Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Can you find out which number multiplied by itself will give the output as 12345678987654321?

In particular commonwealth games, a female participant won silver and gold medals for a single event.

How can this be possible?

What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?

Begin with a word, five letters to my name,
Remove the first and last but I am the same
Take out my middle and still, I remain.
What word am I?

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

A guard is positioned at the one side of the bridge saying ‘A’. His task is to shoot all those who try to leave from ‘A’ to the other side and say ‘B’. He also need to welcome the person who comes from another side ‘B’ to his side ‘A’. The guard comes out of his post every 1 hour and looks down the bridge for any people trying to leave. You are at side ‘A’ and wish to go to another side ‘B’. you also know that it would take 1:45 hr to cross the bridge. How will you cross the bridge?

John is found dead in a bare field. Nobody killed John,
John did not commit suicide.

Inspector Jacob found a bag just a few meters away from John which could save his life. What was in the bag?

If two's company, and three's a crowd, then whats four and five ?

What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; That which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves?