Dad Riddles
Hi! I am Ollie. Welcome to Riddle Kingdom!
Every riddle here is also a level in the Kingdom. Solve them on the map, keep your lives, earn stars and raise a landmark with each one. Good luck, and have fun!
PLAY
Dad riddles are where dad jokes and funny riddles collide, and nobody walks away without groaning. Every card carries an eye-roll rating from 1 to 5, so you know exactly how much pain you're revealing. Tap an answer, roll your eyes, repeat.
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1. What do you call a fake noodle? Easy
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An impasta. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Impasta blends impostor and pasta, so a fake noodle sounds fittingly Italian.
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2. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Easy
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He was outstanding in his field. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Outstanding in his field puns on standing in a farm field and being excellent.
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3. What has ears but cannot hear a single dad joke? Easy
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A cornfield. Eye-roll rating: 3 out of 5.
Corn grows on ears, so a cornfield has ears yet cannot hear anything.
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4. Why can't your nose be twelve inches long? Easy
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Because then it would be a foot. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Twelve inches equals a foot, so the nose would literally be a foot long.
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5. What do you call cheese that isn't yours? Easy
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Nacho cheese. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Nacho sounds like not yours, so cheese that isn't yours is nacho cheese.
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6. What kind of shoes do ninjas wear? Easy
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Sneakers. Eye-roll rating: 3 out of 5.
Ninjas move silently and sneakers are shoes named for sneaking around quietly.
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7. Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants? Medium
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In case he got a hole in one. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Golf's hole in one doubles as a torn hole in one pair of pants.
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8. What did the ocean say to the beach? Easy
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Nothing. It just waved. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Waves are ocean swells and also a hand gesture, so it just waved.
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9. What time did the man go to the dentist? Medium
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Tooth hurty. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Tooth hurty sounds like two thirty, a clock time for a dentist visit.
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10. What do you call a fish with no eyes? Easy
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A fsh. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Removing the i from fish leaves fsh, since a fish has no eyes.
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11. Why don't eggs tell jokes? Easy
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They'd crack each other up. Eye-roll rating: 3 out of 5.
Crack up means burst out laughing and also what happens to an egg's shell.
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12. What did one wall say to the other wall? Easy
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I'll meet you at the corner. Eye-roll rating: 3 out of 5.
Walls actually join at a corner, so they agree to meet there.
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13. Why did the coffee file a police report? Easy
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It got mugged. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Mugged means robbed and also refers to a coffee mug being taken.
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14. What do you call a can opener that doesn't work? Easy
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A can't opener. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Can't opener puns on can opener, since it can not open anything.
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15. What has four wheels and flies? Medium
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The flies are the buzzing kind.
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A garbage truck. Eye-roll rating: 3 out of 5.
Flies means both airborne and insects, and garbage trucks attract buzzing flies.
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16. What's brown and sticky? Easy
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A stick. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Sticky describes glue but here means stick-like, so the answer is a stick.
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17. Why did the bicycle fall over? Easy
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It was two tired. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Two tired sounds like too tired, explaining a bike falling over.
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18. What do you call a cow with no legs? Easy
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Ground beef. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Ground beef means minced meat but here reads as a cow lying on the ground.
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19. What did the buffalo say when his son left for college? Medium
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Say it out loud, slowly.
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Bison. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Bison sounds like bye son, a fitting farewell from a buffalo parent.
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20. What do you call a dog that does magic tricks? Easy
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A labracadabrador. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Labracadabrador mashes Labrador with abracadabra for a magical dog breed.
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21. What did the janitor yell when he jumped out of the closet? Medium
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It sounds like a birthday party word.
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Supplies! Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Supplies sounds like surprise when shouted, so the closet reveal is a pun.
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22. Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Medium
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Because if they flew over the bay, they'd be bagels. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Seagulls over the bay would be bay gulls, which sounds like bagels.
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23. How do you make a tissue dance? Easy
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Put a little boogie in it. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Boogie means a dance move and also nose mucus, so a tissue can dance.
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24. Why don't crabs ever share their snacks? Easy
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Because they're shellfish. Eye-roll rating: 3 out of 5.
Shellfish sounds like selfish, so crabs won't share their snacks.
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25. What do you call a bear with no teeth? Easy
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A gummy bear. Eye-roll rating: 3 out of 5.
A toothless bear is soft like a chewy gummy bear candy.
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26. What's orange and sounds like a parrot? Easy
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A carrot. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Carrot rhymes with parrot and is the orange thing that sounds alike.
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27. What do you call a factory that makes okay products? Medium
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A satisfactory. Eye-roll rating: 5 out of 5.
Satisfactory means merely acceptable and ends in factory, the okay products maker.
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28. Why did the stadium get so hot after the game? Easy
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All the fans left. Eye-roll rating: 4 out of 5.
Fans means both spectators and cooling devices, so leaving fans makes it hot.
