Halloween is the scariest holiday of all the fall holidays. We love everything from finding a spooky cut (that you DIY your costume or choose the perfect one outfits for the whole family), Halloween parties with lots of fun and games to keep everyone crushing monsters all night and, of course, making treats and cutting things up. best pumpkin in the patch.
But amid all the festivities, you might find yourself with some time to fill. Whether it’s a lull in conversation while waiting in line to visit a haunted house, kids who are dangerously close to collapsing from too much sugar and a double dose of excitement or you have been assigned to bring an activity for the class party, these best Halloween riddles will get little minds working – and their laugh boxes engaged – before you can say “trick or treat?”
These are some of our favorite puzzles, mind-blowing and tongue twisters that will turn that frown upside down. They also do good Halloween Instagram Captions also pair with these cute costume shots. And for even more laughs, watch these halloween jokes And quotes.
Halloween riddles like a brain teaser
Whoever does it doesn’t need it.
Whoever buys it will not use it.
Whoever uses it won’t care.
What am I?
Answer: A coffin.
I protect, I stand
my goal is to sow fear in everyone.
What am I?
Answer: A scarecrow.
You’re in a room and there’s a ghost in the room, but you’re the only one in the room. How is it possible?
Answer: You are the ghost.
Every morning I feel like I’m lying at your feet. All day I will follow you, no matter how fast you run, but I almost perished in the midday sun.
Answer: Your shadow.
Two girls had dinner together.
They both ordered iced tea.
One girl drank them very quickly and finished five in the time it took the other to drink just one.
The girl who drank one died while the other survived.
All the drinks were poisoned.
How is it possible?
Answer: The poison was in the ice.
The poor have it. The rich need it. If you eat it, you die. What is this?
Answer: Nothing.
I have a body, arms, legs and a head, but I am heartless and I have no courage. What am I?
Answer: A skeleton.
I’m big when I’m young, I’m small when I’m old, and once a year I light big pumpkins. What am I?
Answer: A candle.
Look at me, I’m someone. Look behind my back, I’m nobody. What am I?
Answer: A mirror.
A man was shot in the heart. No one tries to save him and it doesn’t kill him. What happened?
Answer: He was already dead.
Fun riddles for Halloween
Why don’t moms take vacations?
Answer: They are afraid to relax.
What is evil, homeless, white and up and down?
Answer: A ghost in an elevator.
I have hundreds of ears, but I hear nothing. What am I?
Answer: A cornfield.
What’s the deal with twin witches?
Answer: We never know who the witch is.
Dracula loves to draw this and put it in the bank. What is this?
Answer: Blood.
Why are there fences around cemeteries?
Answer: Because people are dying to get in there.
Halloween riddles inspired by movies and books
Frankenstein’s father has three sons. The names of two of them are Snap and Crackle. What is the name of the third son?
Answer: Frankenstein.
Oz had good ones from the north and the south
And the wicked of the east and the west,
But flying on a broom
That’s probably what I’m best known for.
What am I?
Answer: A witch.
Often buried with fabulous wealth
I am often said to be withdrawn into myself.
What am I?
Answer: A mummy.
Pearly and white, scary, okay, I play with the kids every night. Who am I?
Answer: Casper the friendly ghost.
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