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

I have a five and a three-gallon jar. Assuming there is an infinite supply of water, how can I measure one-gallon water?

In the Chess Board picture below white army is arranged. You need to add a black army on the board such that no piece is under any threat.
Note: Army comprised of 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns.

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

John has eleven friends. He has a bowl containing eleven apples. Now He wants to divide the eleven apples among his friends, in such a way that an apple should remain in his bowl.
How can He do it?

A bomb exploded in a room full of married couples and no one died. How?

A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?

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In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be?

An infinite number of mathematicians are standing behind a bar. The first asks the barman for half a pint of beer, the second for a quarter pint, the third an eighth, and so on. How many pints of beer will the barman need to fulfill all mathematicians' wishes?