A non-stop marathon is the shared favourite sport of three brothers.

*The oldest one is fat and short and trudges slowly on.
*The middle brother's tall and slim and keeps a steady pace.
*The youngest runs just like the wind, speeding through the race.

"He is young in years, we let him run!" the other two brothers explained, "'because though he is surely number one, he is second, in a way." Why is it?

2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?

There are people and strange monkeys on this island, and you can not tell who is who (Edit: until you understand what they said - see below). They speak either only the truth or only lies.
Who are the following two guys?
A: B is a lying monkey. I am human.
B: A is telling the truth.

Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?

How many times in a given day, minutes and hour clock comes in a straight line ?

What is full of holes but still holds water?

I am green and found in the forest and have needles instead of leaves. What am I?
Hint 1: It can be used for Christmas decorations.
Hint 2: I have a strong, scent that is used in air fresheners.

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

A seven-year-old kid challenged his classmates that he can make the number one disappear by adding something to it.

How can he do that?

When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?