A shepherd had 18 sheep, out of which, all but ten died.

Can you tell us how many sheep was he left with?

Today is John's birthday.
A year ago, John had five candles and he lit all the candles except the one at the last.
Now he is going to light all the candles.

How old is John Today?

(He is not five today.....)

My first is in chocolate but not in ham. My second is in cake and also in jam. My third at tea time is easily found. Altogether, this is a friend who is often around. What is it?

Can anyone tell me a word in the English dictionary which has a silent 'z'?

There are are five things wrong with this sentence; only geniuses will be able to to spot all of the mitstakes

See the given image carefully. What you have to do is move the blue checkers in the position of the black checkers and vice versa. You are only allowed to move the checker to an adjacent empty space. Do it in the least possible moves.

A new Engineering building containing 100 offices had just been completed. John was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will John have to paint the number nine (9)?

Baseball bat and ball cost $100. If the bat cost $99 more than the ball, what is the cost of each?

A bomb goes off.
Carnage.
One person, only a few feet away, survives! How can this be?

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