While house hunting in London, I came across a very good leasehold property Discussing the lease the landlady told me:

'The property was originally on a 99 years lease and two-thirds of the time passed is equal to four-fifths of the time to come. Now work it out for yourself and see how many years are to go!

What is the four-digit number in which the first digit is one-third the second, the third is the sum of the first two, and the last is three times the second?

A cat had three kittens: Snophy, Topsy and Jorden. What was the mother's name?

There are three boxes. One is labeled "APPLES" another is labeled "ORANGES". The last one is labeled "APPLES AND ORANGES". You know that each is labeled incorrectly. You may ask me to pick one fruit from one box which you choose.

How can you label the boxes correctly?

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; That which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves?

If "P" means "-", "Q" means "/", "R" means "+", and "S" means "*" then find the value of the following:

21 Q 7 R 9 S 10 P 13

A word I know,
Six letters contain,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

There are 2 sand hourglasses.

The small one can measure 5 hours and the large one can measure 7 hours.

How can we measure 16 hours with 2 sand hourglasses running together ?

In a stable, there are men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How many men and how many horses are in the stable