Can you count the number of matches in the picture below ?

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?

What is the four-digit number in which the first digit is one-third the second, the third is the sum of the first two, and the last is three times the second?

I am beautiful, up in the sky. I am magical, yet I cannot fly. To people I bring luck, and to some people, riches. The boy at my end does whatever he wishes. What am I?

A sea diver is a real show-off. He showed everyone that he can hold his breath underwater for 15 minutes.

I went to the diver and told him that I can be underwater for double the time i.e 30 minutes.
He responded that he will give me 100$ if I would be able to do it. I won 100$.

What did I do?

How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day ?

There are 2 people near the river and both of them want to get on the other side. The boat can only take one of them. But they got across.
How?

When 99 is considered higher than 100?

Use only one mathematical symbol and all numbers (0-9) to get a sum of 99

The peacock is a bird that does not lay eggs. How do they get baby peacocks?