Situation Puzzles for Kids

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?

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

A rich pirate buried a treasure full of jewels. Of course, he had a map to find it, but someone stole it a month later. The pirate didn’t react to this at all. Why was he so calm?

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?

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.

Four college students were late for a lecture and explained it to the lecturer by having a flat tire. The smart lecturer quickly proved to the rest of the audience that the latecomers had lied. How?

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.