A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son.

Who am I?

How can you make the following equation true by drawing only one straight line: 5+5+5=550 ?

Can you find a pattern and the missing number in the series given below?

100, 155, 258,? , 584, 819.

Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, 'There is an ant behind me!'' How come?

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

Three friends named Mr. Black, Mr. Yellow and Mr. Green enter a pub on a weekend night. They are wearing either a Black, Yellow or Green shirt.

Mr. Yellow says to them, 'Did you notice that we all are wearing different color shirts than our names?'

To this, the man who was wearing the Green shirt said. 'Wow, thats right.'

Can you identify who is wearing which colour shirt ?

You Throw The Outside, Cook The Inside
Eat The Outside, Throw The Inside.

What Is It?

The following sentence is false. The preceding sentence is true.
Are these two sentences true or false?

John is pretty weird. He likes toffees but hates chocolates. He loves books but never reads. He likes to build his troops in an online game but does not proceed with the war. He likes to go swimming but is afraid of water.

Seeking this behaviour, can you tell whether he likes balloons and parties?