One absent-minded ancient philosopher forgot to wind up his only clock in the house. He had no radio, TV, telephone, internet, or any other means for telling time. So he travelled on foot to his friend's place a few miles down the straight desert road. He stayed at his friend's house for the night and when he came back home, he knew how to set his clock. How did he know?

Alex is stranded on an island covered in forest.
One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process.

There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off.

How can the Alex survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire)

While going to your grandmother's house, you counted Twenty houses on the right side. While returning back to your home, you counted Twenty houses on the left side.

How many houses are there between your home and your grandmother's home?

Can you make numbers like 24, using numbers 3,3,7 & 7 with any arithmetic operator?

John killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

I have feet, but no legs. Which animal Am I?

What is the unique property of the following words ?
* Revive
* Banana
* Grammar
* Voodoo
* Assess
* Potato
* Dresser
* Uneven

In a football game, Christina defeated Teresa by 2 - 0 but no man from either side scored. How can this be possible?

I sleep during the day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?

They are the five precious gems of an everyday sort and all can be found on a Tennis Court. Who are they?