Why is a river so rich ?

During an interview, the interviewer ordered hot coffee for the candidate to relieve the stress. The coffee was kept before him. After a minute, the interviewer asked him, 'What is before you?' He replied 'Tea'.

The candidate was selected immediately. Why?

A father is locked up in jail. His wife has gone bankrupt. Their male child has to sell his hotel in order to gain some money. Yet their girl child does not care and is quite happy.

How can someone be so rude?

Which is the smallest number that you can write using all the vowels exactly once?

Two friends were betting. One said to the other, "The coin will be flipped twenty times and each time the coin lands on the head, I will give you $2 and each time it lands on the tale, you will give me $3." After flipping the coin twenty times not a single penny was exchanged among them.

How many times did the coin land on heads?

I guess 76.8% of readers will like this riddle.

What's the least number of people should read this post?

How many squares, of any size, can you find on this chessboard which do not contain a Rook?

Can you make a fire with just a single stick?

Complete the given grid with valid words. You can only use the letters AAEEIIMMPPTT.

Hint: The grid reads the same across as down.

Replace the alphabet with the number such that the below equation holds.

HAPPY
+ DIWALI
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HDLALA
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