Situation Puzzles for Kids

The sound of Brian’s snoring is usually just annoying, but today it causes terror and panic. Why?

Alexander shot at the king, but no one condemned him. Why?

Everybody knew that if Julia took one step forward, she would die, but nobody told her.

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?

Five pieces of coal, a carrot and a scarf are lying on the lawn. Nobody put them on the lawn but there is a perfectly logical reason why they should be there. What is it?

At one time, the following warning notices appeared on one of the main squares of Prague, “Attention! Beware of pickpockets!” The local police knew that there really were a lot of pickpockets here, but they actively tore these notices down. Why?

Two monkeys are looking through a pipe that happened to be in a glade. The pipe is straight, not too long and not clogged. Monkeys look through the opposite ends of the pipe, but don’t see each other there. Why?

Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?

Sherlock Holmes had a secret room, and the key to it was in a chest of drawers. He didn’t let anyone in there – neither Dr. Watson, nor Mrs. Hudson. But when Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson left, Mrs. Hudson decided to see what was in the room, took the key, opened the room, and entered. She walked around the room, approached a table, opened a book lying on it. Suddenly, she heard footsteps downstairs, and Holmes’s voice, “I forgot something.” Mrs. Hudson quickly closed the book, put it back, went to the door, turned off the light, left the room, closed the door, and managed to put the key back. Holmes took the key, opened the door, looked into the room, and immediately asked, “Mrs. Hudson, why did you enter my room?” How did Holmes know that Mrs. Hudson had entered his room?

I was having dinner with my friend and he said to find a hidden place so that he would not be seen. After a while, my friend exploded.

Every night before going to sleep, Lisa locks the door of her house and attaches the key to a string. Why?

While he was in the forest, a wild beast bit off his nose. But he died only 3 months later.