30 Thanksgiving Riddles
30 Thanksgiving riddles with answers, from easy kitchen puzzles to harder wordplay about gravy boats, group chats and harvest moons. Read them at the table or play free with friends in a live room.
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1. What word can follow TURKEY and come before LIGHT to make two familiar phrases?
medium- DAY
- DINNER
- FALL
- FEAST
2. I sneak up after the second plate and close everyone's eyes on the couch. What am I?
easy- A blanket
- A board game
- A movie
- A nap
3. I go inside the bird but I'm not a bird, and some call me dressing though I never wear clothes. What am I?
medium- Butter
- Gravy
- Rice
- Stuffing
4. I'm a leg you can eat and a stick that keeps the beat. What am I?
medium- A breadstick
- A drumstick
- A wing
- A wishbone
5. I'm a boat that never leaves the table, and my only cargo is brown and warm. What am I?
medium- A butter dish
- A gravy boat
- A soup bowl
- A teapot
6. I tell you exactly what to do in the kitchen, but I've never cooked a thing myself. What am I?
medium- A recipe
- A spatula
- A timer
- An apron
7. In the kitchen I'm a dessert, and in math class I'm a circle cut into slices. What am I?
medium- A cookie
- A donut
- Cake
- Pie
8. I have a page for every day, and I always know when the holiday falls. What am I?
easy- A calendar
- A clock
- A compass
- A map
9. I'm a season, and I'm also what every leaf eventually does. What am I?
medium- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Winter
10. I'm full of paths, I'm made of tall stalks, and the only way out is to keep turning. What am I?
medium- A bamboo forest
- A corn maze
- A hay bale
- A sunflower field
11. I count down while you baste and beep when the pie is ready. What am I?
medium- A doorbell
- A kitchen timer
- A meat thermometer
- A rolling pin
12. Poke me into the thickest part of the turkey and I'll tell you the truth about dinner. What am I?
medium- A baster
- A fork
- A meat thermometer
- A skewer
13. I swallow dirty plates and give them back clean. What am I?
easy- A dishwasher
- A sponge
- A towel
- A trash can
14. I'm tied around the cook and catch every splash so the outfit doesn't. What am I?
easy- A belt
- A scarf
- A towel
- An apron
15. Rearrange the letters in PLATE to name one colorful part of a flower. What word appears?
medium- LEAPT
- PETAL
- PLANT
- PLEAT
16. I ring, and the whole house rushes to hug whoever is standing behind me. What am I?
easy- A doorbell
- A phone
- An alarm clock
- An oven timer
17. I'm a long line of cars moving slower than Grandma's gravy on the night before the feast. What am I?
medium- A parade
- A road trip
- A traffic jam
- A train
18. I'm where forty messages pile up before anyone decides who is bringing the rolls. What am I?
medium- A bulletin board
- A group chat
- A mailbox
- A shopping list
19. I dress the whole table before the guests arrive, and I wear every spill afterward. What am I?
medium- A curtain
- A placemat
- A rug
- A tablecloth
20. I roll back and forth but never leave the kitchen, flattening dough into crust. What am I?
easy- A ball
- A rolling pin
- A wheel
- A whisk
21. I'm a nut that stars in a Southern pie, and Texas made my tree its state tree. What am I?
hard- A chestnut
- A pecan
- A walnut
- An almond
22. I rise big and orange on an early fall night and give farmers extra light to work by. What am I?
hard- A bonfire
- A lantern
- A streetlight
- The Harvest Moon
23. I'm thrown, kicked and argued about every Thanksgiving afternoon, but I'm never on the menu. What am I?
easy- A flying disc
- A football
- A pillow
- A TV remote
24. I'm piled on pie in soft white peaks, and I'm always the first thing to disappear. What am I?
medium- Caramel
- Ice cream
- Sprinkles
- Whipped cream
25. What word can follow CORN and come before BASKET to make two familiar words?
medium- BREAD
- CRUST
- GRAIN
- ROLL
26. Lift my lid and grab my handles. I hold the soup all day but never taste it. What am I?
medium- A bowl
- A cup
- A ladle
- A pot
27. I'm light as air, and a turkey wears thousands of me. What am I?
medium- A cloud
- A feather
- A leaf
- A snowflake
28. I decide who is coming to dinner, and somehow I grow longer every single year. What am I?
hard- The guest list
- The menu
- The recipe
- The seating chart
29. You cannot see me, but I can strip a tree of its last leaves in a single autumn night. What am I?
hard- A shadow
- Fog
- The moon
- The wind
30. I cost nothing to give, and the more you share me, the more everyone has. What am I?
hard- Gratitude
- Money
- Pie
- Time
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