The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?

John’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?

A new Engineering building containing 100 offices had just been completed. John was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will John have to paint the number nine (9)?

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?

It is an eleven letter word.
The first, second, third and fourth letters form a banquet's name.
The fifth, sixth and seventh letters form a car's name.
The eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh letters form a mode of transport.

Can you identify what word it is?

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

A wooden log balances equally on the scales when weighed with three-quarters of a pound and three-quarters of a wooden log.

Can you calculate the weight of the entire wooden log?

Known by all without exception, Forever here, for your protection, Sometimes strong, sometimes weak, Right after the night I come - hot and chic. And while millions of miles away, I always get to you, I find my way. No life around could do without me, Can you guess what I might be?

I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?