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

In the attached figure, you can see a chessboard and two rooks placed on the chess board. What you have to find is the number of squares that do not contain the rooks. How many are there?

John has played 50 ODI's and his average is 50. How many runs should he score in his 51st ODI, so that his average score jumps to 51?

I can turn polar bears white.
I can make anyone dance.
I can make everyone cry
I can make your hands clap
I can make you thin.
I can make you smile.
I can make you smile

Can you guess the riddle?

Can you divide numbers from 1 to 9 (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) into two groups so that the sum of the numbers of each group is equal?

Note: 9 cannot be turned over to make it 6.

Baseball bat and ball cost $100. If the bat cost $99 more than the ball, what is the cost of each?

Manish and Manoj play 5 games of chess.
Both Manish and Manoj win the exact same number of games. There is no tie at all.

How?

When monkey rotate the gear, which mark will be hit 1 or 2 ?

I was speeding and ran through a stop sign, yet two traffic officers who were there do nothing about it.

why?

Can you name any English verb that becomes its past tense by simply rearranging the alphabets ?