A man was going to bleach his socks because they had gotten muddy the day before. As he was pouring the bleach into the washing machine, he spilt some on the floor. He got some cleaning fluid and mopped it up with a rag. Minutes later he was dead. What killed him?

What occurs twice in a week, once in a year but never in a day?

Can anyone tell me a word in the English dictionary which has a silent 'z'?

What demands an answer, but asks no questions

I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?

John can eat 27 chocolates in an hour, Jacob can eat 2 chocolates in 10 minutes, and Jolly can eat 7 chocolates in 20 minutes. How long will it take them to share and eat a box of 120 chocolates whilst playing Chess?

How will you measure 15 minutes using two hourglasses of 7 minutes and 11 minutes respectively?

I am a five-letter word under you,
Remove the first letter and I am above you,
Remove the second as well and I am around you.

Who am I?

A boy purchased a book from a bookkeeper and gave him $100.
The cost of the book is $50 but the bookkeeper has no change, so he gets the change from the next shop and returns the boy his $50.

After some time the next shopkeeper came with the $100 note and told the bookkeeper that the note was a fraud, so he took the money back.

How much loss did the bookkeeper face?

The peacock is a bird that does not lay eggs. How do they get baby peacocks?