Scavenger Hunt Riddles

Scavenger hunt is a fun game and involves searching things. It is a party game that can be played by any age group. Not only can you play the scavenger hunt in a party, but also you can have scavenger hunt for different festive occasions like Christmas, Halloween, Easter day and many other occasions. In the summer vacations, during the afternoon, kids can enjoy playing scavenger hunt for kids. There are a lot of scavenger hunt ideas and you can choose any one of them, depending upon the time of the year you are playing the game. The ideas for scavenger hunt differ from age group and the location of the game. Here are some of the scavenger hunt riddles that can be incorporated in your scavenger hunt game. Instead of giving the participants the scavenger hunt list, you can make the game more interesting by giving a list of riddles for scavenger hunt, to the participants and then ask them to find out the things accordingly in the alloted time.
Let us discuss some of the scavenger hunt riddles that are used during different occasions.

Scavenger Hunt Riddles
Following are the riddles that kids can use in their scavenger hunt game.

"My life can be measured in hours, I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick, Fat, I am slow, Wind is my foe." - Candle.

"What's black when you get it, Red when you use it, And white when you're all through with it?" - Charcoal.

"Runs, but cannot walk, sometimes sings but never talks. Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head but has a face. " - Clock.

" Throughout history, there have been thousands of well-documented cases of horses jumping over towers and landing on clergy and small men, forcing their removal. What am I?" - Chess.

"What is white when its dirty and black when its clean?" - Blackboard.

"Stiff is my spine and my body is pale, but I'm always ready to tell a tale." - Book.

"I am so simple that I only point; yet I guide men all over the world. " - Compass.

Halloween Scavenger Hunt Riddles
Here is a list of scavenger hunt riddles, specially for the Halloween, an eve before the All Saints' Day. Scavenger hunt items that are to be found are spelled differently and the answer is written in the brackets. To get the riddle answer follow the words written in the brackets.

"What a baby ghost wears on Halloween?" - A pillowcase.

"What you get when you drop a pumpkin?" - Squash.

"What you get when you divide the diameter of a jack-o-lantern by its circumference" - Pumpkin Pi (pumpkin pie).

"Dracula's favorite pet." - Bloodhound (toy bloodhound)

"You can tell windows are scared when they get these." - Shudders (Shutters)

"The kind of witch that lives at the beach." - Sand-witch (Sandwich)

"What a vampire becomes at a baseball game." - A Bat.

"The kind of service witches ask for at a hotel." - Broom Service (Broom)

"What mummies use, to hide themselves?" - Masking Tape

Easter Scavenger Hunt Riddles
Let us discuss some of the scavenger riddle ideas for the easter day. This will guide you to have scavenger hunt on the easter day.

"Why was the Easter Bunny so upset?" - He was having a bad hare day.

"How does the Easter bunny keep his fur neat?" - A hare brush.

"What kind of books do rabbits like?" - Ones having 'hoppy' endings!

"Why shouldn't you tell an Easter egg a good joke?" - It might crack up!

"Why does the Easter bunny have a shiny nose?" - Because the powder puff is on another end!

"How does a rabbit keep his fur looking good?" - With hare spray!

"I have head and tail, but no legs. I am that for which the beggar begs." - Coin.

Romantic Scavenger Hunt Riddles
Couples can use scavenger hunt riddles for playing scavenger hunt. You can plan this scavenger hunt on the Valentine's Day or you can just play it for giving any gift to your partner. There are plenty of ideas for the scavenger hunt riddles for couples. You can create a list of riddles for your partner, so that he/she can solve them and finally get the Valentine's Day gift you have brought.

These are some of the scavenger hunt riddles that can help you host a scavenger hunt for a party or a festive occasion. Have fun!