87 Tree Riddles - Riddles about Trees
Funny Tree Riddles from the original Riddles website. These are the best tree riddles, jokes, and brain teasers for kids and adults. Entertain your classmates or share with your family.
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1. There are two monkeys on a tree and one jumps off. Why does the other monkey jump too?
Answer: Monkey see monkey do.
2. What did the tree wear to the pool?
Answer: Swim trunks!
3. I have lakes but no water, No cars but I have streets; Many places and borders, But I'm in one piece. What am I?
Answer: A Map.
4. I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?
Answer: I am Tree.
5. Little Tommy Tittletat took two Ts, to tie two ups to two tall trees, to torment the terrible little tat. How many T's in all of that?
Answer: There are 2 T's in all of That.
6. Why are Christmas trees bad at knitting?
Answer: Because they always drop their needles.
7. What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
Answer: A map.
8. How can you tell the difference between dogs and trees?
Answer: By their bark.
9. There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing. Why?
Answer: The taxi driver wasn't driving at the time, he was walking.
10. It shouts along the street, hasn't any lungs, It tugs at leaves and hurls them at people old and young. What is it?
Answer: The Wind.
11. What was never scared but became petrified, can't make a bird but can make a bat, can't live in a house but would die to have one. What is it?
Answer: A tree.
12. A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of ten years. How many years did it take for the tree to reach half its maximum height?
Answer: Nine Years.
13. There are 10 dogs in a yard. 3 go out, 4 run behind a tree, and 2 jump in the hole. How many are left?
Answer: 10. Because none of them left the yard.
14. I can hold you prisoner Or set you free I can swing with ease (Though not from a tree) I have many shapes I have many sizes Yet, 'til we shake hands I'll hide my surprises. What am I?
Answer: A door.
15. If there is a Yellow house on Bluebird Lane, a Green house on Orange Street, a Pink house on Kitten Road, a Black house on Whitehorse Pike and a Purple house on Firebird hill, where is the White house?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
16. What force and strength cannot get through, I with a gentle touch can do. And many in the street would stand, were I not a friend at hand. What am I?
Answer: I am a Key.
17. Heart of stone within a tree, I'll help your words to outlive thee. But if you push me as I stand, the more I move, the less I am. What am I?
Answer: A pencil.
18. You can feel me but, I can't feel you. I can uproot trees and tear roofs off their houses. Yet, I can make a Baby sleep and be gentle. I can howl and whisper. I can spread and stop fires. I can toss boats and help them glide too. What am I?
Answer: I am the wind.
19. What is the name of the ugliest tree?
Answer: Yew.
20. In spring I am gay in handsome array; in summer more clothing I wear; when colder it grows I fling off my clothes; and in winter quite naked appear. What am I?
Answer: A Tree.
21. What do you call a tree-chopper who sleeps on the job?
Answer: A slumber-jack
22. What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
Answer: A palm tree.
23. The tallest trees fall, at my glorious call, some may resist, but only for so long. What am I?
Answer: Gravity.
24. An abundance in arms, but lacking in legs. A tall skinny body, but missing a head. I change with the seasons, it's winter I dread. What am I?
Answer: A Tree.
25. A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first, the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird?
Answer: None of them, because you can't get a banana from a coconut tree.
26. A man is driving in his car, there are no headlights or streetlights for him to see the road. But somehow, he saw an old lady crossing the street and stopped for her. How is this possible if there are no lights?
Answer: It was daytime!!
27. How do trees surf the internet?
Answer: They Log in!
28. I grow up super tall. When I die, I give a mighty fall. What am I?
Answer: A tree.
29. Who is braver, a stone or a tree?
Answer: The stone, because it's a little boulder.
30. What do you call a tree that has been TP'ed?
Answer: A toiletry. (Toilet-Tree)
31. Wherever the wind does go, Towards there I dance; With the sun above me I grow; Yet without water below, I can never survive; And the taller I grow, The deeper I become. What am I?
Answer: A Tree!
32. I give you all the money in the world but I receive nothing. What am I?
Answer: A tree.
33. I am mother and father, but never birth or nurse. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?
Answer: I am a tree.
34. I wiggled and cannot see, sometimes underground and sometimes on a tree. I really don't want to be on a hook, and I become a person when combined with a book. What am I?
