Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

You have three orange, two pink and five purple balls in the drawer beside your bed. There is no electricity and the room is entirely dark. How many balls must you take out to ensure at least one ball of each colour at least?

I add 5 to 9 and get 2. The answer is correct, so what am I?

There are four 3-link chains. All you have to do is join them into a big 12-link chain. For joining two closed links, one of the links must be cut and placed onto the other link for closing.

How many minimum links will you have to cut to make the big chain?

Can you find out the missing number?

? 4 5 3 5

9 5 7 10 3

If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many crows are left?

What do you get if you add 2 to 100 four times?

If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?

A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

What is the longest word in the dictionary?