Situation Puzzles for Kids

A man drives down the motorway at 70 miles per hour. He passes three cars going 80 miles per hour, then gets pulled over by a police officer and is given a ticket.

King George IV was born in 1763 and ruled England from 1820 to 1830 when he died. He wasn’t an outstanding ruler but is known as a footwear trendsetter. His shoes were fundamentally different from those worn by his contemporaries. Everyone liked this innovation so much that today it’s a common practice, which can’t be said about those times. What kind of innovation is it?

Three ducklings are swimming in the lake in a row. The first duckling says, “There are two ducklings swimming behind me.” The second duckling says, “There is one duckling swimming in front of me, and another duckling is swimming behind me.” The third duckling says, “There are two ducklings swimming in front of me, and another one is swimming behind me.” How is it possible?

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?

A man takes a bucket of water and turns it over. However, nothing pours out, and the water in the bucket isn’t frozen. How is this possible?

Rachael and Monica have moved into a shared house with several other occupants. Monica doesn’t like their new accommodation though because of the angry and aggressive cat that greeted them when they first walked in. Rachael realizes that there isn’t really a problem. Why?

A prisoner was put in an escape-proof cell and told that he would be pardoned if he could break out. He was also given permission to keep any plants he wished in his cell. He was released in less than a week. How did he di it?

Sonia was very tired and fell asleep. When she woke up, she found herself in a completely different place. What happened?

A person got into the car and drove off, but five minutes later the car was just in the same place that it started from. What happened?

A man comes up to the border of a neighboring country on his motorcycle. The customs officer at the border crossing stops him and searches the man. He finds nothing so he lets him cross. The next day the same thing happens. This goes on every day for several months. Then one day, the man doesnʼt show up. The border official meets up with him in a restaurant in the city. The officer says, “I know youʼre smuggling something and itʼs driving me crazy. Itʼs all I think about. I canʼt even sleep. Just between you and me, what are you smuggling?” What is the man smuggling?

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?

Many people were surprised when a famous town merchant named Bill rolled out a barrel of honey to the square and offered everyone a treat. But people were even more surprised when they asked about the reason for such a gift and heard Bill reply that it wasn’t a gift at all.