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Christmas Riddles With Answers

Add a little mystery to the merriment with Christmas riddles for family gatherings, classroom celebrations, office parties and holiday puzzle fans.

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Christmas riddles

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I am a tiny winter star that melts in your hand. What am I?

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A snowflake

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I am green in winter, covered in lights and gifts gather below me. What am I?

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A Christmas tree

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I hang by the fireplace and wait to be filled. What am I?

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A Christmas stocking

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I have a carrot nose, coal buttons and no legs. What am I?

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A snowman

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Why did the snowman refuse a summer job?

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He was afraid of melting under pressure.

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I hide a present but make it look better. What am I?

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Wrapping paper

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I sit at the top but I do not climb. I shine without being the sun. What am I?

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A Christmas tree star

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I am wrapped in paper and tied with a bow, and you shake me to guess what is inside. What am I?

Type:What Am I?SeasonalParties
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A present

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I am a sweet treat shaped like a hook and wearing red and white stripes. What am I?

Type:What Am I?SeasonalFood
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A candy cane

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I am a little house that nobody lives in. My walls are cookies and my roof is held on with icing. What am I?

Type:What Am I?SeasonalFood
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A gingerbread house

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I have no beginning and no end, and I hang on the front door at Christmas. What am I?

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A wreath

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I am a long string of tiny stars that someone hung up without ever climbing into the sky. What am I?

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Christmas lights

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I am a plant that hangs above a doorway, and tradition says people may share a kiss beneath me. What am I?

Type:What Am I?SeasonalNature
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Mistletoe

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A snowstorm lives inside me, but you can hold me in one hand and make the storm stop. What am I?

Type:What Am I?SeasonalScience
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A snow globe

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Why did Santa go to music school?

Type:JokeSeasonalMusic
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To improve his wrapping skills

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What is a Christmas tree's favorite candy?

Type:JokeSeasonalFood
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Orna-mints

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Why was the Christmas tree such a bad knitter?

Type:JokeSeasonalLanguage
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It kept dropping its needles

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Each elf wraps 6 presents every hour. How many presents do 4 elves wrap in 3 hours?

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72 presents

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You get 1 gift on day 1, 2 gifts on day 2, 3 gifts on day 3, and so on up to 12 gifts on day 12. How many gifts do you get altogether?

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78 gifts

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Santa has 5 cookies on his plate and eats 2. How many cookies are left?

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3 cookies

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Four stockings hang in a row: red, green, blue and gold. Red is not on either end. Green is somewhere to the left of red. Blue is on the far right. Gold is next to green and is not on either end. Which stocking is on the far left?

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The green stocking

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Two elves guard two doors, and one door leads to Santa's workshop. One elf always tells the truth and the other always lies, but you do not know which is which. You ask either elf, "Which door would the other elf say leads to the workshop?" The elf points to Door A. Which door really leads to the workshop?

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Door B

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True or false: Reindeer are the only kind of deer where both males and females can grow antlers.

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True

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True or false: Every country in the world celebrates Christmas on December 25.

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False

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Christmas riddle FAQ

A snowflake

A Christmas tree

A Christmas stocking

A snowman

He was afraid of melting under pressure.

Wrapping paper

A Christmas tree star

A present

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