A chicken farmer has figured out that a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half. How many hens does the farmer need to produce one dozen eggs in six days?

What type of tree can I carry in my hand?

One night, a man runs away from home. He turns left and keeps running. After some time he turns left again and keeps running. Later, he turns left one more time and runs back home—but when he gets home, he finds a man in a mask. Who was the man in the mask?

James ordered a fishing rod, priced at $3.56. Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and the import rules forbid any package longer than 4 feet to be imported. The fishing rod was 4 feet and 1 inch, just a little too long, so how can the fishing rod be mailed to James without breaking the rules? Ideally James would like the fishing rod to arrive in one piece!

What runs around the whole yard without moving?

I make a loud sound when I’m changing. When I do change, I get bigger but weigh less. What am I?

There is a straight highway. Four different villages lie on that highway. The distance between them is different. The third village is 60km away from the first village; the fourth is 40 km away from the second; the third is 10 km near to the fourth that it is to the second.

Can you calculate the distance between the fourth and the first village ?

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

Below is the sum of symbols in each row and column in the figure. Analyzing the figure, can you find out the value of the symbols?