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

One day, John and his friends were playing around. Jacob hit something with a Pin and it popped. John's dad came into the room that very moment, but he wasn't mad. In fact, he was smiling. What did Jacob hit?

Which statement is true out of the following?
One statement here is false.
Two statements here are false.
Three statements here are false.

Count the number of balls in picture below:

In the following series, a set of numbers is progressing with a particular pattern. Can you deduce that pattern and find the missing set?

(2 + 6), (21 + 6), (58 + 6), (119 + 6), ___

Can you find out which number multiplied by itself will give the output as 12345678987654321?

It comprises roots which nobody sees,
Much taller than those trees,
Up and up it goes,
Still it never grows?

There is something which is always coming but never arrives?

Place the numbers from 1 to 9 in the circles in a manner that each side of the triangle sums up to 17.

1 + 9 + 8 = ?
considering, 28 + 8 + 92 = 10