Funny Riddles

Crawling: If a man carried my burden He would break his back. I am not rich, But leave silver in my track. I am a Snail.

On Patrol: A night shift guard, while on patrol at night, dreams that the king will die in a plane crash. He tells the king so in the morning, but the king tells him not to worry, and flies anyway. When he returns from his trip, he fires the night shift guard. Why does the

Four Legs and a Back: What is it that has four legs And one back, Yet can’t walk? It is a chair.

Illusion: I am a tale in childrens? minds. I keep their secrets and share them inside. I blur their thoughts into fantasies kept Like a canvas of art or a submarine depth. Though an illusion, it occurs every night; I give them a fantasy, I give them a fright. Nor good or bad, but always

White and Black: I’m sometimes white, Although sometimes I’m black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I? I’m a Hearse.

Clad Tree: What tree is most warmly clad? A Fir tree.

Look Before You Hop!: While mixing sand, gravel, and cement for the foundation of a house, a worker noticed a small bird hopping along the top of the foundation wall. The bird misjudged a hop and fell down one of the holes between the blocks. The bird was down too far for anyone to reach

Month to Month: No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I? A Calendar.

Drown On Land: Alive without breath, As cold as death, Never thirsty, Ever drinking, Clad in mail, Never clinking, Drowns on dry land, Thinks an island, Is a mountain, Thinks a fountain, Is a puff of air. What am I? A fish.

Number Cycle: When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer? When you add two hours to eleven o’clock, you get one o’clock.

Broken: If you break me, I’ll not stop working. If you can touch me, my work is done. If you lose me, you must find me with a ring soon after. What am I? A heart.

Untouchable: You can see it everyday, But cannot touch it at will. The sky.

Football Bet: Joe bets Tony $100 that he can predict the score of the football game before it starts. Tony agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Tony lose the bet? Joe said the score would be 0-0 and he was right. “Before” any football game starts, the score is always 0-0.

Ego: Read my riddle, I pray. What God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day. What is it? An equal.

Thousands of Ribs: I only two backbones and thousands of ribs. A railroad.

Brothers and Sisters: There is a certain family with both girl and boy children. Each of the boys has the same number of brothers as he has sisters. Each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in this family? Four boys and three

Past the Equator: Sue is traveling by ship from south of the equator to the north. She has a nice little cabin with a bathroom, but no window. Sue has no compass nor other instruments. Just the general luggage one brings on board a long cruise. Yet, without leaving her room or talking with anyone,

Horse Race: “Times are hard in a small rural town, business is slowing and people are moving out. It so happens that there are two horse-dealerships in town. Unfortunately there’s only enough people to support one of the dealerships. So the two owners meet and decide that one of them must leave town. Since neither

Men and Suits: At a local bar, three friends, Mr. Green, Mr. Red and Mr. Blue, were having a drink. One man was wearing a red suit; one a green suit; and the other a blue suit. “Have you noticed,” said the man the blue suit, “that although our suits have colors corresponding to our

Homicidal Suicide: A man was found dead in his study. He was slumped over his desk and a gun was in his hand. There was a cassette recorder on his desk. When the police entered the room and pressed the play button on the tape recorder they heard: “I can’t go on. I have nothing