I am quite hot but become too cold if you remove the first two letters. What am I?

Can you decipher the two rows to find the hidden word?

You are a thief and you are being punished for your crime. People have tied your head down on a tree with a rope that has been anchored in the ground. A candle is burning below the rope which is slowly burning it away. Just below your head, a Lion has been left loose and is waiting for you to drop down on the ground so he can have you as his lunch.

You have to survive the scenario. How will you do it?

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

A woman named Maria was at the funeral of her mother. She met a nice young man that she had never seen before and after the service, they spent a bit of time together. Then she got busy and didn’t get his name or phone number before he left. She tried to find him, but no one knew who he was or how to contact him. A few weeks later, Maria’s older sister dies and the police suspect murder. Who killed the sister?

Identify the hidden meaning behind this picture?

Solve below rebus puzzle?

What word does this rebus represent?

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Count the number of squares in the picture below.

Is the statement valid that it does not matter how much older a sibling is, eventually the younger one will be half as old as the older one?