What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller than 9?

Can you start the fire using two pieces of wood?

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?

Four people need to cross a rickety bridge at night. Unfortunately, they have only one torch and the bridge is too dangerous to cross without one. The bridge is only strong enough to support two people at a time. Not all people take the same time to cross the bridge. Times for each person: 1 min, 2 mins, 7 mins and 10 mins. What is the shortest time needed for all four of them to cross the bridge?

A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?

Many have heard it, but nobody has ever seen it, and it will not speak back until spoken to. What is it?

I am a word of 12 alphabets.

* Alphabets 12, 4, 7, 2, 5 : Eastern beast of burden
* Alphabets 1, 8, 10, 9 are street made famous by Sinclair Lewis.
* Alphabets 11, 3, 6 are past.

On whole it means a person suffering from delusions of greatness.

What Is it ?

There are two words one resembles the "state of rest" and the other is related to "writing/reading material".

Can you name these two words which also sound similar?

A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any timepiece. Which has the most?

Two batsman each on 94 runs. Seven runs needed to win in last 3 balls. Both make 100*. How?