Warm-Up Wordplay
What room does a ghost not need?
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A living room.
What do you call a witch at the beach?
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A sand-witch.
Why are graveyards so noisy?
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Because of all the coffin.
What is a vampire's least favorite meal?
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A stake dinner.
How do vampires start letters?
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Tomb it may concern.
What do you call a haunted chicken?
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A poultry-geist.
Why didn't the skeleton fight?
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He didn't have the guts.
What kind of key opens eerie doors?
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A skeleton key.
What falls every night but never gets hurt?
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Night.
What is a ghost's favorite fruit?
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Boo-berries.
Logic and Lateral Thinking
A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed three days, and left on Friday. How?
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His horse's name was Friday.
You see a boat filled with people, yet not a single person is on board. How?
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Everyone is married.
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
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Bookkeeper.
Forward I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?
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The word ton.
What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?
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Short.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
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The letter M.
What begins and ends with E but only contains one letter?
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An envelope.
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many are left?
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Nine.
How many months have twenty-eight days?
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All twelve.
How far can a dog run into the woods?
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Halfway. After that it is running out.
Spooky Classics
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
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An echo.
The more of me you take, the bigger I get. What am I?
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A hole.
What disappears when you say its name?
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Silence.
The more you have of me, the less you see. What am I?
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Darkness.
I'm not alive, but I grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
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Fire.
What question can you never answer yes to?
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Are you asleep yet?
What is always coming but never arrives?
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Tomorrow.
What belongs to you but others use more than you do?
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Your name.
I have cities but no houses. What am I?
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A map.
What has thirteen hearts but no other organs?
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A deck of cards.
FAQ
Harder than elementary?
Yes. More logic twists and lateral thinking, with Halloween flavor.