Today is a very icy and cold morning in Newcastle. Mr Shearer, an office bus driver arrived to pick up the employees from the last stop. Shearer suddenly remembers that he needs to pick a newly joined 4miles to the north. Mr Shearer lost his direction compass, a few minutes later Shearer is able to figure that he is moving in the correct direction i.e. north. How did Shearer know that he is moving in the correct direction?

f you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

He runs but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

In the four images below, can you find the odd one out?

The product of three consecutive numbers is 7980.
Then the sum of these consecutive numbers would be?

Two boys wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that boat can only take one boy at a time. The boat cannot return on its own, there are no ropes or similar tricks, yet both boys manage to cross using the boat.

How?

A cricket has 6 legs, a squirrel has 4 legs and a spider has 8 legs.

In a local zoo, it was found that the total number of legs is 612. Also, there are equal number of each of the above animals/insects.

Can you find out how many animals are there in the zoo?

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?

Why is the Hole below a Lock?