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72 riddles. Tap one to have a go.

  1. What do you call a man with a rubber toe?
  2. What did one wall say to the other wall?
  3. Why don't skeletons fight each other?
  4. What did the grape do when it got stepped on?
  5. Why did the golfer bring two pairs of trousers?
  6. What's the best way to watch a fly-fishing tournament?
  7. Why did the maths book look sad?
  8. What do you call a fake noodle?
  9. Why can't you trust an atom?
  10. What do you call a can opener that doesn't work?
  11. Why did the tomato blush?
  12. What do you call a belt made of watches?
  13. What did the zero say to the eight?
  14. What's the best time to go to the dentist?
  15. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary?
  16. What do you call a pony with a sore throat?
  17. What do lawyers wear to court?
  18. Why was the broom late?
  19. What did the big flower say to the little flower?
  20. Why don't eggs tell jokes?
  21. Why did the coffee file a police report?
  22. What do you call a lazy spud?
  23. What kind of tea is hard to swallow?
  24. What do you call a sad strawberry?
  25. What did the paper say to the pencil?
  26. What did one hat say to the other?
  27. Why are ghosts bad liars?
  28. What's the most musical part of a chicken?
  29. What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
  30. Why did the man put his money in the freezer?
  31. What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the cupboard?
  32. What do you call a cow that plays the trombone?
  33. Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
  34. Why couldn't the leopard play hide and seek?
  35. What did the left eye say to the right eye?
  36. Why did the picture go to jail?
  37. Why did the stadium get hot after the game?
  38. What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?
  39. Why do cows wear bells?
  40. What do you call a snowman with a six-pack?
  41. Why did the cow go to space?
  42. How does the moon cut his hair?
  43. What do you call a factory that makes okay products?
  44. What kind of shoes do ninjas wear?
  45. Why are elevator jokes so good?
  46. Why did the orange stop halfway up the hill?
  47. What do you call a bear without ears?
  48. Why was the calendar nervous?
  49. What do you call two birds in love?
  50. What did the hamburger name its daughter?
  51. What did the fisherman say to the magician?
  52. What do you call a train that sneezes?
  53. Why was the computer cold?
  54. Why did the chicken join a band?
  55. What do you call an elephant that doesn't matter?
  56. What's the strongest creature in the sea?
  57. What did the triangle say to the circle?
  58. Why did the student eat his homework?
  59. What do you call an angry carrot?
  60. What do sea monsters eat for dinner?
  61. What did the baby corn say to its mum?
  62. Why did the man run around his bed?
  63. What do you call a duck that gets all A's?
  64. What did the policeman say to his belly button?
  65. What did one plate say to the other?
  66. Why did the robber take a bath?
  67. What do you call a nervous javelin thrower?
  68. What do you call a hen that counts her eggs?
  69. What do you call a woman with one leg longer than the other?
  70. What do you call a man lying in front of a door?
  71. What do you call a man with a spade on his head?
  72. What do you call a man without a spade on his head?

Riddles are written for EscapePod. Many are new takes on classic riddles that have been told for generations.