Many have heard it, but nobody has ever seen it, and it will not speak back until spoken to. What is it?

I am the largest in my family of fifty.
The youngest of our family lives separately from the rest of the family and so do I.
I am regarded as harsh and tough.
I am so large, you cut me in two equal halves,
each half would still be larger than the second largest member of the family.
Who am I?

I have no life, but I can die. What am I?

What does does this rebus picture means ?

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

Who can jump higher than a Mountain?

A few friends are enjoying their sea voyage in a boat full of apples. On the way, they felt hungry and thus decided to eat the apples. Together, they ate two dozen of apples. When they have eaten the apples, will there be any change in the water level?

If you go to the movies and you're paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?

I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?

What number do you get when you multiply all of the numbers on a telephone's number pad?