A scarecrow riddle is:
Q: What is a scarecrow’s favorite fruit?
A: Straw-berries.
The riddle was printed in newspaper puzzles printed in 1976 and 1996.
20 April 1978, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), “Puzzle Answer,” pg. P-12, col. 3:
The star letters in the correct words spelled STRAWBERRY, the answer to the riddle, “In the Land of Oz, what is the Scarecrow’s favorite fruit?”
29 May 1996, Springfield (MO)
Tuesday’s Cryptoquip: Can one voracious scarecrow’s favorite fruit be straw-berries?
Google Books
Super Goofy Jokes
By Jacqueline Horsfall
Illustrated by Rob Collinet
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
2004
Pg. 37:
What’s a scarecrow’s favorite fruit?
Strawberries.
Google Books
Laughs
By Matt Rissinger and Philip Yates
New York, NY: Sterlng Publishing Company, Inc.
2004
Pg. 20:
What’s a scarecrow’s favorite fruit?
Strawberries.
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Joy Deb Rockstar
@Dulal_Upadhay
Q: What is a scarecrows favorite fruit?
A: Straw-berries!
6:18 AM - 11 May 2010
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Popsicle®Verified account
@Popsicle
#JokeOfTheWeek Q: What is a scarecrow’s favorite fruit? A: Straw-berries!
3:02 PM - 19 May 2010
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101 Amazing Food Jokes
By Jack Goldstein
Andrews UK Limited
2013
Pg. ?:
What is a scarecrow’s favorite fruit?
Straw-berries.
24 November 2013, Los Angeles (CA) Times, “The Kids’ Reading Room; Jokes & Riddles,” pg. H3:
What is a scarecrow’s favorite fruit? Straw—berries.
Caitlin, 4
YWCA Pre-school, San Pedro
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Food Jokes For Kids 5
By Peter Crumpton
PeteyRF Creative
2015
Pg. ?:
What is a scarecrow’s favorite fruit?
Straw-berries!