Riddle: What kind of beans can you not grow in a garden?
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Jelly beans.
Food riddles
Food riddles with answers
These fun food riddles are sure to give even the brightest of you food for thought! If you’re hungry for a good riddle, try them out now!
What word can go after big, cream and hard?
Riddle: What word can go after big, cream and hard?
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Cheese.
A fruit on a tree. A tree on a fruit. What is it?
Riddle: A fruit on a tree. A tree on a fruit. What is it?
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Pineapple.
What does a snowman like to eat for breakfast?
Riddle: What does a snowman like to eat for breakfast?
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Frosted Flakes.
What did the walnut say as he was proposing to the almond?
Riddle: What did the walnut say as he was proposing to the almond?
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I am nuts about you.
Who is the boss in the dairy factory?
Riddle: Who is the boss in the dairy factory?
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The big cheese.
How does the gingerbread man make his bed?
Riddle: How does the gingerbread man make his bed?
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With cookie sheets.
What has toes but no feet or legs?
Riddle: What has toes but no feet or legs?
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Toma-toes.
What vegetable can you use to tie your shoe lace?
Riddle: What vegetable can you use to tie your shoe lace?
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A string bean.
How do you drop a raw egg on a metal floor without breaking it?
Riddle: How do you drop a raw egg on a metal floor without breaking it?
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Just drop it. The raw egg won’t break the metal floor.
What do you call peas that are crazy?
Riddle: What do you call peas that are crazy?
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Peanuts.
What do elves make a sandwich with?
Riddle: What do elves make a sandwich with?
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Shortbread.
Where do eggs go on summer vacation?
Riddle: Where do eggs go on summer vacation?
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New Yolk City.
A clerk at a butcher shop stands five-feet ten-inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
Riddle: A clerk at a butcher shop stands five-feet ten-inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
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Meat.
How did the pancake hurt itself?
Riddle: How did the pancake hurt itself?
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Doing backflips.
Where do Pharaohs like to eat when they get hungry?
Riddle: Where do Pharaohs like to eat when they get hungry?
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Pizza Tut.
What do you call candy that was stolen?
Riddle: What do you call candy that was stolen?
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Hot chocolate.
Why did the doughnut makers close their shop?
Riddle: Why did the doughnut makers close their shop?
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They were fed up with the hole business.
What goes on and on and has an I in the middle?
Riddle: What goes on and on and has an I in the middle?
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An onion.
I have two eyes but cannot see. I’m hot when cold both red and green.
Riddle: I have two eyes but cannot see. I’m hot when cold both red and green.
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A chilli pepper.
Why did the grape stop in the middle of the road?
Riddle: Why did the grape stop in the middle of the road?
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Because it ran out of juice.
What do you get if you cross the Man of Steel with a hot beef broth?
Riddle: What do you get if you cross the Man of Steel with a hot beef broth?
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Souperman.
What snacks do you serve at a robot party?
Riddle: What snacks do you serve at a robot party?
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Assorted nuts.
What kind of apple has a short temper?
Riddle: What kind of apple has a short temper?
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A crab apple.
What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket and becomes larger but weighs less?
Riddle: What makes a loud noise when changing its jacket and becomes larger but weighs less?
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Popcorn.
I wear a red coat and have a stone in my throat. What am I?
Riddle: I wear a red coat and have a stone in my throat. What am I?
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A cherry.
I have six eggs. I broke two, I cooked two and I ate two. How many eggs are left?
Riddle: I have six eggs. I broke two, I cooked two and I ate two. How many eggs are left?
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I have four eggs left because I broke, cooked and ate the same two eggs.
Take off my skin and I won’t cry but you will! What am I?
Riddle: Take off my skin and I won’t cry but you will! What am I?
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An onion.
What can provide food before it is alive, while it is alive, and after it is dead?
Riddle: What can provide food before it is alive, while it is alive, and after it is dead?
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Chicken.
What did the doctor prescribe to the sick lemon?
Riddle: What did the doctor prescribe to the sick lemon?
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Lemon-aid.
I live in the trees though I sound like a sneeze. You hit me with a hammer and eat my brain.
Riddle: I live in the trees though I sound like a sneeze. You hit me with a hammer and eat my brain.
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Cashew.
What vegetable loses in every competition but has a great sense of timing?
Riddle: What vegetable loses in every competition but has a great sense of timing?
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Beets.
What is the worst vegetable to have on a ship?
Riddle: What is the worst vegetable to have on a ship?
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A leek.
I am what you do to food. Rearrange me and I am what you did to food.
Riddle: I am what you do to food. Rearrange me and I am what you did to food.
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Eat / ate.
I am a fruit but add a letter to my middle and I become a handkerchief.
Riddle: I am a fruit but add a letter to my middle and I become a handkerchief.
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Banana (bandana).
Why did the cookie go to the doctors?
Riddle: Why did the cookie go to the doctors?
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It felt crummy.
What has no beginning or end or middle?
Riddle: What has no beginning or end or middle?
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A donut.
First you throw away the outside then you cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and then you throw away the inside. What am I?
Riddle: First you throw away the outside then you cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and then you throw away the inside. What am I?
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Corn on the cob.
I am a bell but you can’t ring me. I may sound hot but I am not.
Riddle: I am a bell but you can’t ring me. I may sound hot but I am not.
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A bell pepper.
What fruit can you use to sip water?
Riddle: What fruit can you use to sip water?
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Strawberry.
The sun bakes them and the hand breaks them. The foot treads on them and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
Riddle: The sun bakes them and the hand breaks them. The foot treads on them and the mouth tastes them. What are they?
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Grapes.
A green vegetable that looks like a tree, you’ll find that most children don’t like to eat me. What am I?
Riddle: A green vegetable that looks like a tree, you’ll find that most children don’t like to eat me. What am I?
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Broccoli.
I may make your breath smell but I also fight vampires well. What am I?
Riddle: I may make your breath smell but I also fight vampires well. What am I?
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Garlic.
I am a food that explodes. But long before I explode, I am already dead. I can be small, I can be big, and I can be fragrant. My name is literal. What am I?
Riddle: I am a food that explodes. But long before I explode, I am already dead. I can be small, I can be big, and I can be fragrant. My name is literal. What am I?
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Popcorn.
I’m a container without hinges or lock or key but a golden treasure lies inside me.
Riddle: I’m a container without hinges or lock or key but a golden treasure lies inside me.
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An egg.
I am a beer yet kids can drink me and not get drunk. What am I?
Riddle: I am a beer yet kids can drink me and not get drunk. What am I?
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Root beer.
I can be red or green and I grow on a vine. I’m dried to make raisins or squeezed to make wine.
Riddle: I can be red or green and I grow on a vine. I’m dried to make raisins or squeezed to make wine.
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Grape.
What type of cheese is made backwards?
Riddle: What type of cheese is made backwards?
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Edam.