A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

During which month do people sleep the least?

I look flat, but I am deep. Hidden realms I shelter. Lives I take, but the food I offer. At times I am beautiful. I can be calm, angry, and turbulent. I have no heart but offer pleasure as well as death. No man can own me, yet I encompass what all men must have. What am I?

I can sizzle like bacon,
I am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole.

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?

How many times can you subtract the number two from the number fifty?

I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter. What am I?

What word begins and ends with an E, but has only one letter?

You may enter, but you may not come in. I have space, but no room. I have keys, but open no lock. What am I?

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?