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

A man started to town with a fox, a goose, and a sack of corn. He came to a stream which he had to cross in a tiny boat. He could only take one across at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How did he get them all safely over the stream?

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 Throw The Outside, Cook The Inside
Eat The Outside, Throw The Inside.

What Is It?

The more you take me, the more you leave me behind.
Who Am I?

They do not possess flesh or feathers or scales or bone
But still, they are blessed with fingers and thumbs of their own.

John was going on a jungle trip. He asked his wife to pack something to eat, something to drink and something to burn if he feels cold in the jungle. When John opens the backpack he found just one thing in the bag. What was it?

You knock a Table over in the library, and suddenly 20 eyes are looking at you.

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?

When I get multiplied by any number, the sum of the figures in the product is always me. What am I?