110 Funny 4th of July Jokes And Riddles To Spark Laughter (2025)
Create explosions of laughter by sharing 4th of July jokes and riddles with friends and family this holiday!
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5. What do you think the Statue of Liberty stands for?
6. What is red, white, black, and blue?
7. Who has to work on the 4th of July?
8. What did the firecracker eat at the movies?
9. Where is the capital in Washington, D.C.?
10. What do dads like to eat on the 4th of July?
11. How do you know the American flag is highly rated?
12. What did King Geoge think of the American colonists?
13. What did the lightning say to the fireworks?
14. Why should you research fireworks before buying them?
15. Why were the first Americans like ants?
16. What did Luke Skywalker say on the 4th of July?
17. Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington?
18. Which is the smartest state in America?
19. What happens if something goes wrong with the 4th of July celebration at Mt. Rushmore?
20. What’s red, white, blue, and green?
21. What do you serve with cheese on Independence Day?
22. What other countries have the 4th of July?
23. What candy is red, white, and blue?
24. What’s a patriotic snake’s favorite subject in school?
25. Why was the broom late to the fireworks?
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4th of July Picture Puzzles
Use the pictures to figure out the 4th of July brain teasers and word puzzles below.
4th of July Riddles
40. An American living in England came home to the United States on the 4th of July, celebrated for three full days, and returned to England on the 4th of July. How is this possible?
Answer: He traveled on a ship called The 4th of July.
41. I am the ghost that haunted King George III. What is my name?
Answer: The spirit of ’76!
42. What do you call an American revolutionary who draws cartoons?
Answer: A Yankee Doodler.
43. I am the coolest letter on the Fourth of July. What am I?
Answer: Iced T
44. I love singing “Oh say, can you see?” the most. Who am I?
Answer: An optometrist.
45. Patriots use me on dry skin. What am I?
Answer: Revo-lotion
46. What rock group has four members who never sing?
Answer: Mount Rushmore
47. What do you get when a patriot and a small curl-haired dog collide?
Answer: A Yankee Poodle
48. What do you call a duck who says “bang”?
Answer: A fire quacker
49. What do you call a red, white, and blue pie?
Answer: Pastry-otic
50. What was Uncle Sam’s favorite snack?
Answer: Firecracker jacks
51. What would happen if you missed the 4th of July BBQ?
Answer: It would be a missed-steak.
52. What happened when the firecracker got mad?
Answer: He exploded.
53. I am the least guilty president. Who am I?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln- I’m in a cent!
54. What has four legs, a shiny nose, and fought for England?
Answer: Rudolph the Redcoat Reindeer (See more reindeer humor and jokes)
55. What happened when a few dogs got together in 1773?
Answer: The Boston Flea Party!
56. What famous pig signed the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: John Hamcock (See more animal riddles and jokes)
57. When you eat me on the 4th of July, you go at red and stop at green. What am I?
Answer: Watermelon
58. I’m loud and bright and paint the sky on a dark summer night. What am I?
Answer: A firework
59. Why did the lemonade want to join the 4th of July parade?
Answer: Because it heard it was going to be the zest of the show!
60. Why was the hot dog so patriotic on the 4th of July?
Answer: Because it relished its freedom.
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61. What is a dog’s favorite part of the 4th of July celebration?
Answer: The bone-fire
62. What should you do to celebrate the 4th of July?
Answer: Indepen-dance the night away!
63. What happened when the battery and firework were arrested?
Answer: One was charged while the other was lit off.
64. What have Americans been sipping since 1776?
Answer: Liber-tea
65. Did you hear that Liberty Bell joke?
Answer: It made me crack up!
66. Were the fireworks sales successful on the 4th of July?
Answer: They were booming.
67. What does Polly the Parrot want for the 4th of July?
Answer: A firecracker.
68. What did one American flag tell the other?
Answer: Nothing. It just waved.
69. Who told the most jokes among the colonists?
Answer: The Punsylvanians!
70. What do you get when a stegosaurus and a firework collide?
Answer: A dino-mite.
