Random riddles

Here you will find 10 random riddles and 30 random topics.

Why are elephants poor?

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Because they work for peanuts.

Category: Animal Riddles, Riddles for KidsTopics: Elephant

What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

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Charcoal!

Category: Miscellaneous RiddlesTopics: Black, Color, Fire

Which day do chickens hate the most?

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Friday

Category: Animal Riddles, PunsTopics: Chicken, Hate, Time

Do the female deer like Mrs. Claus?

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Yes. They FAWN all over her.

Category: Animal Riddles, Holiday RiddlesTopics: Reindeer, Santa Claus

How many squares are in a chessboard?

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204 squares: 64 one-by-one squares, 49 two-by-two, 36 three-by-three, 25 four-by-four, 16 five-by-five, 9 six-by-six, 4 seven-by-seven, and 1 eight-by-eight

Category: Math RiddlesTopics: Chess

Why did the basketball player go to jail?

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Because he shot the ball.

Category: Sporting RiddlesTopics: Basketball, Jail

How many months have 28 days?

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All twelve of them

Category: Miscellaneous RiddlesTopics: Time

I can be long, or I can be short.
I can be grown, and I can be bought.
I can be painted, or left bare.
I can be round, or I can be square.
What am I?

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Fingernails

Category: What I AmTopics: Human body

Close to the words of life stay I,
But I wither, wane, and grow dry.

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A Bible-pressed leaf, or flower.

Category: Classical riddlesTopics: Flower, Life

What do squirrels give for Valentine's Day?

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Forget-me-nuts

Category: Animal Riddles, Holiday Riddles, PunsTopics: Squirrel