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29. Classic dad setup: what do you call a man with no arms and no legs floating in a pool? Easy
He just bobs there. Cliff is the guy stuck on the mountain.
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30. What do you call a man lying on your doormat? Easy
A doormat is a mat, so he's Matt. Doug is the one in the hole.
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31. A dad says: I used to hate my beard, but then it... Medium
It grew on me. Both ways. That's the whole joke.
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32. What do you call a painting hanging in a dad's garage? Easy
A picture on the wall is Art. Every dad knows Art.
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33. Merriam-Webster officially added the term dad joke to the dictionary in 2019. Easy
True. Dad jokes became dictionary official in September 2019. Dads everywhere felt seen.
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34. Groaning loudly at a dad joke makes the dad stop telling them. Easy
False. Groans are dad fuel. Science has not found a cure.
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35. The answer to the riddle What's brown and sticky is glue. Medium
False. It's a stick. Sticky, as in stick-like. We're so sorry.
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36. 🕳️ + 1️⃣ Easy
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Think golf.
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Hole in one (hole + one). The reason dads pack extra pants for golf.
A hole emoji plus one gives hole in one, the golf and pants pun.
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37. 🌽 + 🌭 Easy
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A sausage on a stick, dipped in cornmeal batter and fried.
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Corn dog (corn + dog). Dad grills a whole batch every summer.
Corn plus a hot dog emoji combines into the snack called a corn dog.
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38. 🕯️ + 💡 Medium
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The soft glow at a fancy dinner.
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Candlelight (candle + light). Dad calls it mood lighting.
Candle plus light emoji joins into candlelight for a soft dinner glow.
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39. What kind of music do dads listen to while grilling? Easy
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Pop music
Dads are affectionately called Pop, so their grilling soundtrack is pop music.
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40. What washes up on very tiny beaches? Medium
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Microwaves
Micro means tiny and waves wash ashore, so tiny beaches get microwaves.
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41. What do you call a pile of cats? Easy
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A meowtain.
Meowtain blends meow with mountain to describe a heap of cats.
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42. Why did the belt get arrested? Easy
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It held up a pair of pants.
Hold up means both support pants and rob someone, so the belt was arrested.
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43. What do you call a sleeping dinosaur? Easy
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A dino-snore.
Dino-snore sounds like dinosaur and names the sound of sleeping.
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44. How does a penguin build its house? Medium
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Igloos it together.
Igloos it together puns on glues it together, since penguins build igloos.
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45. What do you call a belt made of watches? Medium
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A waist of time.
Waist of time sounds like waste of time, and the belt sits at the waist.
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46. What do you call a dinosaur that crashes his car? Medium
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A Tyrannosaurus wreck.
Tyrannosaurus wreck puns on Tyrannosaurus rex plus a car wreck.
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47. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? Easy
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Frostbite.
Frostbite fits a cold snowman and a vampire's biting fangs.
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48. Why did the cookie go to the doctor? Easy
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It felt crumby.
Crumby sounds like crummy, meaning unwell, and cookies make crumbs.
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49. What do you call a pig that does karate? Easy
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A pork chop.
Pork chop names a cut of meat and also a karate chop move.
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50. Why do bees have sticky hair? Easy
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They use honeycombs.
Bees gather honeycombs, and a comb is what you use on hair.
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51. What do you call a lazy kangaroo? Easy
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A pouch potato.
Pouch potato puns on couch potato, since kangaroos have a pouch.
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52. Why did the picture go to jail? Easy
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It was framed.
Framed means both put in a frame and set up for a crime.
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53. What do you call an alligator in a vest? Medium
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An investigator.
Investigator contains vest and gator, so an alligator in a vest fits.
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54. What did the traffic light say to the car? Easy
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Don't look, I'm changing.
Changing means switching color and getting dressed, so it asks not to look.
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55. What do you call a fish wearing a bowtie? Medium
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Sofishticated.
Sofishticated blends fish with sophisticated for a bowtie-wearing fish.
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56. What happened when the grape got stepped on? Medium
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It let out a little wine.
Wine sounds like whine, the sound a squashed grape might make.
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57. What do you call a fake stone in Ireland? Medium
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A sham rock.
Sham rock sounds like shamrock and means a phony stone.
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58. What kind of tree can you hold in your hand? Medium
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A palm tree.
Your palm is part of your hand, so a palm tree fits right there.
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59. How do two melons decide to get married? Hard
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They cantaloupe.
Cantaloupe sounds like can't elope, so the melons wed properly instead.
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60. What do you call a duck that gets straight A's? Hard
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A wise quacker.
Wise quacker sounds like wisecracker, and ducks quack.
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61. Why did the banana visit the doctor? Medium
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It wasn't peeling well.
Peeling sounds like feeling, and bananas have peels.
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62. Why did the fresh coffee taste like dirt? Medium
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It was ground this morning.
Ground means both crushed beans and the earth, so it tastes like dirt.
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63. What do you call a bear caught in a light rain? Hard
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A drizzly bear.
