Situation Puzzles for Kids

A man buys rice at $1 a pound from American growers and sells it for 2 cents a pound. As a result of this he becomes a millionaire. How could this be?

How do you get a full-grown pear inside a bottle of brandy?

The man was going to go to work by car, but found that one of the tires was flat. Without doing anything, he got into the car and drove 20 kilometers to work and then back home, without the slightest embarrassment. How could he manage it?

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 horse is tied to a 15 ft. rope and there is a bail of hay 25 ft. away from him, yet the horse is able to eat from the bail of hay. 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 man designed a device into which you can insert colored paper, and then get the ideal 100$. Experts can not distinguish them from the real ones. How does he do that, and why does he sell this device?

Two devices are commonly used by people. They are created for the same purpose. But one of them has lots of details and another does not has any. What are these things?

There are a man and his son in a car. The car crashes and the father dies. When the ambulance takes the son to the hospital, the surgeon says:" I can't do the surgery, because he is my son". How can that be possible?

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?

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.

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?