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33 Festive Christmas Riddles To Solve (With Answers)

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Riddle: Where does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?
Answer: In the dictionary.
Riddle: What did Mrs. Claus say to Santa when she looked up in the sky?
Answer: Looks like rain dear.
Riddle: What does a snowman like to eat for breakfast?
Answer: Frosted Flakes.
Riddle: Who is never hungry during Christmas?
Answer: The turkey because he is always stuffed.
Riddle: Why is Santa so good at Karate?
Answer: Because he has a black belt.
Riddle: Which one of Santa's reindeer can be seen on Valentine's Day?
Answer: Cupid.
Riddle: Why do mummies like Christmas so much?
Answer: Because of all the wrapping.
Riddle: What do elves learn in school?
Answer: The elf-abet.
Riddle: Which one of Santa's reindeer can you see in outer space?
Answer: Comet.
Riddle: Which one of Santa's reindeer is the fastest?
Answer: Dasher.
Riddle: What did Adam say the day before Christmas?
Answer: It's Christmas, Eve!
Riddle: Why are Christmas trees bad at knitting?
Answer: Because they always drop their needles.
Riddle: What do you call a person who is afraid of Santa Claus?
Answer: Claus-traophobic.
Riddle: What do you call a snowman in the summer?
Answer: Puddle.
Riddle: What do Spanish-speaking sheep say at Christmas time?
Answer: Fleece Navidad.
Riddle: What is the best present you can receive for Christmas?
Answer: A broken drum.  You just can't beat it!
Riddle: On Christmas Eve, when Santa leaves his workshop at the North Pole, what direction does he travel?
Answer: South.  If you're on the North Pole the only direction you can go is south.
Riddle: What does Santa do in his garden?
Answer: He Ho Ho Ho's!
Riddle: Where does a snowman keep his money?
Answer: In a snow bank.
Riddle: What nationality is Santa?
Answer: North Polish.
Riddle: Which one of Santa's reindeer do you see at a competition?
Answer: Dancer.
Riddle: What do you call Santa for cats?
Answer: Santa paws.
Riddle: In what year did Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall in the same year?
Answer: It happens every year.
Riddle: How did Frosty know he had dandruff?
Answer: Because of the Snow-Flakes.
Riddle: What kind of pictures do elves take?
Answer: Elfies!
Riddle: Why is it so cold on Christmas?
Answer: Because it's in Decembrrr!
Riddle: What did the Christmas tree wear to keep it warm?
Answer: A coat of snow or a fir coat.
Riddle: What do Christmas and crabs have in common?
Answer: Sandy claws.
Riddle: What do you call Santa when he stops moving?
Answer: Santa Pause.
Riddle: What do reindeer use to decorate their antlers?
Answer: Horn-aments!
Riddle: What kind of bug hates Christmas?
Answer: A Humbug!
Riddle: What did the reindeer say when he saw an elf?
Answer: Nothing! Reindeer can't talk.
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Christmas Riddles Answers:

  1. In the dictionary.
  2. Looks like rain dear.
  3. Frosted Flakes.
  4. The turkey because he is always stuffed.
  5. Because he has a black belt.
  6. Cupid.
  7. Because of all the wrapping.
  8. The elf-abet.
  9. Comet.
  10. Dasher.
  11. It's Christmas, Eve!
  12. Because they always drop their needles.
  13. Claus-traophobic.
  14. Puddle.
  15. Fleece Navidad.
  16. A broken drum.  You just can't beat it!
  17. South.  If you're on the North Pole the only direction you can go is south.
  18. He Ho Ho Ho's!
  19. In a snow bank.
  20. North Polish.
  21. Dancer.
  22. Santa paws.
  23. It happens every year.
  24. Because of the Snow-Flakes.
  25. Elfies!
  26. Because it's in Decembrrr!
  27. A coat of snow or a fir coat.
  28. Sandy claws.
  29. Santa Pause.
  30. Horn-aments!
  31. A Humbug!
  32. Nothing! Reindeer can't talk.