John’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?

A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son.

Who am I?

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

There is a certain crime, that if it is attempted, is punishable, but if it is committed, is not punishable. What is the crime?

What is the four-digit number in which the first digit is one-third the second, the third is the sum of the first two, and the last is three times the second?

I am beautiful, up in the sky. I am magical, yet I cannot fly. To people I bring luck, and to some people, riches. The boy at my end does whatever he wishes. What am I?

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?

Two friends were stuck in a cottage. They had nothing to do and thus they started playing cards. Suddenly the power went off and Friend 1 inverted the position of 15 cards in the normal deck of 52 cards and shuffled it. Now he asked Friend 2 to divide the cards into two piles (need not be equal) with equal number of cards facing up. The room was quite dark and Friend 2 could not see the cards. He thinks for a while and then divides the cards in two piles.

On checking, the count of cards facing up is same in both the piles. How could Friend 2 have done it ?

Count the number of times the letter "F" appears in the following paragraph:

FAY FRIED FIFTY POUNDS OF
SALTED FISH AND THREE POUNDS
OF DRY FENNEL FOR DINNER FOR
FORTY MEMBERS OF HER FATHER'S FAMILY.

Find the last number in the series below:

voN luJ yaM raM ---