Funniest Thanksgiving Jokes and Riddles for the Whole Family
Enjoy your Thanksgiving with a collection of 55 hilarious jokes and riddles perfect for all ages. From puns about turkeys and pumpkins to clever wordplay, these jokes will bring laughter to your holiday celebration. Share them with family and friends for a fun-filled, memorable feast that keeps everyone smiling throughout the day.
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s time to gather with loved ones and enjoy the festivities. While preparing a delicious feast can be hectic, adding humor can make the celebration even more enjoyable. Here are 55 hilarious Thanksgiving jokes and riddles with answers to share around the table, guaranteed to bring smiles and laughter to all ages!
Thanksgiving-themed jokes and riddles with answers
1. How do salt and pepper greet their guests?
Answer: “Seasoning’s greetings!”
2. What has ears but cannot hear, has flakes but no hair?
Answer: Corn
3. What’s the most fragrant aroma at Thanksgiving?
Answer: Your nose!
4. Why did the turkey skip dessert?
Answer: Because it was already stuffed!
5. Which sport do pumpkins love?
Answer: Squash!
6. Why did the turkey cross the road?
Answer: To prove it’s not a chicken!
7. Why did the chefs chase the turkey?
Answer: To catch it!
8. Which part of the turkey has the most feathers?
Answer: The outside!
9. What do you call rain on Turkey Day?
Answer: Fowl weather!
10. Why was the turkey invited to join the band?
Answer: Because it already had drumsticks!
11. How do tiny pumpkins cross the street?
Answer: With a crossing gourd!
12. What sound does a turkey’s phone make?
Answer: Wing-wing!
13. Why is corn so loved during Thanksgiving?
Answer: Because it’s “a-maize-ing”!
14. What sound does a limping turkey make?
Answer: Wobble-wobble!
15. Why do turkeys gobble?
Answer: Because they don’t know polite table manners!
16. What’s a turkey’s favorite dessert?
Answer: Peach gobbler!
17. What fruit does a scarecrow prefer?
Answer: Straw-berries!
18. Why did last year’s turkey seasoning taste off?
Answer: We ran out of thyme!
19. What’s a potato’s favorite game?
Answer: MASH!
20. Where do turkeys dance?
Answer: The butter ball!
21. How do you congratulate a winner in a corn-shucking contest?
Answer: Corn-gratulations!
22. What pajamas do sweet potatoes wear?
Answer: Yammies!
23. Why don’t side dishes tell jokes?
Answer: They’re too corny!
24. How do you tease your cousin about casseroles?
Answer: You say they’re on a cass-roll!
25. How does a turkey travel?
Answer: On the gravy train!
26. When is a rubber turkey served?
Answer: On Pranksgiving!
27. Why do turkeys enjoy rainy days?
Answer: Because they love fowl weather!
28. Knock Knock! Who’s there?
Arthur! Who?
Arthur any leftovers?
29. Where do turkeys come from?
Answer: Poultries!
30. How do turkeys sail across oceans?
Answer: On a gravy boat!
31. Why did the turkey visit the doctor?
Answer: It was feeling a bit stuffed!
32. What do you call a turkey who works out?
Answer: “Buff”-et!
33. Why did the pumpkin pie visit the dentist?
Answer: To get a filling!
34. What happens when you cross a turkey with a creature with many legs?
Answer: Drumsticks for everyone!
35. How do you leave Thanksgiving early?
Answer: Say “Pie-pie!”
Thanksgiving jokes and riddles for teens
36. Heard about the rude turkey?
Answer: It was jerk-y.
37. When are turkeys the most thankful?
Answer: The day after Thanksgiving!
38. Why keep secrets in the cornfield?
Answer: Because the corn has ears!
39. What song is perfect while roasting the turkey?
Answer: All About That Baste!
40. Why did the turkey bring a mic to dinner?
Answer: It was ready for a roast!
41. What’s the result of dividing a pumpkin’s circumference by its diameter?
Answer: Pumpkin Pi!
42. Why was Thanksgiving stew costly?
Answer: It had 24 carrots!
43. How do we feel on Thanksgiving, compared to Halloween and Christmas?
Answer: Stuffed!
44. Why did the cranberries turn red?
Answer: Because they saw the turkey dressing!
45. What’s the recommended dance move on Thanksgiving?
Answer: The turkey trot!
46. What do you call a turkey turned ghost?
Answer: A poultrygeist!
47. Why did the scarecrow win a Nobel?
Answer: Because it was outstanding in the field!
48. Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building?
Answer: Yes — buildings can’t jump!
49. Who had no friends at Friendsgiving?
Answer: The turkey.
50. Crossing a turkey with a barn yields what?
Answer: An egg-roll!
51. Knock Knock! Who’s there?
Mustache! Who?
I mustache you to carve the turkey!
52. What did the mashed potatoes say to the sweet potatoes?
Answer: I yam what I yam!
53. What result comes from crossing a turkey with a computer?
Answer: Plenty of bytes!
54. What’s the best filling for pumpkin pie?
Answer: Your teeth!
55. Why did the cranberry sauce seek advice from the turkey?
Answer: It was in a jam!
These amusing jokes and riddles will keep the Thanksgiving crowd entertained all night long!
