Can you place six X (crosses) in below board without making three in a row in any way ?

My thunder comes before lightning.
My lightning comes before my rain.
My rain dries up all the land it touches.

Who am I?

I am a white box having no key or lid.
Yet there is a golden treasure inside it.

What Am I?

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

A man had five children. He had $100 with him to give to his children. He decided to start with the youngest child and then give $2 more than each younger child to his next elder child.

For example, if he gives $x to the youngest child, he will give $(x+2) to the next one, $[(x+2) + 2] to the next one and so on.

Can you find out how much did the youngest one receive?

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Complete the missing letters of the given word.

What word begins and ends with an E, but has only one letter?

There are four 3-link chains. All you have to do is join them into a big 12-link chain. For joining two closed links, one of the links must be cut and placed onto the other link for closing.

How many minimum links will you have to cut to make the big chain?

using four eights (8) and a one (1) and one mathematical symbol , create the number 100

James bond was pushed out of an aeroplane without any parachute.
He survived, How come?