You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

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

Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

The measurement of time, That can't be found on a clock, But can be looked upon on a map.

Who is He ?

In the city of Brain Teasers, 5% of people do not list their phone numbers. Now if we select random 100 people from the phone directory, then how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers?

Why do people go to bed?

In the figure, you can see nine stars. What you have to do is connect all of them by using just four line and without lifting your hand i.e. in a continuous flow.

You can win me and lose me but never buy me
You can not eat me and never want to part with me
I can make you cry or bring you joy
I am not a machine and definitely not a toy
You keep me but i am not forever just yours
You might find me in a case or on a shelf next to a vase
I am hard and i am tall if you bump me i am sure to fall
I am made of different materials and am at many events
If your lucky and fight hard I might be yours
What am I ?

If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many crows are left?

An octopus has 8 legs. A hippogriff has 6 legs and 2 pairs of wings. A sphinx has 6 legs and one pair of wings. Now we have all 3 kinds and a total of 18 insects in a cage. We have a total of 118 legs and 20 pairs of wings. How many insects do we have of each kind?