Answer: Worm
35. The king of the jungle, rare as gold, black as night, in light not there and night not seen. Goes in water, goes on trees, goes in caves, goes on the ground. Claws of knives, teeth of swords, roar of death but silent as a mouse. What is it?
Answer: A black panther (black jaguar)
36. I sway in the wind but fall in a storm. I can hurt for your needs or help you breathe. What am I?
Answer: A tree.
37. A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
Answer: She was walking.
38. An orange fell from a tree at the top of a hill and rolled for a very long time all of a sudden it stopped while still part way down the hill. Why did it stop?
Answer: It ran out of juice.
39. I have many purposes for everyone, maybe a home, maybe some fun. I grow really tall and live a long time but once I get too old I just fall down and die. What am I?
Answer: A tree.
40. Streets can go through me, but roads can't. Goodwill can go through me, but not the Salvation Army. Trees can go through me, but bushes can't. Football can go through me, but not rugby. Can a tennis ball go through me?
Answer: Yes. For something to go through, it has to have two of the same letter in a row. Tennis ball has that occurring twice. Nn and ll.
41. What kind of streets do zombies like?
Answer: Dead ends!
42. Face with a tree, skin like the sea. A great beast I am, yet vermin frightens me. What am I?
Answer: An Elephant.
43. I walked down the street day and I found something that had worth. You make sure you don't lose it. It has a color, size, and shape but everyone is different. You touch it, enjoy it, like it, and always count it over. What is it?
Answer: Money.
44. What has roots that nobody sees, and is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet it never grows. What is it?
Answer: A Mountain.
45. What did the Christmas tree wear to keep it warm?
Answer: A coat of snow or a fir coat.
46. This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. What am I?
Answer: Time!
47. My veins of green may go unseen, Til on the ground I lay around. What am I?
Answer: "Leaves" - Reasoning: Leaves contain veins to transport water through the leaf, and as people would need to be up close to see them. Hence, these veins go unseen as they spend most of their time up in trees attached to branches. You only really get to see them when they fall to the ground.
48. I hold the keys to places with no real traces. There are cities sans houses, mountains without trees, and waters lacking fish. To find out what I am and unlock more fun word. What could I be?
Answer: A map.
49. What tree is most warmly clad?
Answer: A Fir Tree.
50. What tree that definitely grows does not have a shadow and does not grow fruit?
Answer: The FAMILY TREE !!
51. A light aloft alone in shadow, I light the way for paths you follow. What am I?
Answer: "Lampost" - Reasoning: Often, a street lampost will be a source of light above paths that are often travelled at night, hence it the reference to this lonely light guiding you on paths through the darkness.
52. What do trees need to have in order to be able to achieve anything in life?
Answer: Be-leaf.
53. What's the difference between falling from a coconut tree and falling into a well?
Answer: Falling from a coconut tree – you go up first, then you fall. Falling into a well – you fall first, then you go up.
54. A bus driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes two stop signs without stopping, and he even ignores all of the traffic signs. The driver passes the cops, but they don't arrest him. Why?
Answer: Nowhere in this riddle did I say that the bus driver was actually driving a bus; after all, he was walking!
55. From house to house he goes, A messenger small and slight. And whether it rains or snows, He sleeps outside at night. What am I?
Answer: A Street or Road.
56. The giraffe is taller than the lion but shorter than the palm tree. Which animal is the tallest?
Answer: The giraffe is the tallest animal. A palm tree is not an animal, duh!
57. Lauren has a lemon tree. The number of lemons on the tree doubles every week. In 28 weeks, Lauren should expect the tree to be completely covered with fruit. How many weeks will it take for the tree to be half-covered with apples?
Answer: Zero. If I asked you about lemons, the answer would be 27 weeks because the number of lemons on Lauren's tree doubles every week. However, I asked you about APPLES, and they don't grow on lemon trees; therefore, the answer is zero.
58. Weight in my belly, Trees on my back, Nails in my ribs, Feet I do lack. What am I?
Answer: A ship.
59. A bird, a monkey, and a squirrel are racing to the top of a coconut tree, all eyeing a delicious banana up there. Who will get it first?
Answer: None of them, because there is no banana; bananas don't grow on coconut trees!
60. I saw a dead cow walking on the street. How is this possible?
Answer: Simple. The person was walking down the street when the saw the dead cow.
