If 1+9+8=1, what is 2+8+9?

Akbar called Birbal and asked him to draw a line on the floor. He asked Birbal to make that line smaller without erasing it. Birbal smiled and did it before Akbar could blink his eyes.

How did he managed to do it?

I got a bee but no honey.
got an eye but am still blind.
got a sea but no water.
got a tea but no coffee.
got a why but no answer.

What Am I?

What is the word or phrase?

A woman shoots her husband.

Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes.

Finally, she hangs him.

But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together.

How can this be?

Can you find out the missing number?

? 4 5 3 5

9 5 7 10 3

Many have heard it, but nobody has ever seen it, and it will not speak back until spoken to. What is it?

When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?

In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be *guaranteed* at least one four-of-a-kind?

500 women soldiers are arranged in an array of ten rows and fifty columns in accordance with their respective heights. Now, the tallest woman from each row is asked to move out in the front. From them, the shortest one is labelled as Alpha. They are then asked to resume their original position.

Now, the shortest woman in each column is asked to come out in front. The tallest among them is labelled as Beta.

Can you find out if Alpha will be taller or Beta?