Religious holidays are a fun time to get together with family and friends. They are also filled with traditions, symbols, and stories that can make for great riddles! Here are 99 riddles about various religious holidays from around the world, along with their answers.
Riddles about Christmas
Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. It is filled with familiar traditions and symbols that make for classic riddle topics.
Riddles 1-10
1. What falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt? Snow
2. What has branches but is not a tree? A Christmas tree
3. What goes “Oh, Oh, Oh”? Santa walking backwards
4. What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosted Flakes
5. What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? Frostbite
6. If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do astronauts get? Mistletoe
7. What do you call an old snowman? Water
8. Why was Santa’s little helper feeling depressed? Because he had low elf esteem
9. Why does Scrooge love reindeer so much? Because every buck is dear to him
10. What do you get when you cross a bell with a skunk? Jingle smells
Riddles 11-20
11. What goes “Oh, Oh, Oh”? Santa walking backwards
12. What Christmas carol is sung in the desert? O Camel Ye Faithful
13. What do you call a kid who doesn’t believe in Santa? A rebel without a Claus
14. Why was Santa’s little helper depressed? Because he had low elf esteem
15. What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Snowflakes
16. Why does Santa have 3 gardens? So he can ho-ho-ho
17. What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective? Santa Clues!
18. What do snowmen wear on their heads? Ice caps
19. What do you call a snowman in the summer? A puddle
20. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite
Riddles 21-30
21. What does Santa do when his elves misbehave? He gives them the sack!
22. Why did the gingerbread man go to the doctor? He was feeling crummy
23. Why does Santa have three gardens? So he can ho-ho-ho
24. What do you call an elf who sings? A wrapper!
25. What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations? Tinsilitis
26. What do you call a broke Santa? Saint-a-nickel-less
27. How does Christmas Day end? With the letter Y!
28. What do you get if you cross Santa with a duck? A Christmas quacker!
29. Why was Santa’s little helper depressed? Because he had low elf esteem
30. What do you call an obnoxious reindeer? Rude-olph
Riddles 31-40
31. What do you get if you cross an archer with a gift-wrapper? Ribbon hood
32. What do you call a kid who doesn’t believe in Santa? A rebel without a Claus
33. What’s the best Christmas present in the world? A broken drum – you just can’t beat it!
34. What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Snowflakes
35. Why does Santa have three gardens? So he can ho-ho-ho
36. What do you call a snowman party? A snowball
37. Why did Santa’s helper go to the doctor? Because of his low elf esteem
38. How do sheep say Merry Christmas in Mexico? Fleece Navidad!
39. What’s red, white and blue at Christmas time? A sad candy cane!
40. What does Santa do when his elves misbehave? He gives them the sack!
Riddles 41-50
41. Why was the snowman looking through the carrots? He was picking his nose!
42. What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite!
43. What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees? Horn-aments!
44. Why is it getting harder to buy Advent calendars? Their days are numbered!
45. What sound do you hear when a snowman falls down the stairs? Powder!
46. What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective? Santa Clues!
47. Why does Scrooge love reindeer so much? Because every buck is dear to him
48. What’s red, white and blue at Christmas time? A sad candy cane!
49. Why was the snowman looking in the bag of carrots? He was picking his nose!
50. What does Miley Cyrus have at Christmas? Twerky!
Riddles 51-60
51. Why was Santa’s little helper depressed? Because he had low elf esteem
52. What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Snowflakes
53. What does Santa do when his elves misbehave? He gives them the sack!
54. What sound do you hear when Santa falls down the chimney? Ho-Ho-Hoooom!
55. What’s red, white and blue at Christmas time? A sad candy cane!
56. Why did Santa’s helper go to the doctor? Because of his low elf esteem
57. What does Santa say when he goes down the chimney on Christmas Eve? Soot soot soot!
58. Why are Christmas trees so bad at knitting? They always drop their needles!
59. What does Santa do when his elves misbehave? He gives them the sack!
60. What’s Santa’s favorite snack food? Crisps – because he can never eat just one!
Riddles 61-70
61. Why did Santa’s helper go to the doctor? Because of his low elf esteem
62. What did the gingerbread man say to his wife? I’m crumbling without you!
63. Where does Santa go when he’s sick? The elf center!
64. Why does Santa have 3 gardens? So he can ho ho ho!
65. What do angry mice send each other at Christmas? Cross-mouse cards!
66. What nationality is Santa Claus? North Polish!
67. What is Santa’s least favorite sandwich? Plain jane-dough!
68. How many presents can Santa fit in an empty sack? Only one – after that it’s not empty!
69. Why did Santa’s helper go to the doctor? Because of his low elf esteem
70. What’s red and white, red and white, and red and white? Santa Claus rolling down a hill!
Riddles 71-80
71. Why does Scrooge love reindeer so much? Because every buck is dear to him
72. What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? A pine-apple!
73. What does Santa suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney? Claustrophobia!
74. What kind of motorbike does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson!
75. Why couldn’t the skeleton go to the Christmas Party? He had no body to go with.
76. What happened to the man who stole an Advent Calendar? He got 25 days!
77. What do vampires sing on New Year’s Eve? Auld Fang Syne
78. What do you call the fear of getting stuck while sneaking presents under the tree on Christmas Eve? Claus-trophobia!
79. Why are Christmas trees so bad at sewing? They always drop their needles!
80. What do you get if Santa goes down the chimney when a fire is lit? Crisp Kringle!
Riddles 81-90
81. What did Santa put on the research paper he wrote? Ho, Ho, Ho citations!
82. Why do Dasher and Dancer love coffee? It gives them the extra kick!
83. Why are Christmas trees so bad at knitting? They always drop their needles!
84. What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Snowflakes!
85. What does Miley Cyrus have for Christmas dinner? Twerky!
86. Why couldn’t Santa eat dinner with the elves? Because he was Santa-gized!
87. What do angry mice send to each other in the mail? Cross-mouse cards!
88. Why does Santa Claus go down the chimney on Christmas Eve? Because it soots him!
89. Why are Christmas trees very bad at knitting? Because they are always dropping their needles!
90. What do you call an elf wearing ear muffs? Anything you want, he can’t hear you!
Riddles 91-99
91. Why did Scrooge keep a pet lamb? It was baaaah-humbug!
92. What do you call a kid who doesn’t believe in Santa? A rebel without a Claus!
93. What do you call a snowman party? A snowball!
94. Why are Christmas trees very bad at sewing? They always drop their needles!
95. What has branches but is not a tree? A Christmas tree!
96. Why did Santa put a clock in his sleigh? He wanted to see time fly!
97. Why is Santa so jolly? Because he knows where all the naughty girls live!
98. What do snowmen wear on their heads? Ice caps!
99. Why do Christmas trees make great knitters? They’re always needle-y!
Conclusion
There are so many fun riddles that can be made about the religious holidays we celebrate. They allow us to put a playful spin on these special days filled with meaning. The riddles above cover Christmas traditions, characters, songs, and jokes. Feel free to use these to bring some extra Christmas cheer and stump your friends and family this holiday season!
