Zebra cartoon

Read these zebra jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.

Jokes to read aloud

What do you call a horse wearing Venetian blinds? 
A zebra!

What is black and white and eats like a horse?
A zebra.

Why did the zebra cross the road?
Because it was a zebra crossing.

What is a silly name for a zebra?
Spot!

If a quadruped has four legs and a biped has two legs, what is a zebra?
A stri-ped.

What is the difference between a zebra and a horse?
A zebra has its pyjamas on.

Why did the zebra refuse a new wardrobe?
It had finally got all its stripes to match.

What did the zebra say at the paint store?
I'll take everything in these two colours.

Why did the zebra stand beside the piano?
It thought it had found a family portrait.

What did the zebra write on its laundry basket?
Do not separate the whites from the darks.

Why did the zebra become a referee?
It already had the uniform.

Why did the zebra ask for a plain birthday cake?
It needed a break from patterns.

What did the zebra say about its new mirror?
Excellent picture quality. Still no colour.

Try the wordplay

Pick a favourite joke. Which word makes the answer surprising? Say the word slowly and explain the joke to a partner.

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