A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?

A journalist was investigating a sacred cult in the jungles of Africa when he was caught by one of the person. He was confined in a cave till the leader arrived. The leader told him that he need to tell him a statement. If he thinks the statement is true, then the journalist head will be chopped off. If he thinks that the statement is false, his head will be smashed with a hammer.

What statement did the journalist make to survive?

Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

A shepherd had 18 sheep, out of which, all but ten died.

Can you tell us how many sheep was he left with?

Can you find the ages of a son, father and grandfather based on the following facts?
The sum of the ages of grandfather, father and son is 140 years.
The age of the son in months is the same as the grandfather in years.
The age of the son in days is the same as the father in weeks.

That attorney is my brother, testified the accountant.

But the attorney testified he didn't have a brother.

Who is lying?

What will you call your mother's brother's brother-in-law?

Which is the rope you never skip with?

What do you see in the given picture?

You have a thousand Re. 1 coins with you. You have ten bags with you and you can put any number of coins in each of the bags. The condition is that if someone asks you for any amount between 1 and 1000, you must be able to give that amount by just giving the bag (you are not allowed to open the bag and give coins).

How will you do it?