Ghosts have long captured our imagination. Their mysterious nature makes them an intriguing subject for riddles and brainteasers. Below are 99 riddles about ghosts that will get your mind puzzling. See if you can figure out the answers!
Riddles about ghosts
1. What do ghosts serve for dessert?
I Scream
2. Why do ghosts go on diets?
To keep their ghoulish figures!
3. Why did the game warden arrest the ghost?
For being an illegal spirit.
4. What tops off every ghost’s sundae?
Booberries
5. Why don’t angry ghosts kill people?
Because they don’t want any more bad spirits!
6. Why do ghosts like riding elevators?
It raises their spirits.
7. What did the ghost teacher say to her class?
Watch the board and I’ll go through it again.
8. What kind of makeup do ghosts wear?
Mas-scara!
9. Why don’t ghosts make good liars?
Because you can see right through them!
10. Why did the ghost go into the bar?
For the Boos.
11. What did the ghost order at the restaurant?
Spooketti with a ghoulash.
12. Where do baby ghosts go during the day?
Dayscare centers!
13. How do you fix a broken jack-o-lantern?
With a pumpkin patch.
14. Where did the ghost go on vacation?
Mali-boo.
15. What do you call a witch’s garage?
A broom closet.
16. Why didn’t the skeleton dance at the Halloween party?
He had no body to dance with.
17. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
Frostbite.
18. Why can’t the boy ghost have babies?
Because he has a hollow weenie.
19. Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road?
He didn’t have the guts.
20. Why do ghosts like to ride in elevators?
It raises their spirits!
21. What do you call a ghost in the wintertime?
A Booo-rrito!
22. Why are ghosts bad liars?
Because you can see right through them!
23. Why did the ghost go to the bar?
For the boos!
24. What does a ghost call his mom and dad?
His transparents!
25. How do ghosts like their eggs?
Terror-fried!
26. What do Italian ghosts eat for dinner?
Spooketti!
27. Why do ghosts have lots of friends?
They know how to lift people’s spirits!
28. Why didn’t the skeleton want to go to school?
His heart wasn’t in it!
29. What kind of roads do ghosts haunt?
Dead ends!
30. What do ghosts use to wash their hair?
Shamboo!
31. Why do ghosts play the piano so well?
They have a lot of sheet music!
32. Why didn’t the skeleton want to play soccer?
He didn’t have the stomach for it!
33. What do ghosts drink at breakfast?
Coffin and ghost toast!
34. Why are ghosts such messy eaters?
They are always goblin up their food!
35. Why did the game warden arrest the ghost?
For being an illegal spirit!
36. What do you call a haunted chicken?
A poultry-geist!
37. Where do ghosts buy their food?
At the ghost-ery store!
38. Why did the ghost go to the hospital?
He was feeling a little transparent!
39. What do ghosts like to put in their hair?
Boo ribbons!
40. Why can’t the boy ghost have babies?
Because he has a hollow-weenie!
41. Why are ghosts bad at telling lies?
Because you can see right through them!
42. Where did the ghost get its hair done?
At the boo-ty salon!
43. Why do ghosts like to ride in elevators?
It lifts their spirits!
44. What do you call a ghost who gets too close to a bonfire?
Toast!
45. Why did the ghost cross the road?
To get to the other side!
46. What do you get when you cross a pumpkin with a spider?
A squash with legs!
47. How did the ghost patch his sheet?
With a pumpkin patch!
48. Why are ghosts such lousy business partners?
Because they’re hard to trust—they always disappear into thin air!
49. Why didn’t the mummy have any friends?
He was too wrapped up in himself!
50. Why do mummies make excellent spies?
They’re good at keeping things under wraps!
More riddles about ghosts
51. What do ghosts serve for dessert?
I Scream
52. Where do baby ghosts go during the day?
Dayscare centers
53. Where did the ghost go on vacation?
Mali-boo
54. Why didn’t the skeleton dance at the party?
He had no body to dance with
55. What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog?
He is mist.
56. Where do ghosts mail their letters?
At the ghost office.
57. What do ghosts eat for dinner?
Spooketti.
58. Why do ghosts have lots of friends?
They know how to lift people’s spirits.
59. Why didn’t the skeleton want to play soccer?
He didn’t have the stomach for it.
60. What do ghosts drink for breakfast?
Coffin and ghost toast!
61. Why do ghosts play the piano so well?
They have a lot of sheet music!
62. What do you call a haunted chicken?
A poultry-geist.
63. Why did the ghost go to the hospital?
He was feeling a little transparent.
64. What do you call a ghost in the wintertime?
A Booo-rrito!
65. How did the ghost patch his sheet?
With a pumpkin patch.
66. Why did the ghost cross the road?
To get to the other side.
67. What do you call a ghost who gets too close to a bonfire?
Toast.
68. Why are ghosts bad at telling lies?
Because you can see right through them.
69. Where did the ghost get its hair done?
At the boo-ty salon.
70. What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog?
He is mist.
Hard riddles about ghosts
71. I have no body but I still wear sheets. What am I?
A ghost.
72. What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
73. What building has the most stories?
The library.
74. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
75. What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano.
76. What has a thumb and fingers but is not alive?
A glove.
77. What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.
78. What has legs but doesn’t walk?
A table.
79. What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.
80. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
81. What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano.
82. What has a thumb and fingers but is not alive?
A glove.
83. What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.
84. What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.
85. What has legs but doesn’t walk?
A table.
86. I have no body but I still wear sheets. What am I?
A ghost.
87. What building has the most stories?
The library.
88. What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
89. What is transparent but you can see it?
Glass.
90. What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
Your name.
Really hard riddles about ghosts
91. People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?
A plate.
92. What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
93. What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
Stairs.
94. The more you take away, the more I become. What am I?
A hole.
95. What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock.
96. What has one eye but can’t see?
A needle.
97. What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano.
98. What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
Your name.
99. What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
Conclusion
How many of these riddles about ghosts could you figure out? Riddles are a fun and challenging way to get your mind puzzling. They require lateral thinking to come up with the clever answers. Next time you want to get your brain going, try writing your own riddles about ghosts or other spooky creatures. Scare your friends with some creepy riddles of your own!
