOON. What four-letter word can be written forward, backward, or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
NOON.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-86.gif)
NOON.
I am a word of letters three; add two and fewer there will be. What word am I?
![I am a word of letters three; add two and fewer there will be. What word am I? Few. I am a word of letters three; add two and fewer there will be. What word am I?
Few.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-87.gif)
Few.
What word of five letters has one left when two are removed?
![What word of five letters has one left when two are removed? Stone. What word of five letters has one left when two are removed?
Stone.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-88.gif)
Stone.
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
![What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat? Chicago. What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and 2/4 goat?
Chicago.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-89.gif)
Chicago.
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
![Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it? The letter “r.” Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter “r.”](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-90.gif)
The letter “r.”
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?
![You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I? The letter “e.” You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e.”](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-91.gif)
The letter “e.”
What word in the English language does the following: The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify someone great, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
![What word in the English language does the following: The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify someone great, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word? Heroine. What word in the English language does the following: The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify someone great, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-92.gif)
Heroine.
You have a basket that’s 1 foot in diameter and 1 foot deep. How many apples can you fit in the empty basket?
![You have a basket that’s 1 foot in diameter and 1 foot deep. How many apples can you fit in the empty basket? Only one because then it’s not empty anymore. You have a basket that's 1 foot in diameter and 1 foot deep. How many apples can you fit in the empty basket?
Only one because then it's not empty anymore.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-93.gif)
Only one because then it’s not empty anymore.
What has a thumb and four fingers but is not a hand?
![What has a thumb and four fingers but is not a hand? A glove. What has a thumb and four fingers but is not a hand?
A glove.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-94.gif)
A glove.
What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
![What has 13 hearts but no other organs? A deck of cards. What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-95.gif)
A deck of cards.
What has four wheels and flies?
![What has four wheels and flies? A garbage truck. What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-96.gif)
A garbage truck.
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A cowgirl rode into town on Friday. Three days later, she left on Friday. How is that possible?
![A cowgirl rode into town on Friday. Three days later, she left on Friday. How is that possible? A cowgirl rode into town on Friday. Three days later, she left on Friday. How is that possible? - best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-97.gif)
Friday is the name of her horse.
What kind of lion never roars?
![What kind of lion never roars? A dandelion. What kind of lion never roars?
A dandelion.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-98.gif)
A dandelion.
What has a thousand needles but cannot sew?
![What has a thousand needles but cannot sew? A porcupine. What has a thousand needles but cannot sew?
A porcupine.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-99.gif)
A porcupine.
An elephant in Africa is called Lala. An elephant in Asia is called Lulu. What do you call an elephant in Antarctica?
![An elephant in Africa is called Lala. An elephant in Asia is called Lulu. What do you call an elephant in Antarctica? Lost. An elephant in Africa is called Lala. An elephant in Asia is called Lulu. What do you call an elephant in Antarctica?
Lost.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-100.gif)
Lost.
Without me, Thanksgiving and Christmas are incomplete, and when I’m on the table, everyone tends to overeat. What am I?
![Without me, Thanksgiving and Christmas are incomplete, and when I’m on the table, everyone tends to overeat. What am I? Turkey. Without me, Thanksgiving and Christmas are incomplete, and when I’m on the table, everyone tends to overeat. What am I?
Turkey.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-101.gif)
Turkey.
What’s black, white, and blue?
![What’s black, white, and blue? A sad zebra. What’s black, white, and blue?
A sad zebra.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-102.gif)
A sad zebra.
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
![What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear. What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear.-best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-103.gif)
A gummy bear.
I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. What am I?
![I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. What am I? A kangaroo. I jump when I walk and sit when I stand. What am I?
A kangaroo.](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-104.gif)
A kangaroo.
I grow down as I grow up. What am I?
![I grow down as I grow up. What am I? A goose—goose feathers are called “down.” I grow down as I grow up. What am I?
A goose—goose feathers are called down.- best funny riddles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Funny-Riddles-105.gif)
A goose—goose feathers are called “down.”
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