John was piloting a plane behind a car but was never able to overtake it. Why?

In The 1st month of this year(the year 2013), I noticed that the date 13-1-13 (13 January 2013) is special.

This date is special as:

Date * Month = Year.

Can you figure out which year of this century has a maximum number of such dates?

I am a seven-letter word but if you remove four of my letters I will have one left. What word am I?

I am the fastest animal but cannot climb the tree. What am I?

There are 2 people near the river and both of them want to get on the other side. The boat can only take one of them. But they got across.
How?

If you go to the movies and you're paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?

A King wants to send the diamond ring to his girlfriend securely. He got multiple locks and their corresponding keys. His girlfriend does not have any keys to these locks and if he sends the key without a lock, the key can be copied in the way. How can King send the ring to his girlfriend securely?

I am first found in caves, now prolific online; I am a depiction, a drawing, a symbol, or sign. I will convey whichever mood you could wish; or for that matter, a fist, flask, or fish. What am I?

A word I know has six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remain. What is it?

Look at the below sequence of letters and tell us what the next letter should be:

O T T F F S S ?