Need an icebreaker for your next dinner party, picnic, or family get-together? These 50 tasty food riddles are guaranteed to get everyone thinking and laughing. Whether you’re a foodie or just hungry for a fun challenge, test your knowledge of snacks, fruits, veggies, and more. Each riddle comes with an answer — but no peeking until everyone has guessed!
1. I’m red but I’m not a stop sign, I’m sweet but I’m not chocolate. You can pick me but I’m not your nose. What am I?
Answer: A strawberry.
2. I’m a fruit that’s always sad. What am I?
Answer: A blueberry.
3. I’m yellow on the outside, white on the inside, and I’m good at catching monkeys. What am I?
Answer: A banana.
4. What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
Answer: A cupcake.
5. What has eyes but can’t see and gets mashed to become fries?
Answer: A potato.
6. I’m green or red, sour or sweet, hang in bunches and taste like a treat. What am I?
Answer: Grapes.
7. I’m a vegetable that can make you cry. What am I?
Answer: An onion.
8. I’m hot and I’m red, and I add spice to your meal. What am I?
Answer: A chili pepper.
9. What do you call cheese that’s not yours?
Answer: Nacho cheese.
10. What runs but never walks, served but never eaten?
Answer: Gravy.
11. I’m made of flour but I’m not bread. I’m sweet and round and good when you dunk me. What am I?
Answer: A donut.
12. I’m a drink that can be hot or cold and wakes you up in the morning. What am I?
Answer: Coffee.
13. What fruit keeps the doctor away?
Answer: An apple.
14. I’m dairy but I’m not milk, yellow but not butter, sliceable but not bread. What am I?
Answer: Cheese.
15. You crack me open to eat what’s inside. What am I?
Answer: An egg.
16. I’m sticky and sweet, made by bees. What am I?
Answer: Honey.
17. You can eat me in a sandwich, but I’m not bread. I’m salty and cured. What am I?
Answer: Ham.
18. I’m soft and creamy, eaten frozen in a cone. What am I?
Answer: Ice cream.
19. I’m a fruit that wears a crown. What am I?
Answer: A pineapple.
20. What’s full of holes but holds your favorite cheese?
Answer: A cracker.
21. I’m long and thin, made of wheat, and you twirl me on a fork. What am I?
Answer: Spaghetti.
22. I’m crunchy and green but not a tree. What am I?
Answer: Celery.
23. I’m a fruit that monkeys love. What am I?
Answer: Banana.
24. You can find me in burgers and salads, I’m round and red. What am I?
Answer: A tomato.
25. I’m a nut but I’m not crazy. I’m also a butter. What am I?
Answer: Peanut.
26. You can spread me on bread, I’m sweet but I’m not honey. What am I?
Answer: Jam.
27. What food never tells the truth?
Answer: A liar-liar pie. (Play on “Liar, liar, pants on fire.”)
28. I’m a dessert that wiggles and jiggles. What am I?
Answer: Jelly.
29. I’m made from corn but popped for fun. What am I?
Answer: Popcorn.
30. I’m round and cheesy, with toppings galore. What am I?
Answer: Pizza.
31. You can peel me but I’m not a banana, slice me but I’m not bread. I keep vampires away. What am I?
Answer: Garlic.
32. I’m a food that makes you cry when you cut me. What am I?
Answer: An onion.
33. I’m a dairy drink that’s white and cold. What am I?
Answer: Milk.
34. I’m something that you can grill or roast, gobble up on Thanksgiving most. What am I?
Answer: Turkey.
35. You find me on sandwiches, but I’m not bread. I’m green and crunchy. What am I?
Answer: Lettuce.
36. I’m an herb that freshens your breath. What am I?
Answer: Mint.
37. I’m salty and small, found in the ocean but eaten on land. What am I?
Answer: A sardine.
38. I’m made of dough but I’m not bread, I’m topped with sauce and cheese instead. What am I?
Answer: Pizza.
39. What’s red and goes on fries?
Answer: Ketchup.
40. I’m a tropical fruit, yellow on the inside and outside. What am I?
Answer: Banana.
41. I’m cold, sweet, and best in summer, with many flavors you can savor. What am I?
Answer: Ice cream.
42. I’m a food that’s green and bumpy outside, red and juicy inside. What am I?
Answer: Watermelon.
43. I’m a ring but not jewelry, fried and crunchy. What am I?
Answer: An onion ring.
44. What’s sticky, sweet, and poured on pancakes?
Answer: Syrup.
45. What’s cheesy but has no holes?
Answer: Cheddar.
46. I’m orange but I’m not an orange. Rabbits love me. What am I?
Answer: A carrot.
47. What’s made of milk and churned, spread on toast to make it taste better?
Answer: Butter.
48. I’m long and yellow, but I’m not a banana. You eat me hot and buttered. What am I?
Answer: Corn on the cob.
49. I’m the food that comes in slices, sometimes toasted, with butter or jam. What am I?
Answer: Bread.
50. I’m a round fruit that can be red, green, or yellow and keeps the doctor away. What am I?
Answer: An apple.
Bring these fun food riddles to your next party, picnic, or family dinner and watch everyone guess and giggle! For more riddles, quizzes, and trivia to spice up any gathering, stay hungry for more at quizandriddles.com.
