I look at you, you look at me, I raise my right, you raise your left. What am I?

A journalist was investigating a sacred cult in the jungles of Africa when he was caught by one of the person. He was confined in a cave till the leader arrived. The leader told him that he need to tell him a statement. If he thinks the statement is true, then the journalist head will be chopped off. If he thinks that the statement is false, his head will be smashed with a hammer.

What statement did the journalist make to survive?

Suppose that you are trapped on the surface of a frozen lake. The surface is so smooth and ideal that there is no friction at all. You cant make any grip on the ice and no wind is blowing to help you out. You have just a mobile phone with you which has got no reception disabling you to call for help.

How will you plan your escape before you freeze to death on the frozen lake?

What is the word or phrase?

Forwards I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?

Find the next number in the series.
1 10 24 43 67 ?

If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909,
how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?

Which English verb becomes past tense just by rearranging the letters?

I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?

As you can see in the picture, you have a hole with dimensions 9 ft x 2 ft Also available is a wooden board with dimensions 6 ft x 3 ft Now you have to cover the hole with this board and you are allowed to cut the board into two pieces. Please see that the hole is completely covered and the boards should not overlap or extend beyond the edge. How will you cut the board?