Thanksgiving Riddles: 35 Riddles with Answers for Kids and Families

I’m a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. Families share a big meal, watch a parade and say what they’re thankful for. What am I?

I’m round, orange and sweet, baked in a crust and topped with whipped cream. I’m made from a big squash that kids carve in October. What am I?

I’m small, soft and warm, and I come in a basket wrapped in a napkin. Tear me open and spread some butter inside. What am I?

I’m made from potatoes that were boiled and squished with butter and milk. Make a little hole in my top, and fill it with gravy. What am I?

I’m a warm, brown sauce made from the juices of the roast. I’m poured from a boat, but I never go to sea. What am I?

I’m made of bread cubes, celery, onions and herbs, baked in a pan or inside the bird. I share my name with what’s inside a teddy bear. What am I?

You can’t eat all of me on Thursday, so I go in the fridge and come back for sandwiches on Friday. What am I?

I’m a cartoon character as tall as a building, filled with helium and floating down a city street. Dozens of people hold my ropes so I don’t fly away. What am I?

I’m brown, shaped like a stretched-out egg, and I get thrown, kicked and carried across a field. Many families watch games with me on Thanksgiving afternoon. What am I?

I’m a Y-shaped bone. Two people pull my ends, and whoever gets the bigger piece gets to make a wish. What am I?

Why did the cranberries turn red?

I’m the season when leaves turn orange and red and drift to the ground. Thanksgiving always happens during me. What am I?

We sailed from England in 1620 and landed in what is now Massachusetts. In the fall of 1621, we held a harvest feast that people now call the first Thanksgiving. Who are we?

I’m the ship that carried the Pilgrims across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620. The trip took about two months. What am I?

We are the Native people who lived in the area long before the Pilgrims came. Our leader Massasoit and about 90 of our men joined the 1621 harvest feast. Who are we?

In 1863, during the Civil War, I proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving for the whole country. Who am I?

I’m a curved basket shaped like a goat’s horn, spilling over with fruit, vegetables and corn. My nickname is the “horn of plenty.” What am I?

I’m a small, sour red berry. I grow on low vines in wet, sandy bogs. At harvest time, farmers often flood the bog, and I float to the top. What am I?

I’m orange inside, and I’m often baked in a casserole topped with marshmallows. Some people call me a yam, but I’m a different plant. What am I?

I’m the big golden-brown bird roasted in the oven for hours and carried to the table on a platter. What am I?

I’m a football team named after a big cat. I’ve played a home game on Thanksgiving almost every year since the 1930s. Which team am I?

After the big meal, lots of grown-ups fall asleep on the couch in the middle of the football game. What are they taking?

I wrote the poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” and for about 17 years I wrote letters to presidents asking for a national Thanksgiving. Who am I?

This country north of the United States celebrates its Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October. Which country is it?

Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November. In 2026, November 1 is a Sunday. What date is Thanksgiving?

What is the earliest date in November that Thanksgiving can ever fall on?

Grandma bakes 3 pies and cuts each one into 8 slices. Twenty people each eat one slice. How many slices are left?

I’m a vegetable you might bake for Thanksgiving, but I’m also what happens to a sandwich if you sit on it. What am I?

Four cousins, Ann, Ben, Cal and Dee, sit in a row at the kids’ table. Reading the row from left to right: Ann isn’t at either end, Ben is in the seat just to the right of Ann, and Cal sits next to Ben. Who sits at the left end?

I have lots of ears but I can’t hear a thing. A Native man named Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to grow me. What am I?

She’s the daughter of your mom’s brother. What is she to you?

The 1621 harvest feast wasn’t just one dinner. According to a Pilgrim who wrote about it, how long did the celebration last?

In 1939, a president moved Thanksgiving one week earlier to make the holiday shopping season longer. Some people called it “Franksgiving.” Who was he?

You can give me away and still have just as much left. Saying me is the whole point of the holiday. What am I?

Why did the pumpkin pie go to the dentist?