Drizzly sounds like grizzly and describes a light rain.
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64. Why should you never trust atoms? Medium
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They make up everything.
Make up means both to invent lies and to compose all matter.
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65. Why did the photon skip checking a bag at the airport? Hard
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It was traveling light.
A photon is a particle of light, and traveling light means packing little.
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66. What do you call a Frenchman wearing sandals? Hard
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Philippe Flop.
Philippe Flop sounds like flip flop, a kind of sandal.
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67. Have you heard the joke about construction? Hard
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I'm still working on it.
Working on it means both building something and finishing a joke.
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68. How do you organize a party out in space? Hard
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You planet.
Planet sounds like plan it, which is how you arrange a party.
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69. Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer? Hard
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He couldn't see himself doing it.
Not seeing yourself means both being invisible and doubting the fit.
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70. Why did the bacteria cross the microscope? Hard
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To get to the other slide.
Slide is the glass under a microscope and echoes the other side.
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71. What do you call a magician who has lost all his magic? Hard
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Ian.
Remove magic from magician and only Ian is left behind.
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72. What do you call a nervous man holding a spear? Hard
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Shakespeare.
A shaky person shakes the spear, which sounds like Shakespeare.
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73. Why did the astronaut break up with his partner? Medium
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He needed space.
Space means both the cosmos and room away from someone.
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74. What do you call an elephant that does not matter? Hard
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An irrelephant.
Irrelephant blends irrelevant with elephant.
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75. What did the digital clock say to the grandfather clock? Hard
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Look, no hands.
Grandfather clocks have hands while a digital clock shows only numbers.
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76. What do you call a piece of cheese that stands all by itself? Hard
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Provolone.
Provolone sounds like pro alone, a cheese on its own.
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77. Why did the math professor ramble for a whole hour? Hard
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He went off on a tangent.
A tangent is a geometry line and also a topic that wanders away.
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78. Why did the scientist put a knocker on his lab door? Hard
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He wanted to win the No-bell prize.
No bell sounds like Nobel, the famous science award.
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79. Why can't you hear a pterodactyl in the bathroom? Hard
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Because the P is silent.
The P in pterodactyl is silent, which also hints at bathroom sounds.
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80. What do you call a lion dressed in a fancy suit? Hard
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A dandy lion.
Dandy lion sounds like dandelion, and a dandy dresses sharply.
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81. Why was the broom running so far behind schedule? Hard
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It overswept.
Overswept sounds like overslept, and brooms are for sweeping.
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82. What do you call a deer with no eyes at all? Hard
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No eye deer.
No eye deer sounds like no idea, since the deer cannot see.
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83. What car does a breakfast egg like to drive? Hard
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A Yolkswagen.
Yolkswagen blends yolk with Volkswagen the carmaker.
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84. What do you call a Roman emperor with a terrible cold? Hard
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Julius Sneezer.
Julius Sneezer puns on Julius Caesar plus a big sneeze.
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85. What do you call a train loaded with bubblegum? Hard
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A chew chew train.
Chew chew sounds like choo choo, the noise a train makes.
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86. Why did the neighborhood gym finally shut down? Medium
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It just didn't work out.
Work out means both to exercise and to succeed.
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87. Why do cows wear bells around their necks? Hard
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Because their horns don't work.
Horns are on a cow and also a warning device that can stop working.
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88. What do you call a fish that needs help hitting the notes? Hard
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Auto-tuna.
Auto-tuna blends tuna with autotune, the tool that fixes pitch.
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89. What do you get from a cow during an earthquake? Medium
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A milkshake.
The shaking cow and its milk combine into a milkshake.
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90. What is a skeleton's least favorite room in the house? Medium
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The living room.
Living room contains living, which a skeleton is definitely not.
Funny dad riddles with answers
The classics live here: fake noodles, award-winning scarecrows, noses that stop at eleven inches. Each answer carries its own eye-roll rating.
Dad jokes for kids as multiple choice
Four punchlines, one groan. Kids love picking the wrong answer on purpose just to hear the alternatives.
Emoji and type-in dad riddles
Text-ready emoji rebuses and type-your-answer rounds close out the set, perfect for sending to the family chat.
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FAQ about Dad Riddles
Are dad riddles appropriate for kids?
Completely. Every riddle here is clean and family friendly, and the humor is exactly the kind kids repeat at dinner for a week straight.
What is the eye-roll rating?
Each answer scores its own groan factor from 1 to 5. A rating of 5 means the pun is so bad you will need a quiet moment before moving on.
When do dad riddles work best?
Road trips, barbecues, lunchbox notes, and any pause in conversation a dad feels obligated to fill. They also make painless icebreakers for class or the office.
If these groan-worthy dad riddles left you grinning, you will love our whole stash of funny riddles the whole family can enjoy. Ready to put your wordplay skills to the test? Jump into our rebus picture puzzles that turn words into brain-bending pictures.