Halloween Riddles

This article contains 37 Halloween Riddles for your enjoyment!

Halloween is a popular holiday celebrated on the evening of October 31st each year. It has its roots in ancient Celtic and Christian traditions and is observed in various countries, particularly in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

The history of Halloween dates back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. It was believed that on the night of October 31st, the boundary between the living world and the spirit world became thin, allowing spirits and ghosts to return to Earth. People lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off these roaming spirits.

With the spread of Christianity, the celebration evolved into “All Hallows’ Eve” (later shortened to Halloween), which falls on the evening before All Saints’ Day, a Christian holiday to honor saints and martyrs. Some of the pagan customs were incorporated into this Christian observance.

Halloween provides an opportunity for people to embrace their creativity, enjoy the thrill of spookiness, and come together in a festive spirit. It’s a time when people of all ages can have fun and celebrate the playful and sometimes eerie aspects of the holiday.

So, to help you celebrate, we’ve created this list of Halloween Riddles for your enjoyment!

And also, If you are interested, you can also check out this list of Halloween Fun Facts!

Halloween Riddles

Here is a list of 37 Halloween Riddles!

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1. Some people believe in me and others don’t. At night I roam around and sometimes I float. If you hear a troubled noise coming from the ground, go run and hide from my creepy sound. What am I?
   Answer: A ghost.
2. I am wrapped, but I am not a gift. I am kept neatly in a chamber, and archeologists find me as a great treasure. What am I?
   Answer: A mummy.
3. You can find me from head to toe, I am a liquid, I make some people faint and I am in every living being you know. What am I?
   Answer: Blood.
4. I have hundreds of ears, but I can’t hear a thing. What am I?
   Answer: A cornfield
5. I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old, and every Halloween, I stand up inside jack-o’-lanterns. What am I?
   Answer: A candle.
6. If the witch has a broom and the jack-o’-lantern has a candle, then what does a vampire have?
   Answer: A bloodhound.
7. I have no feet to dance, I have no eyes to see, I have no life to live or die, but yet I do all three. What am I?
   Answer: Fire.
8. Dracula loves to draw this, as well as put it in the bank. What is it?
   Answer: Blood
9. If you see one flying around, you’d better be careful at night, as some turn into vampires and will give your neck a big bite. What are they?
   Answer: Bats.
10. With pointed fangs I sit and wait
    With piercing force, I dole out fate
    Over bloodless victims, I proclaim my might
    I can eternally join with a single bite.
    What am I?
    Answer: Dracula, or a stapler.

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11. What can be sour, sweet, hard or soft all at once?
    Answer: Candy
12. I am wrapped but I am not a gift, I am kept neatly in a chamber and Archeologists find me as a great treasure. What am I?
    Answer: A mummy.
13. What do the mummies, zombies, vampires, goblins and witches all have in common?
    Answer: The letter “i”.
14. What do you call a skeleton that makes you laugh and giggle when you’re sad?
    Answer: A funny bone.
15. We have no flesh, no feathers, no scales, no bones. We do have fingers and thumbs of our own. What are we?
    Answer: Gloves.
16. A zombie, a mummy and a ghost bought a house. It has all the usual rooms except for one. What room won’t you find?
    Answer: A living room.
17. I always leave a trace, so you can see where I’ve been. I have some extra legs, and I make people scream. What am I?
    Answer: A spider.
18. How do you spell candy in 2 letters?
    Answer: C and Y (C-and-y)
19. When is it bad luck to see a black cat?
    Answer: When you’re a mouse.
20. I’m thought to bring bad luck, I blend in the night and I’m known to mingle with witches. What am I?
    Answer: A black cat.

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21. What’s the problem with twin witches?
    Answer: You never know which witch is which.
22. A priceless mirror, six feet tall with a beautiful silver frame, was stolen from a legendary haunted house. The top three suspects are the Halloween monsters last seen in the house: a witch, a vampire and a werewolf. So, who stole the mirror?
    Answer: The witch. Silver is known to kill werewolves, so the werewolf couldn’t have touched it. Vampires can’t see their reflections, so the vampire wouldn’t need the mirror.
23. It is Halloween and your friends dare you to go into a haunted house. You creep up to the door, a little scared wondering what is behind the door. You go in and there is a long hallway leading out into a dark musty room with three doors. You’re kind of scared once you are inside. You try to turn back, to get back outside, but when you turn around the door is closed and locked. You yell for help but there is only silence. The room is dark and you look for a light source. You see a light switch and try to turn it on. Sadly the power is out. You are terrified but have no choice but to follow the long hallway to the three doors in pitch black. Behind one door is a bottomless pit with no end. Behind another door is an electric chair which you must sit in. Behind the last door is a pool full of acid. You must go into one of the rooms. Which one should you go through?
    Answer: The electric chair. Since the power is out, when you sit in the chair the electricity will have no effect on you.
24. I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old, and once a year, I make heavy pumpkins light. What am I?
    Answer: A candle.
25. I am present, but also past. I am wrapped, but not a gift. I am named after a parent, but have no children.
    Answer: A mummy.
26. You may see this hairy creature by the light of the moon.
    You can start running but it will likely catch you soon.
    You can hope for escape with the rising sun.
    But you have a better chance with silver bullets and a gun.
    What am I?
    Answer: Werewolf
27. I have hundreds of ears, but I can’t hear a thing. What am I?
    Answer: A cornfield.
28. I sleep upside down and I fly through the night. I live in dark places and I don’t have good eyesight. What am I?
    Answer: A bat
29. A man was shot in the heart. Nobody tries to save him and it doesn’t kill him. What happened?
    Answer: He was already dead.
30. I have a name but it isn’t mine
    You don’t think about me while in your prime
    People cry when I’m in their sight
    Others lie with me all day and night.
    What am I?
    Answer: A tombstone.
31. You can get your jack-o’-lantern here, or you can use it to fix a hole in your pumpkin. What is it?
    Answer: A pumpkin patch.
32. I am a body with a leg, an arm and a head, but I don’t have flesh or eyeballs. How is that possible?
    Answer: I’m a skeleton.
33. The person who built it sold it. The person who bought it never used it. The person who used it never saw it. What is it?
    Answer: A coffin.
34. A cloaked man went out to get his nightly drink but died soon after because his watch stopped. What happened?
    Answer: Count Dracula’s watch said it was 3 a.m. but it was actually 3 p.m. in the afternoon. The vampire thinks the darkness is night, goes out for a drink, and gets caught in sunlight a few minutes later… which kills him.
35. Why don’t mummies take vacations?
    Answer: They’re afraid they’ll relax and unwind.
36. There is a woman who goes out drinking every night. She stays out until the early morning hours but no matter how much she drinks, she never gets hungover. Her favorite drink is well-known, rarely consumed, and often served warmly directly from the source. The woman can’t live without drinking and she’s a sucker for a free drink, so she has never considered quitting. What does she drink?
    Answer: She’s a vampire who drinks blood.
37. Each morning I appear to lie at your feet. All day I will follow no matter how fast you run, yet I nearly perish in the midday sun.
    Answer: A shadow

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