How many times in a given day, minutes and hour clock comes in a straight line ?

Two batsman each on 94 runs. Seven runs needed to win in last 3 balls. Both make 100*. How?

The following "Brain Bat" means Slow Down.
S
L
O
W

Using the same logic, can you tell us what does the following Brain Bat means ?
E
V
I
G

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

There are hundred red gems and hundred blue gems. The blue gems are priceless while the red gems equal wastage. You have two sacks one labeled Heads and the other Tails. You have to distribute the gems as you want in the two sacks. Then a coin will be flipped and you will be asked to pick up a gem randomly from the corresponding sacks.

How will you distribute the gems between the sacks so that the odds of picking a Blue gem are maximum?

I am the largest in my family of fifty.
The youngest of our family lives separately from the rest of the family and so do I.
I am regarded as harsh and tough.
I am so large, you cut me in two equal halves,
each half would still be larger than the second largest member of the family.
Who am I?

John left on a horse on Thursday , was gone for two days, and came back on Thursday after completing his work. How did that happen?

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

An artist while painting a scenic beauty, decides to paint three layers of blue colour on the sky.

Which layer will go on the first?

Why is it against the law for a man living in Delhi to be buried in Mumbai?