Find the number of squares in the below picture

Solve the counting riddle by identifying the number of triangles in the given picture.

You are given a cube that is made with the help of 10x10x10 smaller cubes summing up to a total of 1000 smaller cubes. You are asked to take off one layer of the cubes.
How many remain now?

Identify Me

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

There are people and strange monkeys on this island, and you can not tell who is who (Edit: until you understand what they said - see below). They speak either only the truth or only lies.
Who are the following two guys?
A: B is a lying monkey. I am human.
B: A is telling the truth.

What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?

Kareena is older than Bipasha. Bipasha is younger than Karishma and younger than Katrina. Katrina is older than Kareena and Alonso, who are older than Karishma.If Alonso and Kareena are twins, who's oldest?

Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

Can you find the company name in the pictogram below?

Which is the rope you never skip with?