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Riddles and Wordplay Challenges

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How long was Buddy's burp in the movie "ELF"?
a)
4 seconds
b)
12 seconds
c)
34 seconds
d)
Buddy doesn't burp
2.

What Happens In A Minute,

That's In A Month,

But Never In A Year?

a)

Tomorrow

b)

The letter M

c)

Yesterday

d)

The Letter E

3.

What Is Always In Front Of You But Can't Be Seen?

a)

Air

b)

Gravity

c)

Future

d)

Past

4.

Why Did The Football Player Shake The Vending Machine?

a)

He Wanted his Quarter Back

b)

He Wanted A Drink

c)

He Had A Protean Bar Stuck

d)

He Wanted All The Snacks

5.

What Kind Of Streets Do Ghost Like Best

a)

Traffics

b)

Highways

c)

Exits

d)

Dead Ends

6.

What Animal Can You Never Trust With Your Homework?

a)

Cheetahs

b)

Lions

c)

Leopards

d)

Jaguars

7.

What Kind Of Flower Grows On Your Face?

a)

Tulips

b)

Daisies

c)

Sunflowers

d)

Roses

8.

What Superhero Is Good At Baseball?

a)

Batman

b)

Superman

c)

Captain America

d)

Spiderman

9.

If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

10.

What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?

a)

Trouble

b)

nothing

c)

space

d)

hole

11.
When Was the first candy cane made?
a)
About 100 years ago
b)
About 150 years ago
c)
About 350 years ago
d)
About 500 years ago
12.
Several countries claim borders to the North Pole.  Which country is actually closest?
a)
Russia
b)
USA (Alaska)
c)
Canada
d)
Denmark (Greenland)
13.
How tall was the tallest Snowman ever to be built? (It was actually a SnowWOMAN).
a)
over 20 feet
b)
over 80 feet
c)
over 120 feet
d)
over 200 feet
14.
Snowflakes are made of _______ colored crystals. 
a)
clear
b)
blue
c)
white
d)
not crystals at all
15.
Reindeer are actually __________.
a)
elk
b)
caribou
c)
white-tail
d)
moose
16.
Which of the following were banned between 1649 and 1660?
a)
carols
b)
candy canes
c)
building snowmen
d)
hot chocolate
17.
Which reindeer grow antlers?
a)
male
b)
female
c)
both
d)
reindeer do not have antlers
18.
Historians believe the first Christmas tree was decorated in ________.
a)
France, 1810
b)
USA, 1776
c)
Germany, 1510
d)
England, 1620
19.
How long was Buddy's burp in the movie "ELF"?
a)
4 seconds
b)
12 seconds
c)
34 seconds
d)
Buddy doesn't burp
20.
Mistletoe is very poisonous.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Nearly _______ candy canes are made each year and _____% of them are sold in December.
a)
1 million, 50%
b)
500 million, 75%
c)
1 billion, 75%
d)
2 billion, 90%
22.
Who wrote "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"?
a)
Charles Dickens
b)
Dr. Seuss
c)
Dr. Phil
d)
J.K. Rowling
23.
What is the name of the town where the Grinch stole Christmas?
a)
Ashville
b)
Centerville
c)
Who Ville
d)
Nashville
24.
What are the traditional Christmas colors?
a)
red and green
b)
red and white
c)
orange and black
25.

What Happens In A Minute,

That's In A Month,

But Never In A Year?

a)

Tomorrow

b)

The letter M

c)

Yesterday

d)

The Letter E

26.

What Is Always In Front Of You But Can't Be Seen?

a)

Air

b)

Gravity

c)

Future

d)

Past

27.

Why Did The Football Player Shake The Vending Machine?

a)

He Wanted his Quarter Back

b)

He Wanted A Drink

c)

He Had A Protean Bar Stuck

d)

He Wanted All The Snacks

28.

What Kind Of Streets Do Ghost Like Best

a)

Traffics

b)

Highways

c)

Exits

d)

Dead Ends

29.

What Animal Can You Never Trust With Your Homework?

a)

Cheetahs

b)

Lions

c)

Leopards

d)

Jaguars

30.

What Kind Of Flower Grows On Your Face?

a)

Tulips

b)

Daisies

c)

Sunflowers

d)

Roses

31.

What Superhero Is Good At Baseball?

a)

Batman

b)

Superman

c)

Captain America

d)

Spiderman

32.

If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

33.

What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?

a)

Trouble

b)

nothing

c)

space

d)

hole

34.

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

a)

Piano

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Violin

d)

Classical Guitar

35.

I am a mother's child and a father's child..but nobody's son.Who am I?

a)

Grandson

b)

Daughter

c)

Granddaughter

d)

Son

36.

Which is the ten letter word which starts with gas?

a)

Retirement

b)

Automobile

c)

Aberration

d)

Television

37.

I start with M..end with X,and have a never ending amount of letters.What am I?

a)

Mix

b)

Mailbox

c)

Multiplex

d)

Matrix

38.

what has one head one tail but no hands and legs

a)

monkey

b)

donkey

c)

coin

d)

don

39.

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?

a)

Wind

b)

Echo

c)

Air

40.

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

a)

Land Design

b)

Map

c)

Picture

41.

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

a)

Orthography

b)

Bookkeeper

c)

Psychology

42.

The more you take the more you leave behind. What am I?

a)

rude

b)

walker

c)

footsteps

d)

rain

43.

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Show Answer

a)

Tuesday

b)

Tues, Wed, Thurs

c)

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

d)

Fri, Sat, Sun

44.

