107 riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
Funny riddles are where brain teasers meet comedy. The best ones make you think hard only to discover the answer was a pun or something delightfully absurd — they're the riddles that make people groan, laugh, and immediately want to share with someone else. All our funny riddles are family-friendly, making them perfect for parties, icebreakers, classrooms, and first dates. Unlike a joke where you just listen, a funny riddle asks you to think — and that effort makes the punchline land even harder. Every riddle includes progressive hints and a full explanation, though with these you might not need them. The answer is usually hiding in plain sight.
I am a unit of chemical elements, but I can never be trusted. What am I?
A clever thief was brought before a king to receive his punishment. The king, feeling merciful, asked the thief how he would like...
When I am released to the wind, you look away and you pretend, but away your friends I will send. What am I?
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?
A horse is on a 24 foot chain and eats an apple that is 26 feet away. How did the horse get to the apple?
Which side of a cat has the most fur?
Railroad crossing without any cars. Can you spell that without any R's?
A monkey, a squirrel and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel o...
In British Columbia you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
Why is it so easy to weigh fish?
I am a king who's good at measuring stuff. What am I?
How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
You have two dogs. How can you give one away, yet keep both?
What has a bottom at the top?
When is the top of a mountain like a bank account?
What kind of table can you eat?
What gets tighter when stretched?
What's brown and sounds like a bell?
Without it, I'm dead. If I'm not, then then I'm behind. What am I?
What do these three things have in common: Diamonds, Dogs, and Double plays?
Tuesday, Sam and Peter went to a restaurant to eat lunch. After eating lunch, they paid the bill. But Sam and Peter did not pay th...
A kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
Which is the most curious letter?
What kind of key do you use on Thanksgiving?