How many points are there on the globe where, by walking one mile south, then one mile east and then one mile north, you would reach the place where you started?

I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?

Identify Me

Hint1: I am a god
Hint 2: I am a planet
Hint 3: measurer of heat

Look at this sequence from top to bottom. What is the next number in the sequence?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211

There is a place where if I stand up straight, I will still be considered sideways.

What does below Rebus say?

XLR8

A certain street contains 100 buildings. They are numbered from 1 to 100. How many 9's are used in these numbers?

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

An octopus has 8 legs. A hippogriff has 6 legs and 2 pairs of wings. A sphinx has 6 legs and one pair of wings. Now we have all 3 kinds and a total of 18 insects in a cage. We have a total of 118 legs and 20 pairs of wings. How many insects do we have of each kind?

A Japanese ship is sailing in the Indian Ocean. The captain of the ship feels tired and decides to take shower to be rejuvenated. He goes to take the shower after keeping his diamond-studded Rolex watch and gold chain on the table.
When he comes back after 15 minutes, he finds them missing. There are 4 crew members on the ship and he calls them one by one to ask them what they were doing in that duration.

Following are the answers:
1. Crew 'A' who is the cook replies that he was cooking mutton for the crew members.
2. Crew 'B' who is a housekeeper tells that he was sleeping in his room.
3. Crew 'C' who is the engineer says that he was checking on the generator.
4. Crew 'D' who is another housekeeper says that he was correcting the hoisted flag that was put upside down.

It took only a couple of seconds for the captain to find the thief. Can you find the thief too?