71. What did the American colonists wear to the Boston Tea Party?
Answer: Tea-shirts
72. What is the name of the cat who said, “The British are coming! The British are coming!”?
Answer: Paw Revere.
73. What do you get when you cross Captain America with the Incredible Hulk?
Answer: The star-spangled banner. (See superhero trivia)
74. What happened as a result of the Stamp Act?
Answer: The Americans licked the British.
75. What was George Washington’s favorite tree?
Answer: The infan-tree
76. Why did the firecracker go to the hair salon?
Answer: It needed to trim its bangs.
77. What is the difference between George Washington and a duck?
Answer: One has a face on a bill, the other has a bill on his face.
78. What did the firework become a teacher?
Answer: Because it wanted to “spark” curiosity in students.
79. What does the Statue of Liberty say when visitors leave?
Answer: Stay in torch!
80. What would you say if everyone in the country sneezed at the same time?
Answer: God bless America!
81. Why did the British cross the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: To get to the other tide.
82. How do pandas stay cool on Independence Day?
Answer: They use bear conditioning.
83. What song never stops playing on the Fourth of July?
Answer: Stars and Stripes Forever.
84. What bugs will show up at your Fourth of July picnic?
Answer: Independ-ants
85. Why should you put sunscreen on bananas at your Fourth of July picnic?
Answer: They peel when they get a sunburn.
86. What is the worst thing to eat at a Fourth of July picnic?
Answer: Bratwurst
87. Why did the corn on the cob go to the Fourth of July parade?
Answer: Because it heard there would be a-maize-ing floats.
88. What’s a snowman called on the Fourth of July?
Answer: A puddle (See more Snowman Jokes & Puns)
89. What are the most patriotic flowers?
Answer: Yankee Doodle Dandylions
90. Why did the hot dog go to the Fourth of July party?
Answer: Because it heard it was buns of fun.
91. Which Founding Father is a dog’s favorite?
Answer: Bone Franklin
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4th of July Knock Knock Jokes
92. Knock knock
Who’s there?
Canoe.
Canoe who?
Canoe join us for the Fourth of July picnic?
93. Knock knock
Who’s there?
Olive.
Olive who?
Olive the Fourth of July!
94. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Noah.
Noah who?
Noah good place to see fireworks?
95. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Butter.
Butter who?
Butter hurry up and light those firecrackers!
96. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Carmen.
Carmen who?
Carmen get some hot dogs! It’s the Fourth of July!
97. Knock knock!
Who’s there?
Wendy.
Wendy who?
Wendy fireworks starting?
98. Knock knock!
Who’s there?
Abby.
Abby who?
Abby Fourth of July!
99. Knock Knock!
Who’s there?
Gladys.
Gladys who?
Gladys the Fourth of July!
100. Knock knock!
Who’s there?
Bacon.
Bacon who?
Bacon a cake for America’s birthday!
101. Knock Knock.
Who’s there?
Washington.
Washington who?
I’m washing a ton of your laundry.
102. Knock Knock.
Who’s there?
Sadie.
Sadie who?
Sadie Pledge of Allegiance. It’s the 4th of July!
103. Knock Knock
Who’s there?
July
July who?
July to your mom and she will get mad!
104. Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Nota.
Nota who?
Nota America because freedom rings!
105. Knock knock
Who’s there?
Howard.
Howard who?
Howard you like to go see the fireworks?
106. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Ray
Ray who?
Raymember the founding fathers on Independence Day!
107. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Hop.
Hop who?
Hoppy 4th of July!
108. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
June.
June who?
June know any good 4th of July jokes?
109. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Justin.
Justin who?
Justin time for Independence Day!
110. Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Shelby.
Shelby who?
Shelby glad to celebrate with fireworks today!
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More Fun Ways To Celebrate Independence Day
After you finish these jokes and riddles, have even more fun with these 4th of July activities.
- Celebrate with this fun Left Right Game Printable Story.
- Play July Trivia or USA Trivia games with friends and family to test your knowledge.
- Kids will love Summer This or That questions!
- Make Easy 4th of July Recipes with your kids!
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