During which month do people sleep the least?

I am beautiful, up in the sky. I am magical, yet I cannot fly. To people I bring luck, and to some people, riches. The boy at my end does whatever he wishes. What am I?

What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

1 rabbit saw 9 elephants while going to the river. Every elephant saw 3 monkeys going toward the river. Each monkey had 1 parrot in each hand. How many animals are going towards the river?

Always in you, Sometimes on you;

If I surround you, I can kill you.

What am I?

My first is in chocolate but not in ham. My second is in cake and also in jam. My third at tea time is easily found. Altogether, this is a friend who is often around. What is it?

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

I can sizzle like bacon,
I am made with an egg,
I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg,
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole,
I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole.

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?

John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?