Thanksgiving is about more than turkey and pie — it’s about fun, laughter, and spending time with family. Riddles are a great way to keep everyone entertained around the dinner table, during long car rides, or while waiting for that pumpkin pie to come out of the oven. These kid-friendly Thanksgiving riddles are funny, clever, and sometimes even a little tricky — but they’ll have everyone smiling and guessing in no time!
1. What’s the key to a great Thanksgiving dinner but can’t open any doors?
Answer: A turkey!
2. Why did the turkey cross the road twice?
Answer: To prove he wasn’t chicken!
3. What sound does a space turkey make?
Answer: Hubble, hubble, hubble!
4. What kind of music did the Pilgrims like best?
Answer: Plymouth Rock!
5. What happens when you drop a pumpkin?
Answer: It goes squash!
6. What’s the best dance to do on Thanksgiving?
Answer: The turkey trot!
7. What’s a turkey’s favorite dessert?
Answer: Peach gobbler!
8. What smells the best at Thanksgiving dinner?
Answer: Your nose!
9. What do you get when you cross a turkey with a ghost?
Answer: A poultry-geist!
10. Why did the turkey join the band?
Answer: Because it had drumsticks!
11. What’s a pumpkin’s favorite sport?
Answer: Squash!
12. What’s a turkey’s favorite type of weather?
Answer: Fowl weather!
13. Why did the cranberries turn red?
Answer: Because they saw the turkey dressing!
14. What kind of music do turkeys refuse to listen to?
Answer: Stuffing!
15. Why did the scarecrow win an award on Thanksgiving?
Answer: Because he was outstanding in his field!
16. What’s a turkey’s favorite game?
Answer: Hide and seek!
17. What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving?
Answer: The letter “G”!
18. Why can’t you take a turkey to church?
Answer: Because they use fowl language!
19. What kind of key won’t open a lock?
Answer: A tur-key!
20. Why did the turkey sit on the tomahawk?
Answer: To hatchet out a plan!
21. What side dish tells the best jokes?
Answer: Corn-y bread!
22. What’s a turkey’s favorite instrument?
Answer: The drumstick!
23. What kind of car does a turkey drive?
Answer: A Plymouth!
24. What’s a turkey’s least favorite day of the year?
Answer: Thanksgiving Day!
25. What do you call a running turkey?
Answer: Fast food!
26. Why did the Pilgrim’s pants keep falling down?
Answer: Because they wore their belt buckle on their hat!
27. What’s brown, round, and wears a mask?
Answer: A Thanksgiving ninja roll (stuffing ball)!
28. What kind of tan do turkeys get?
Answer: Gobble glow!
29. Why do turkeys always say “gobble, gobble”?
Answer: Because they never learned good table manners!
30. What do you get when you cross a turkey with an octopus?
Answer: Enough drumsticks for everyone!
31. What do you call it when it rains turkeys?
Answer: Foul weather!
32. Why do Thanksgiving leftovers always win?
Answer: Because they have everything to gain and nothing to lose!
33. What did the turkey say to the computer?
Answer: Google, google, google!
34. What’s a Pilgrim’s favorite type of shoe?
Answer: Buckled boots!
35. What’s a turkey’s favorite movie?
Answer: The Fast and the Fowl-ious!
36. Why did the turkey get detention?
Answer: For using fowl language!
37. What did the stuffing say to the turkey?
Answer: “Quit gobbling all the attention!”
38. What’s a turkey’s favorite school subject?
Answer: Eggonomics!
39. What do you call a funny turkey?
Answer: A comedi-hen!
40. What kind of vegetable do turkeys like best?
Answer: Beets me!
41. Why did the turkey bring a microphone to dinner?
Answer: To give a fowl performance!
42. What do you call a turkey that loves math?
Answer: A multiply-gobbler!
43. What’s a Pilgrim’s favorite kind of music?
Answer: Anything with good gravy!
44. Why do turkeys never get lost?
Answer: Because they always follow the gravy train!
45. What kind of phone does a turkey use?
Answer: A wing-phone!
46. What kind of photos do turkeys take?
Answer: Drumstick selfies!
47. What kind of show do turkeys love to watch?
Answer: “The Feather Forecast!”
48. What did the pumpkin say to the pie?
Answer: You complete me!
49. What did one leaf say to another before falling?
Answer: “I’m falling for you!”
50. What’s the best way to make a turkey float?
Answer: Add two scoops of ice cream and root beer!
Thanksgiving riddles are a fun, family-friendly way to keep everyone laughing while learning a little holiday humor. Whether you use them at school, during family dinner, or on the car ride home, these riddles will get everyone into the Thanksgiving spirit. So grab a slice of pie, share a few riddles, and remember — the best part of Thanksgiving is the joy and laughter we share together. 🦃🍁
