There are forty elephants and they have forty-fore heads. How can this be possible?

What number does the below three word/phrase identify and why?
1. Deck
2. Year
3. Singing in the Rain

A landlord calls both of his sons and tells them that their horses will now decide who will transfer the inheritance. He tells them to race along the land till the end and the one whose horse will be slower will win and be the heir to all the property.

Both of them keep wandering for days but to no result. Then they ask a wise man regarding it. The man advises them on the matter after which they jump on the horses and race as fast as they can till the end. Why did they do it?

What did the wise man say?

The following "Brain Bat" means Slow Down.
S
L
O
W

Using the same logic, can you tell us what does the following Brain Bat means ?
E
V
I
G

I am soft and cuddly that soothe your heart. But, If you pick my last name I am going to tear you all apart. Who am I?

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

While preparing the table for dinner, wife came up with an idea to tease his mathematician husband. She asked her husband to pick nine toothpicks and make ten without breaking any toothpick.

The husband was also smart and did it within seconds. How ?

Find out the missing number in the picture attached:

How can you drop a raw egg from a height onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

Different lights make me strange by changing me into different sizes. What am I?