Historical lateral thinking puzzles

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A silk scarf
Emotion2
A silk scarf
A silk scarf
Bill always wore a silk scarf to work, whatever the weather. What’s his job, and why does he need this scarf?
50%
5 min.
5/10
Jan 2022
Half a point
Emotion2
Half a point
Half a point
In the 1940s, a real football game in Brazil ended with an unusual score of 0.5 - 0. What happened?
50%
5 min.
3/10
Feb 2022
Round Manhole
Emotion1
Round Manhole
Round Manhole
Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?
50%
1 min.
3/10
Jul 2023
Suffering
Stradajushhie 15
Suffering
Suffering
When kids were watching TV, they were not frigthened so much. But when they saw others suffering, they realized that something was not right.
46%
13 min.
7/10
Jan 2018
Off With Their Beards!
Chisto vybritye 11
Off With Their Beards!
Off With Their Beards!
Why Alexander the Great told his army to shave off their beards?
44%
23 min.
8/10
Jan 2018
Private conversation
Razgovor 16
Private conversation
Private conversation
The woman is speaking something and she is upset. Nobody can understand her but a man is filming her on camera. Why? And what is happening?
41%
37 min.
5/10
Jan 2018
A favorite place
Lyubimoe mesto 201
A favorite place
A favorite place
There were many reasons why John enjoyed coming here. But his wife Mary hated this place, as did other women in the city. Why?
33%
5 min.
8/10
Apr 2018
A reward for coming late
Nagrada za opozdanie 202
A reward for coming late
A reward for coming late
George was late for a math class and misunderstood the teacher. This brought him a reward and recognition! What happened?
33%
5 min.
4/10
Apr 2018
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Here we have collected all the historical situation puzzles with solutions. All the history fans will enjoy solving these dark stories with unexpected solutions. You can sort these puzzles by rating or complexity level.