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

a)

the letter 'm'

b)

a second

c)

a millisecond

45.

David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?

a)

Father

b)

David

c)

Pop

d)

Coco

46.

What room do ghosts avoid?

a)

The spooky one

b)

The alive room

c)

the living room

d)

the light room

47.

When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?

a)

Every second year

b)

Every third year

c)

in the alphabet

d)

in the dictionary

48.

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

a)

Name

b)

Clothes

c)

Food

d)

Water

49.

What is as fast as a cheetah as slow as a turtle and can transform into any shape or object?

a)

cheetah

b)

shadow

c)

lifetime

d)

turtle

50.

What is brown and sticky?

a)

a brownie

b)

a stick

c)

soil

d)

a baseball glove

51.

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

a)

blanket

b)

snow

c)

lunch

d)

dinner

52.

What can taste better than it can smell?

a)

vegetables

b)

a hamburger

c)

a nose

d)

a tongue

53.

How can a pants pocket be empty but still have something in it?

a)

it has a crumb

b)

it has a hole in it

c)

there is no pocket

d)

it has a rock in it

54.

What has hands but cannot clap?

a)

clock

b)

time

c)

person

d)

monkey

55.

What has 4 eyes but can't see?

a)

spider

b)

Mississippi

c)

a needle

d)

a storm

56.
What is at the end of the rainbow?
a)
gold
b)
leprecan
c)
W
d)
nothing
57.

what has eyes but cannot see

a)

needle

b)

potato

c)

onion

d)

doll

58.

Teenagers love doing my sport.

You need a helmet and special pads to do me safely.

I am done on ramps and in special parks.

I am one of the sports in the X Games.

You need a board with wheels.

You can do many tricks with the board.

a)

rollerblading

b)

skateboarding

c)

surfing

d)

ice skating

59.

I am one of the most popular sports in Japan.

I am a team sport.

My sport has bases.

I am played with a white ball.

You have to run around all my four bases to get one point.

My games are divided into innings.

a)

cricket

b)

table tennis

c)

fencing

d)

baseball

60.

I am not done on dry land.

I need special equipment.

I use flippers and wet suit.

I can see many animals and plants underwater.

I cannot breathe without special oxygen bottles.

The Navy and the police use me.

a)

swimming

b)

snorkeling

c)

scuba diving

d)

water rafting

61.

I am a winter sport.

You need a stick and a flat, black puck to play me.

I am a team sport.

My games are very exciting.

When you score a point, it is called a goal.

You wear a helmet and skates when you play me.

a)

ice skating

b)

ice hockey

c)

ice fishing

d)

snowboarding

62.
Which country created eggnog?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Australia 
d)
United States
63.
Round/Oval candies filled with fruit preserves or cream and covered with chocolate are called
a)
Hershey kisses
b)
Fruities
c)
Sugar Plums
d)
Fruit creams
64.
What were Frosty's last words? 
a)
"I'm a happy snowman!"
b)
"I'll be back again someday!"
c)
"I'll be back on Christmas day!"
d)
"Thank you"
65.
What war ended December 24, 1814?
a)
War of 1812
b)
War of 1814
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
66.
In "Jingle Bell Rock" everyone is dancing and prancing. Where do they do it? 
a)
Jingle Bell Square
b)
New York City
c)
North Pole
d)
home
67.
What is the main ingredient in gingerbread cookies?
a)
Flour
b)
Ginger
c)
Molasses
d)
Sugar
68.
After red & green, what are the two most popular Christmas colors? 
a)
silver & gold
b)
white & blue
c)
yellow & green
d)
purple & gold
69.

What do you get when you cross an apple with a Christmas tree?

a)

A crab apple

b)

A pineapple

c)

Balsam fir

d)

Applesauce

70.

How many presents can Santa fit in an empty sack?

a)

100

b)

Unlimited

c)

None

d)

Only one -after that it's not empty any more

71.

What happened to the thief who stole a Christmas calendar?

a)

Nothing

b)

He got 12 presents

c)

He got 12 months

d)

He got out on bond

72.

What kind of music do elves listen to?

a)

Pop

b)

Country

c)

Wrap

d)

Jazz

73.

What is a librarian's favorite Christmas song?

a)

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

b)

Silent Night

c)

Frosty the Snoman

d)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

74.

What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt?

a)

Santa

b)

Elves

c)

Reindeer

d)

Snow

75.

What kind of cars do elves like to drive?

a)

Honda

b)

Reindeer Powered

c)

TOYota

d)

Dodge

76.

Which of Santa's reindeer has the worst manners?

a)

Comet

b)

Cupid

c)

Blitzen

d)

Rude-olph

77.

Why was the snowman rummaging in the bag of carrots?

a)

He wanted candy!

b)

He was picking his nose!

c)

He was melting!

d)

He needed a magic hat!

78.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

a)

Oak

b)

Palm

c)

Maple

d)

Pine

79.

What has keys but can't open locks?

a)

Safe

b)

House

c)

Car

d)

Piano

80.

What gets wetter the more it dries?

a)

Towel

b)

Raincoat

c)

Umbrella

d)

Sponge

81.

What has a head, a tail, but no body?

a)

Coin

b)

Snake

c)

Comet

d)

Arrow

82.

Which Christmas figure is known for delivering gifts on December 6th in some European countries?

a)

Santa Claus

b)

St. Nicholas

c)

Frosty the Snowman

d)

Rudolph

83.

What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?

a)

Alphabet

b)

Misspelled

c)

Dictionary

d)

Incorrectly

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