Challenge an obvious assumption and uncover an unexpected twist. Try a different interpretation of the words or ask about an overlooked detail. Compare theories with friends as you play.
66 puzzles
#3
A black cat walks in the middle of a street with a broken streetlight. A man is driving a car with non-functioning headlights. Despite all of this, he manages to avoid harming the cat.
#7
A man lives on the 10th floor of a building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the 1st floor to go to work. When he comes home, he always takes the elevator up to the 7th floor. Then he walks up the remaining 3 floors.
#10
Kate wanted to offer her seat to a woman who had just boarded the bus. However, the woman refused very embarrassedly. Why?
#11
George drowns while trying to embrace someone.
#17
In 1950s America, the chicken gun was invented. For what purpose?
#18
A rich man's son was kidnapped. The kidnapper wanted the rich man to put expensive diamonds in a phone booth in a city park. The police surrounded the park to catch the criminal. The father of the kidnapped child came to the phone booth and did as the kidnapper instructed, but the police couldn't stop the cunning criminal from taking the diamonds. They couldn't catch the criminal either. How did he do it?
#21
An exotic dancer makes a date with a man for a private session. In the room where they are, she takes off her shirt and bra. The man approaches and looks at her chest with a smile. Shortly after, she gets dressed, pays the man money, and leaves.
#22
A man dropped a bowling ball. Shortly after, he was rushed to the hospital.
#23
A man walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender pulls out a gun and points it at him. The man says "Thank you" and walks out. Why?
#24
A hospital director confirmed that many people recently admitted to his hospital were not sick at all. They were perfectly healthy but received hospital care and treatment.
#26
Beulah died in the Appalachian Mountains and Craig died at sea. Everyone welcomed Craig's death much more. Why?
#28
A woman is watching a movie. Suddenly she hears many explosions and people screaming outside. Then there is silence. The woman turns off the TV and falls asleep.
#29
Before going to bed, a woman hides her shoes in a safe. Why?
#32
Tony ran out of the building with two bags. Another man chased him, brandishing a knife and shouting.
#33
A man and a woman got married. After the wedding, they gave up all activities to make money and just had fun. As a result, they became millionaires in three years.
#35
Liz fell asleep while trying to find out who killed Mario. When she woke up, she realized she could no longer find out.
#40
A man lies awake in bed. He makes a phone call and without saying anything, falls asleep.
#43
Michael is in prison. One day he has lunch, then goes to the prison yard for a while, and finally visits the library. At dusk, out of reach of security cameras, he changes his clothes. Then he leaves the prison through the door without being caught.
#44
Tim was sailing a boat when he dropped his watch overboard. He is an excellent diver. But he cannot retrieve the watch.
#46
Michael clapped his hands and everyone in the room (except him) died. What happened?
#47
A man investigating a school noticed that whenever the teacher asked a question, many students were ready to answer. Moreover, whenever the teacher picked someone, the answer was always correct.
#48
A man jumped from a plane. And he survived.
#49
A woman asks a taxi driver to take her home. She is very talkative. The taxi driver says, "Sorry, but I'm deaf." The woman becomes quiet. But when she gets out of the taxi, she realizes the driver is not deaf.
#53
While he was in the forest, a beast bit off his nose. However, he passed away only three months later.
#56
A man comes out of his house panting, closes the door, and quickly goes down the stairs. Then he walks two blocks to reach another house, enters, and breathes a sigh of relief.
#58
The doorbell rings. Bill opens the door. On the doorstep, he sees a local vagrant. "Hello," says the vagrant. "As usual, I was going around the trash heaps, and in one of them I found a wallet containing $1,000 and an ID. You must have thrown it away by mistake." "Right!" Bill says happily. "My wallet! Thank you so much!" "Please check the contents," the vagrant asks. "Even a thousand!" Bill confirms, hurriedly counting the bills. Then he takes a $20 bill from his bag and gives it to the vagrant. "Thank you!" They part, quite satisfied with each other. "Who was that?" Bill's wife asks. Bill laughs and tells his wife what happened. Why is it funny?
#59
Visitors to a scenic mountain village were often amused by the village idiot. When offered a choice between a shiny 50-cent coin and a crumpled $5 bill, he always happily chose the half dollar. Why didn't he choose the bill worth 10 times as much?
#60
In a certain city, the number of people injured in car accidents was very high. The administration then decided to make seat belt use mandatory. People began to follow this rule. However, the number of traffic accidents remained the same. Moreover, the number of injured people going to hospitals increased even more.
#63
A man was furious to learn that he could have heard better without using a hearing aid for the past 20 years. He went to his doctor to complain, but the specialist was even angrier than him.
#64
A woman enters a pet store to buy a parrot. The seller offers her one, saying it can repeat everything it hears. A few days later, the woman feels cheated and goes back to the store to get her money back. However, she returns home with the parrot, not the money.