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The Hay
The Hay
The Hay
A horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him, yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. How is this possible?
50%
1 min.
1/10
Nov 2023
Friday
Friday
Friday
A cowboy rode into town on Friday, spent one night in town, and left on Friday. How do you account for this?
71%
4 min.
3/10
Nov 2023
Round Manhole
Round Manhole
Round Manhole
Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?
50%
1 min.
3/10
Jul 2023
The king
The king
The king
Alexander shot at the king, but no one condemned him. Why?
50%
5 min.
4/10
May 2023
A deaf man
A deaf man
A deaf man
A deaf man came into a store to pick up flowers he ordered for his beloved wife. How did he explain that he needs to pick up the flowers that he ordered before?
75%
5 min.
1/10
Jan 2023
A woman
A woman
A woman
A woman entered a building accompanied by a man whom she loves very much. But she left the building with another man, whom she loves very much. What happened?
66%
1 min.
1/10
Feb 2022
Time isn’t important
Time isn’t important
Time isn’t important
One day Mark hid his watch. What for?
66%
120 min.
5/10
Apr 2021
On a bus
On a bus
On a bus
When on a bus, Kate wanted to offer her seat to a woman who's just goton. But she was very embarrassed and refused. Why?
84%
9 min.
5/10
Jun 2020
A man with a ring
A man with a ring
A man with a ring
A man was walking with a gold ring on his finger. Suddenly robbers attacked him. They wanted to take the ring but couldn’t take it off. So, they cut off the finger and ran away. However, the man didn’t even scream. Why?
84%
9 min.
6/10
May 2020
Bait
Bait
Bait
In the middle of the ocean is a yacht. Several corpses are floating in the water nearby.
72%
17 min.
4/10
Aug 2019
The Locked Room
The Locked Room
The Locked Room
A man is found dead in a puddle of blood and water on the floor of an otherwise empty
locked room with no windows. How could this happen?
66%
3 min.
4/10
Mar 2019
The dancing dead
The dancing dead
The dancing dead
A couple of dancers die around a dance competition.
73%
5 min.
5/10
Mar 2018
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Here we have collected all the short situation puzzles (also known as lateral thinking puzzles) with answers. Short intricate stories will keep your brain busy on the go or when travelling. Fill in time nice and profitably with these short riddles. You can sort these puzzles by rating or complexity level.