🍁 Logic and Wordplay
I have branches but no leaves, roots, or bark. What am I?
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A library.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
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Footsteps.
What belongs to you but others use more than you?
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Your name.
What has keys but can't open locks?
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A piano.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
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A towel.
What has a neck but no head?
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A bottle.
What can travel the world while staying in a corner?
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A stamp.
What is always coming but never arrives?
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Tomorrow.
What invention lets you look through a wall?
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A window.
What question can you never answer yes to?
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Are you asleep yet?
🦃 Thanksgiving Humor
What do you get when you cross a turkey with a ghost?
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A poultry-geist.
Why did the cranberries turn red?
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They saw the turkey dressing.
What do you call a running turkey?
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Fast food.
What key has legs and can't open doors?
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A tur-key.
Why did the pilgrim's pants keep falling down?
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Because he wore his belt buckle on his hat.
What did the turkey say to the computer?
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Google, google.
What sound does a turkey's phone make?
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Wing, wing.
What do you call it when it rains turkeys?
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Fowl weather.
Why can't you take a turkey to church?
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They use fowl language.
What is a turkey's favorite dessert?
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Peach gobbler.
🏫 November Classroom Connections
I am poured from a boat but never sail. What am I?
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Gravy.
What has ears but cannot hear at the feast?
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Corn.
What falls every autumn without getting hurt?
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Leaves.
What disappears when you speak a toast?
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Silence.
What has thirteen hearts and might appear in a quiet game after lunch?
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A deck of cards.
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters?
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Short.
What can you hold without touching during a class discussion?
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A conversation.
What has words but never speaks in the media center?
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A book.
Forward I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?
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The word ton.
What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in the middle for tea club?
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A teapot.
FAQ
Are these good for grades 6 through 8?
Yes. Mix of logic and light humor.
Can I use them in history class?
Great opener before a lesson on harvest traditions.
Want easier Thanksgiving riddles?
See classroom Thanksgiving riddles for elementary.