How many cubic feet of dirt are in a hole of one foot deep, three feet long, and two feet wide?

John gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Jacob. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to James. Now, John was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many did he have in the beginning?

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

A worker is to perform work for you for seven straight days. In return for his work, you will pay him 1/7th of a bar of gold per day. The worker requires a daily payment of 1/7th of the bar of gold. What and where are the fewest number of cuts to the bar of gold that will allow you to pay him 1/7th each day?

How high do you have to count before you use the letter “a” in the English spelling of the whole number?

A family is trapped in a jungle. There is a bridge which can lead them to safety. But at one time, the bridge can only allow two people to pass through. Also, all of them are afraid of the dark and thus, they can't go alone.

Father takes 1 minute to cross, the mother takes 2 minutes, the son takes 4 and the daughter takes 5 minutes. While crossing the time taken will be according to the slower one. How can they all reach the other side in the minimum possible time?

Find three whole, positive numbers that have the same answer when multiplied together as when added together.

Your mother’s brother’s only brother-in-law is asleep on your couch. Who is asleep on your couch?

Who always enjoys poor health?

What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?