You knock a Table over in the library, and suddenly 20 eyes are looking at you.

Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?

John is the son of Jacob.
So,
Jacob is the_____of John's father?

You have a thousand Re. 1 coins with you. You have ten bags with you and you can put any number of coins in each of the bags. The condition is that if someone asks you for any amount between 1 and 1000, you must be able to give that amount by just giving the bag (you are not allowed to open the bag and give coins).

How will you do it?

I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?

Today, I celebrated my 32nd birthday but I was born in 1972.
How is this possible?

A non-stop marathon is the shared favourite sport of three brothers.

*The oldest one is fat and short and trudges slowly on.
*The middle brother's tall and slim and keeps a steady pace.
*The youngest runs just like the wind, speeding through the race.

"He is young in years, we let him run!" the other two brothers explained, "'because though he is surely number one, he is second, in a way." Why is it?

Replace the (?) with the correct mathematical signs to make the expression equal to 59.

18 ? 12 ? 4 ? 5 = 59

Spelt forwards I’m what you do every day, spelled backwards I’m something you hate. What am I?

I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?