You can take four of the five letters out of this word, but the pronunciation never changes. What is the word?

A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?

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

John and Jacob are twin brothers. One of them is a liar whereas the other one is a truth-teller.

I called their home number and one of them picked up.
I asked. 'Does John lie?' The person replied with a yes.

Whom did I talk with, John or Jacob?

I am a five-letter word under you,
Remove the first letter and I am above you,
Remove the second as well and I am around you.

Who am I?

Vin Diesel is pulling a theft and has planned to run away with all the cash kept in the safe. But the only way to open the safe is the 13 character password. He has a set of five clues given to him by a trustworthy source.

Exactly two of the below statements are false.
The password is contained within this sentence.
The password is not in this hint.
The password is within only one of these statements.
At least one of the above statements is a lie.

Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.

1. What does:
TIM JOB
represent?

2. What does:
MO_ _
represent?

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

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?