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Riddles and Answers © 2023
These puzzles are mostly comprised of fun and clever items related to presidents of the United States.
One example of a riddle that you will read in this collection goes like so:
Who was named president after the first President?
Answer: "The second president."
As you can see from the riddle above, the questions posed aren't asking for the most logical answers. Think outside of the box and have some fun!
Tip: Create a fun "Presidential Activity" using these riddles to help children become familiar with the concept of the president and his/her role in our society!
The 41st President
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Grover Cleveland held office during 2 nonconsecutive terms. He was our 22nd and 24th president. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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A Single Vote
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Swiveling Chairs Riddle
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Taking The Oath Riddle
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The Most Children Riddle
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Died In Office
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Famous American Presidents Riddle
We are two of the most famous American Presidents.
Our names both have sixteen letters.
I was born in 1846, he was born in 1946.
I was elected in 1860, he was elected in 1960.
We both died on Friday by gunshot to the head.
Who are we?
Our names both have sixteen letters.
I was born in 1846, he was born in 1946.
I was elected in 1860, he was elected in 1960.
We both died on Friday by gunshot to the head.
Who are we?
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The Greatest President Riddle
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Voting Felines Riddle
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Washington's False Teeth Riddle
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Large Hat Riddle
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Men In The House Riddle
A blue man lives in a blue house. A green man lives in a green house. But I live in the white house. Who am I?
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Older Than Obama Riddle
What is older than Obama, sits still as stone, but in some people's eyes is more appreciated than the president's home ?
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Too Many Photos Riddle
Jack is taking a tour through a museum's American Presidents exhibit. The person leading the tour tells him "We have a picture of each presidency. Currently Barack Obama is the 43rd person to hold the office." But Jack quickly realizes that there are 44 pictures on the wall. But while walking through the exhibit he realizes why this is.
Why is there one too many photos?
Why is there one too many photos?
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One president served non-consecutive terms (there was a president between his terms) so he held two different presidencies. The president who really did this was Grover Cleveland. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Dancing Obama Riddle
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Post Your President Riddles Puns Below
Can you come up with a cool, funny or clever President Riddles of your own? Post it below (without the answer) to see if you can stump our users.
1. What did President Lincoln say when he won the lottery? "Four-score and seven dollars!"
2. How does President Clinton order his burger? "Extra sax-a-mayo, please!"
3. Why did President Nixon go to the airport? To see if he could Watergate through security!
4. How did President Obama like his eggs? Well-done, with a side of Obamacare!
5. What did President Kennedy say when he hit a hole-in-one? "Ask not what your scorecard can do for you, ask what you can do for your scorecard!"
6. What was President Trump's favorite dish at McDonald's? The Electoral McFlurry!
7. Why did President Reagan cross the road? To get to the other side of the Iron Curtain!
8. What did President Bush say when he found out he was going to be a grandfather? "Read my lips: 'I'm going to be a grandpa!'"
9. Why did President Roosevelt wear a cape? To Superman-age the New Deal!
10. What did President Taylor say when he was asked if he wanted seconds? "I'll take all of the Fillmore, please!"
11. What did President Madison say when he lost his wallet? "I guess I'll have to Monticello-some more money!"
12. Why did President Adams get kicked out of the library? He was over-reading the Jay Treaty!
13. How did President Harding like his coffee? With a side of scandal and corruption!
14. What did President Cleveland say when he saw a baby cow? "Moo, we don't need another heifer!"
15. Why didn't President Buchanan ever get married? He was too busy vetoing his dates!
16. How did President Jackson like his steak? With a side of Trail of Tears!
17. What did President Hoover say when asked about the Great Depression? "I'm on vacation, I don't want to talk about work!"
18. What did President Garfield say when he had a bad day? "I guess you could say today was shot in the Blaine!"
19. Why did President Harrison wear a hat all the time? To cover up his bad hair-day-tonal policies!
20. How did President Pierce like his pancakes? With a side of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law!
21. What did President McKinley say when he heard the verdict in the Dreyfus Affair? "I guess you could say it's a Dreyfus-case scenario!"
22. Why did President Coolidge wear sunglasses at night? To block out the bright lights of the roaring twenties!
23. How did President Taft like his bathtub? Extra-large, for maximum buoyancy!
24. What did President Polk say when his wife asked him to help with the housework? "I'm sorry, my dear, I'm too busy with manifest destiny!"
25. Why did President Tyler cross the road? To get to the other annexation!
26. How did President Fillmore like his ice cream? With a side of Compromise of 1850!
27. What did President Monroe say when he saw a big hill? "I guess you could say it's Monroe-tainous!"
28. Why did President Johnson always call his wife Lady Bird? To show his support for the environment!
29. How did President Truman like his cheeseburger? Well-done, with a side of Cold War tensions!
30. What did President Pierce say when he got lost in the woods? "I guess I'll have to Pierce through this thicket!"
31. Why did President Ford always wear his seatbelt? To avoid any accidental pardons!
32. How did President Carter like his peanuts? Extra-salty, just like his foreign policies!
33. What did President Grant say when he saw a flying pig? "I guess you could say pigs CAN fly-deral budgets!"
34. Why did President Wilson always carry a dictionary with him? To look up the League of Nations!
35. How did President Hayes like his pancakes? With a side of Reconstruction!
36. What did President Johnson say when he saw a big cloud in the sky? "I guess you could say it's a Gulf of Tonkin cloud!"
37. Why did President Harrison always wear a top hat? To keep up with his high-tariff policies!
38. How did President Van Buren like his coffee? With a side of Whig-and-cheese sandwiches!
39. What did President Jefferson say when asked if he liked turkey? "I'm sorry, I'm allergic to the Alien and Sedition Acts!"
