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?

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?

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?

The man received the parcel in which he found a dead mouse. He reported this to the police, and the sender of this parcel was found guilty of fraud.

A man is running, a crowd is running after him. The man is screaming to the crowd:"You will never see the gold!" and he starts shooting. People who observe all that are exulting.

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.

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?

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?

A man was born in 1972 and dies in 1952 at the age of 25. How can this be?

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 magician is standing on a concrete floor holding a raw egg with his hand outstretched. Without the aid of any objects, he is able to drop the egg two feet without breaking it's shell. How does he do it?

Why Alexander the Great told his army to shave off their beards?