There are two candles. Both will only burn exactly for an hour. How will you use these two candles to measure forty-five minutes?

If,
29 - 1 = 30
9 - 1 = 10
14 - 1 = 15

Based on similar logic, Can you prove that the below algebraic equation is true?
11 - 1 = 10 ?

An inspection by the superintendent of St. Joseph School was scheduled on the next day. The class teacher Jenifer knew that he would be asking questions from her class and she would have to choose a pupil to answer. To offer a perfect impression over him, the teacher explained certain instructions to the students to maximise the chances of getting correct answer every time.

What did she say to the students?

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

How many times can you subtract the number two from the number fifty?

Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

Women do it once a year after they turn 19 but men get to do it only once in a lifetime. What is it?

Two guards were on duty outside a barracks. One faced up the road to watch for anyone approaching from the North. The other looked down the road to see if anyone approached from the South. Suddenly one of them said to the other, "Why are you smiling?"

How did he know his companion was smiling?

Can you name four days which start with the letter 'T'?

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