61. What is large, yet never grows; has roots that cannot be seen; and is taller than trees?
Answer: A mountain.
62. Their trunks are all packed and they wave their salutes. Will they hurry away on the wing? Don’t worry, my dear; you’ll not lose them. Don't fear! They never do leave till the spring. What are they?
Answer: Trees.
63. Crunchy, soft, and milky sweet. Bueno, luvit, and Golden tree. You can't say no, that's a difficult feat. But take too much and you harm your teeth. What am I?
Answer: Chocolate.
64. You use me for my name, I'm not a breeze to tame, I'm fastest when I'm full and when it's cheap it sounds the same. You'll spot a nest near me (although I'm not a tree), the sea is fore, the sea is aft, it's all around, you see. What am I?
Answer: A sail.
65. While Sam was traveling, he saw a lake, a tree, and a city. What did he see?
Answer: Electricity.
66. Why did the tree want to leave the woods?
Answer: Wanted to branch out.
67. What does a surprised tree do?
Answer: It stands in dis-b-leaf.
68. I can reach up from the ground, or hang from a tree, I am the result of your labour, or your offspring I can be. What am I?
Answer: Fruit.
69. Why did the skeleton climb up the tree?
Answer: Because the dog was after his bones.
70. Why is snow like a maple tree?
Answer: Because it leaves in the early spring.
71. What do unicorns use to decorate their Christmas tree?
Answer: Uni-cornaments.
72. Can you guess who pea's friend is? He is something that grows on trees, he doesn't get bothered by bees, Is often eaten, for enjoyment and taste, and it is often thrown away in waste. (Just trying to make it rhyme)
Answer: Nut!
73. What has roots, taller than trees and yet never grows?
Answer: Mountains.
74. Whiling away the hours of flowers, Walking through fields of gold. Preening and pruning in lights fading hours, For petals to freeze in the cold. What is it?
Answer: "The Four Seasons" - Reasoning: This riddle takes the perspective of plant life during these times of the year, where each line represents one of the four seasons of the year; Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Spring - where flowers are blooming - Summer - where fields of farm crop mature and turn golden in colour, before being harvested - Autumn - where the tree's shed their leaves and days grow shorter - and Winter - where the cold leaves frost and freezes plants.
75. There's a land where there are mummies and daddies but no babies. Books but no libraries. Mirrors but no reflections. Kittens but no cats. Cattle but no cows. Lollipops but no candy and trees but no forests. It's the land of what?
Answer: The land of double letters.
76. What is a deer's favorite kind of tree?
Answer: A El-deer tree!
77. I climbed a cherry tree, where I found cherries. I didn't pick cherries, nor did I leave cherries. How did I achieve this?
Answer: The cherry tree held two cherries. I pick a cherry and left a cherry.
78. What tree uses calendar?
Answer: The dates palm tree.
79. Which is the oldest tree?
Answer: The elder.
80. The fire shows - my kin, born. The fire grows - my kin, adorn. The fire slows - my kin, deform. The fire goes - my kin, mourn.
Answer: Fruit-bearing tree through the four seasons.
81. I am as small as a beetle, as annoying as a fly, I like to kill trees, what am I?
Answer: A Lantern Fly! (Also stop stealing my riddles, Berries, the LearnyVerse Wizard from Pyranic)
82. Why are trees in winter like troublesome visitors?
Answer: Because it's a long time before they leave.
83. What is yellow and sucks sap from trees?
Answer: A yellow-bellied sap sucker.
84. A man called 911 and said he saw a masked man, the police said where are you? They said 3325 Quader Street, when the police went there, they never came back. Why?
Answer: The man who called is the masked man.
85. There are 50 horses and 50 kings riding along an old dirt road. They came to a peach tree with 50 peaches. Each took one, yet there were still 49 left. How is this possible?
Answer: Each is the name of one of the kings and he's the only one that took one!
86. A forest exists somewhere on Earth. This forest has no life except for trees. After a storm, a tree was hit by lightning and falls. What sound would it make?
Answer: None. Sound does not exist if it is unheard.
87. A woman is walking down a street night at a constant pace. As she passes the street light, she notices that her shadow becomes longer. Does the top of her shadow move faster, slower or the same when the shadow is longer as when it is shorter?
Answer: This point maintains a constant speed, independent of the lenght of the shadow.
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