How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?

What kind of storm is always in a rush?

A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

Solve the alphametic puzzle by replacing the alphabet with the number.

S T O R M +
S O L E S
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T O W E L
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Can you move 2 matchsticks to form four equal sized squares.

I don't get anymore wetter, no matter how much rain falls on me.

If two's company, and three's a crowd, then whats four and five ?

John was running from 40 thieves. John has got 3 gold boxes which weigh as 4kg, 2kg, and 1kg respectively. A witty man asked John to stay with him for seven days in exchange for 1kg gold per day. John needs to stay there for seven days and also do not want to give the witty man any advance. How can John pay for his seven days stay?

We have shown you a regular water barrel as below. Without using any measuring device can you check if the barrel is more than half-filled or less than half-filled?

I start and end with 500 and carry a 5 in my heart. But I require the first letter and the first number to be complete. I am the name of a King.

Who am I ?