40. Why did President Adams always carry a walking stick? To beat off any potential challengers to his presidency!
41. How did President McKinley like his apple pie? With a side of imperialism!
42. What did President Johnson say when he saw a big elephant? "I guess you could say it's a White House-republican elephant!"
43. Why did President Pierce always wear a cravat? To show off his dashing good looks!
44. How did President Buchanan like his tea? With a side of secession!
45. What did President Tyler say when he heard a good joke? "I guess you could say it's annex-ce-lent!"
46. Why did President Nixon always carry a tape recorder? To keep his conversations with the ghost of JFK!
47. How did President Reagan like his jelly beans? With a side of trickle-down economics!
48. What did President Roosevelt say when he saw a big wave? "I guess you could say it's a New Deal-tsunami!"
49. Why did President Eisenhower always wear a golf hat? To show off his putting skills!
50. How did President Kennedy like his Cuban cigars? With a side of Bay of Pigs invasion!
1. What did President Lincoln say when he won the lottery? "Four-score and seven dollars!"
2. How does President Clinton order his burger? "Extra sax-a-mayo, please!"
3. Why did President Nixon go to the airport? To see if he could Watergate through security!
4. How did President Obama like his eggs? Well-done, with a side of Obamacare!
5. What did President Kennedy say when he hit a hole-in-one? "Ask not what your scorecard can do for you, ask what you can do for your scorecard!"
6. What was President Trump's favorite dish at McDonald's? The Electoral McFlurry!
7. Why did President Reagan cross the road? To get to the other side of the Iron Curtain!
8. What did President Bush say when he found out he was going to be a grandfather? "Read my lips: 'I'm going to be a grandpa!'"
9. Why did President Roosevelt wear a cape? To Superman-age the New Deal!
10. What did President Taylor say when he was asked if he wanted seconds? "I'll take all of the Fillmore, please!"
11. What did President Madison say when he lost his wallet? "I guess I'll have to Monticello-some more money!"
12. Why did President Adams get kicked out of the library? He was over-reading the Jay Treaty!
13. How did President Harding like his coffee? With a side of scandal and corruption!
14. What did President Cleveland say when he saw a baby cow? "Moo, we don't need another heifer!"
15. Why didn't President Buchanan ever get married? He was too busy vetoing his dates!
16. How did President Jackson like his steak? With a side of Trail of Tears!
17. What did President Hoover say when asked about the Great Depression? "I'm on vacation, I don't want to talk about work!"
18. What did President Garfield say when he had a bad day? "I guess you could say today was shot in the Blaine!"
19. Why did President Harrison wear a hat all the time? To cover up his bad hair-day-tonal policies!
20. How did President Pierce like his pancakes? With a side of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law!
21. What did President McKinley say when he heard the verdict in the Dreyfus Affair? "I guess you could say it's a Dreyfus-case scenario!"
22. Why did President Coolidge wear sunglasses at night? To block out the bright lights of the roaring twenties!
23. How did President Taft like his bathtub? Extra-large, for maximum buoyancy!
24. What did President Polk say when his wife asked him to help with the housework? "I'm sorry, my dear, I'm too busy with manifest destiny!"
25. Why did President Tyler cross the road? To get to the other annexation!
26. How did President Fillmore like his ice cream? With a side of Compromise of 1850!
27. What did President Monroe say when he saw a big hill? "I guess you could say it's Monroe-tainous!"
28. Why did President Johnson always call his wife Lady Bird? To show his support for the environment!
29. How did President Truman like his cheeseburger? Well-done, with a side of Cold War tensions!
30. What did President Pierce say when he got lost in the woods? "I guess I'll have to Pierce through this thicket!"
31. Why did President Ford always wear his seatbelt? To avoid any accidental pardons!
32. How did President Carter like his peanuts? Extra-salty, just like his foreign policies!
33. What did President Grant say when he saw a flying pig? "I guess you could say pigs CAN fly-deral budgets!"
34. Why did President Wilson always carry a dictionary with him? To look up the League of Nations!
35. How did President Hayes like his pancakes? With a side of Reconstruction!
36. What did President Johnson say when he saw a big cloud in the sky? "I guess you could say it's a Gulf of Tonkin cloud!"
37. Why did President Harrison always wear a top hat? To keep up with his high-tariff policies!
38. How did President Van Buren like his coffee? With a side of Whig-and-cheese sandwiches!
39. What did President Jefferson say when asked if he liked turkey? "I'm sorry, I'm allergic to the Alien and Sedition Acts!"
40. Why did President Adams always carry a walking stick? To beat off any potential challengers to his presidency!
41. How did President McKinley like his apple pie? With a side of imperialism!
42. What did President Johnson say when he saw a big elephant? "I guess you could say it's a White House-republican elephant!"
43. Why did President Pierce always wear a cravat? To show off his dashing good looks!
44. How did President Buchanan like his tea? With a side of secession!
45. What did President Tyler say when he heard a good joke? "I guess you could say it's annex-ce-lent!"
46. Why did President Nixon always carry a tape recorder? To keep his conversations with the ghost of JFK!
47. How did President Reagan like his jelly beans? With a side of trickle-down economics!
48. What did President Roosevelt say when he saw a big wave? "I guess you could say it's a New Deal-tsunami!"
49. Why did President Eisenhower always wear a golf hat? To show off his putting skills!
50. How did President Kennedy like his Cuban cigars? With a side of Bay of Pigs invasion!