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

Alex is stranded on an island covered in forest.
One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process.

There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off.

How can the Alex survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire)

1 + 9 + 8 = ?
considering, 28 + 8 + 92 = 10

There is something which is always coming but never arrives?

One absent-minded ancient philosopher forgot to wind up his only clock in the house. He had no radio, TV, telephone, internet, or any other means for telling time. So he travelled on foot to his friend's place a few miles down the straight desert road. He stayed at his friend's house for the night and when he came back home, he knew how to set his clock. How did he know?

What does the below image rebus riddle means ?

what's the probability of getting a king or a queen from a pack of 52 cards?

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

Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible?

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?