The more it dries, the wetter it becomes. Can you tell what it is?

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

We have shown you a regular water barrel as below. Without using any measuring device can you check if the barrel is more than half-filled or less than half-filled?

You are mixing a mixture of cement and Sand with five gallons of water. You have a garden hose giving you all the water you need. The problem is that you only have a four-gallon bucket and a seven-gallon bucket and neither has graduation marks. Find a method to measure five gallons.

Prove that twice of ten is the same as twice of eleven.

There are people and strange monkeys on this island, and you can not tell who is who (Edit: until you understand what they said - see below). They speak either only the truth or only lies.
Who are the following two guys?
A: B is a lying monkey. I am human.
B: A is telling the truth.

What country can make you shiver?

I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I'm the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?

Can you identify the famous TV character from the rebus below?

Consider this: Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one. Michael J. Fox has a small one. Prince doesn’t have one. The Pope has one but never uses it. Bill Clinton has one and uses it all the time. What is it?