Fall is a beautiful and exciting time of year filled with changing leaves, pumpkin flavored everything, and sweater weather. It’s also the perfect season for riddles! Riddles are a fun way to challenge your brain and get into the spirit of autumn. Below are 51 fall themed riddles with answers to get your gears turning.
Funny Fall Riddles
Let’s start with some silly and funny riddles about common things we associate with autumn.
Riddle 1
What falls but never breaks? And what breaks but never falls?
Answer: Autumn leaves fall but never break, and day breaks but never falls.
Riddle 2
I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?
Answer: A fall candle.
Riddle 3
What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night?
Answer: A pumpkin.
Riddle 4
Why did summer catch autumn?
Answer: Because it was fall-ing behind.
Riddle 5
What’s the ratio of a pumpkin’s circumference to its diameter?
Answer: Pumpkin Pi!
Fall Nature Riddles
Now let’s look at some riddles inspired by common sights from the great outdoors in autumn.
Riddle 6
I’m partly yellow and partly red, with brown limbs overhead. What am I?
Answer: An autumn tree.
Riddle 7
I soar without wings, helping birds migrate south each year. What am I?
Answer: The wind.
Riddle 8
Each year I shed my long green robes when autumn’s chill arrives. What am I?
Answer: An evergreen tree.
Riddle 9
I swirl around bringing color before decaying on the ground. What am I?
Answer: Falling leaves.
Riddle 10
We forage the fields collecting the harvest without making a sound. Who are we?
Answer: Geese migrating south.
Fall Food Riddles
Fall treats like apples and pumpkins inspire these tasty riddles.
Riddle 11
I’m round with a leafy stem, and come in red, golden, and green varieties. What am I?
Answer: An apple.
Riddle 12
I’m orange with triangular eyes, and grinned really wide on Halloween. What am I?
Answer: A jack-o-lantern.
Riddle 13
We’re baked into pies and bobbed for on strings. Our seeds bring good luck if they stick. What are we?
Answer: Apples.
Riddle 14
I’m a gourd often carved up on Halloween, with triangles cut to make my eyes and mouth gleam. What am I?
Answer: A pumpkin.
Riddle 15
I’m a sweet baked good with a crunchy cinnamon crumb topping. What am I?
Answer: An apple crisp.
Fall Weather Riddles
The change in weather is a quintessential part of fall. See if you can guess what these next riddles are describing.
Riddle 16
I’m wet and cold and fall without a sound. What am I?
Answer: Rain.
Riddle 17
I swirl and twirl through the autumn air, shaking branches everywhere. What am I?
Answer: The wind.
Riddle 18
I glisten on spider webs in the morning dew, but you can’t catch me however hard you try. What am I?
Answer: Sunshine.
Riddle 19
I appear after a storm when the sun peeks through the clouds. What am I?
Answer: A rainbow.
Riddle 20
I float down from above, in flakes of white that you can’t feel or touch. What am I?
Answer: Snow.
Tricky Autumn Riddles
How is your riddle solving going so far? Here are some more challenging brain teasers to really get those mental gears grinding!
Riddle 21
In spring I’m one color, in summer another. In fall I’m brightly arrayed, but in winter I’m drab. What am I?
Answer: A tree.
Riddle 22
I migrate in V shapes over fields and towns each year. What am I?
Answer: Geese.
Riddle 23
I sleep through summer’s heat tucked behind bark or in a hole. When cool nights arrive I awaken and hunt on silent wings. What am I?
Answer: An owl.
Riddle 24
We gather nuts and seeds on tiny feet. Our furry tails drag as we carry our prize. What are we?
Answer: Squirrels.
Riddle 25
I scurry through piles of autumn leaves to gather food for my long winter sleep. What am I?
Answer: A chipmunk.
Fall Holiday Riddles
The end of the year brings holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. See if you can guess these fall holiday themed riddles!
Riddle 26
I’m carved to look spooky, with triangle eyes and nose on Halloween night. What am I?
Answer: A pumpkin.
Riddle 27
We’re creepy, crawly creatures that provide a fright. What are we?
Answer: Spiders.
Riddle 28
I fly at night searching for candy in bags. What am I?
Answer: A bat.
Riddle 29
We cackle as witches or prowl with claws. We love to scare people on Halloween night. What are we?
Answer: Halloween costumes.
Riddle 30
I’m a gourd you can carve to light up and display. What am I?
Answer: A jack-o-lantern.
Riddle 31
I’m thankful for food, family, and rest. What holiday am I?
Answer: Thanksgiving.
Riddle 32
I’m a large bird eaten on Thanksgiving Day. What am I?
Answer: A turkey.
Riddle 33
I’m baked into hot, fluffy rolls often served at Thanksgiving dinner. What am I?
Answer: Dinner rolls.
Riddle 34
I’m a horn shaped gourd stuffed and eaten as a Thanksgiving treat. What am I?
Answer: Cornucopia.
Riddle 35
I’m a dessert made from pumpkins and eaten after Thanksgiving dinner. What am I?
Answer: Pumpkin pie.
Autumn Animal Riddles
Fall is a busy time for animals preparing for winter. See if you can identify these creatures getting ready for colder weather.
Riddle 36
As days grow short and cold arrives, I swap feathers and head south in noisy flocks. What am I?
Answer: Geese.
Riddle 37
When autumn’s breeze turns to winter’s chill, I grow a thicker coat to keep me warm. What am I?
Answer: A bear.
Riddle 38
I stash acorns to munch through winter in my cozy nest up in a tree. What am I?
Answer: A squirrel.
Riddle 39
As the harvest moon rises I prowl silently listening for the squeak of mice. What am I?
Answer: An owl.
Riddle 40
When autumn’s chill arrives I bulk up on food and then head underground to sleep. What am I?
Answer: A groundhog.
Autumn Activity Riddles
Fall is filled with fun seasonal activities. See if you know what these riddles are describing.
Riddle 41
Apples piled high in baskets tempt me to pick and bite. What autumn activity am I?
Answer: Apple picking.
Riddle 42
We’re intricate patterns cut to place on windows, casting colorful scenes when sunlight shines through. What are we?
Answer: Stained glass leaves.
Riddle 43
I’m a towering stack of hay, perfect for climbing and sliding down. What am I?
Answer: Haystack.
Riddle 44
Bobbing up and down I try to catch apples with my teeth. What autumn game am I playing?
Answer: Bobbing for apples.
Riddle 45
I’m a maze cut into towering stalks of corn that you try to navigate and escape. What am I?
Answer: A corn maze.
Silly Autumn Riddles
How are you doing on these riddles so far? Here are a few more silly riddles about fall.
Riddle 46
When do leaves yell the loudest?
Answer: In the fall!
Riddle 47
Why was the scarecrow promoted?
Answer: He was outstanding in his field!
Riddle 48
Why do trees hate tests?
Answer: Because they get stumped on all the hard questions!
Riddle 49
What’s the richest kind of dirt?
Answer: Foliage!
Riddle 50
Why did summer catch autumn?
Answer: Because autumn was fall-ing behind!
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed this collection of 51 fall riddles with answers! Riddles are a fun way to celebrate the spirit of autumn. The change in weather, colorful foliage, harvest foods, animals preparing for winter, and fall holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving all provide great inspiration for brain teasers. Riddle solving challenges your mind by getting you to think logically and make connections between wordplay, puns and metaphor. Did you get stumped on any of these? Don’t worry, fall will be back again next year for more riddle solving fun!
