Gratitude Riddles: 30 Thankful Thanksgiving Riddles with Answers

I’m a short letter you write after a birthday or a visit, telling someone how much their gift or kindness meant. What am I?

Fill me with little slips of paper, each naming one good thing that happened. By Thanksgiving I’m stuffed with happy memories. What am I?

I’m a thank-you you give with both arms. I’m warm, I’m free, and you get one back every time you give one. What am I?

I’m the busy time each fall when farmers gather corn, pumpkins and apples from the fields. Thanksgiving began as a celebration of me. What am I?

I’m a curved basket shaped like a goat’s horn, spilling over with fruits and vegetables in the middle of the Thanksgiving table. What am I?

You give me away and still keep me. I jump from face to face, and I cost nothing at all. What am I?

I help you learn to read, explain long division until it clicks, and cheer when you finally get it. Lots of kids write me a thank-you card at the end of the school year. Who am I?

I wag when you come home, I never stay mad, and I’d fetch the same stick a hundred times for you. Lots of kids are thankful for me. What am I?

I’m a big meal shared with family and friends on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. What am I?

I’m a kind thing you do for someone without being asked, like carrying the groceries or sharing your snack, and I don’t expect anything back. What am I?

I wear a stamp and an address, and I carry your thank-you card all the way to Grandma’s mailbox. What am I?

Thanksgiving is in November in the United States, but in Canada it’s celebrated earlier. In which month?

I start with “grate,” but I’m not cheese. I end with “tude,” like “attitude.” What am I?

Volunteers work in me, sorting cans and boxes so families in need can have a good holiday meal. What am I?

I’m what you give when you’re grateful, and I come right before “giving” in the name of a November holiday. What am I?

After her birthday, Mia wrote 3 thank-you notes every day for 4 days. How many notes did she write?

Six people sit around the Thanksgiving table. Each person says “thank you” once to every other person at the table. How many thank-yous are said?

Many families eat me at Thanksgiving. The wild ones of my kind can fly short distances and sleep up in trees at night. What am I?

We’re three crops planted together by many Native American farmers: one grows tall, one climbs up it, and one spreads big leaves to shade the soil. What are we called?

In Spanish, I’m how you say “thank you.” I sound a lot like an English word for being kind and polite.

I’m a little word ending that means “full of.” Stick me on “thank” or “grate,” and you get a feeling. What am I?

Thanksgiving in the United States always falls on the fourth Thursday of November. What is the earliest date it can ever be?

In 1863, after years of letters from the magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, a US president declared a national day of Thanksgiving. Who was he?

Every morning, Zoe smiles and says “thanks for being you” to someone who copies every move she makes but never makes a sound. Who is it?

Grandpa has 4 grandkids. Each one sends him 2 thank-you cards, and every card has 3 hearts drawn on it. How many hearts does Grandpa get?

In 1621, the Wampanoag people and the English colonists at Plymouth shared a harvest feast. How many days did it last?

Which Wampanoag leader came to that 1621 harvest feast with about 90 of his men?

In American Sign Language, you say me by touching your fingertips to your chin and moving your hand forward and down. What am I?

Take away two letters from THANKS, and the letters left spell a place where pet fish live. What’s the word?

Add one short word after “thanks a” and you’ve said thank you in a big way. Say it in a grumpy voice, and it means the exact opposite. What’s the word?