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...
In British Columbia you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
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...
Which side of a cat has the most fur?
When I am released to the wind, you look away and you pretend, but away your friends I will send. What am I?
Railroad crossing without any cars. Can you spell that without any R's?
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?
A barrel of water weighs 20 pounds. What must you add to it to make it weigh 12 pounds?
I am a king who's good at measuring stuff. What am I?
Why is it so easy to weigh fish?
How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
What has a bottom at the top?
You have two dogs. How can you give one away, yet keep both?
What's brown and sounds like a bell?
When is the top of a mountain like a bank account?
What gets tighter when stretched?
Without it, I'm dead. If I'm not, then then I'm behind. What am I?
What kind of table can you eat?
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...
What kind of key do you use on Thanksgiving?
A kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
Which is the most curious letter?
What is the last thing you take off before bed?