A prisoner is told: "If you tell a lie, we will hang you and if you tell the truth, we will shoot you." What did the prisoner say to save himself?

A word I know,
Six letters contain,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

John went to a parrot shop in Mexico, and the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. John got excited and immediately bought the parrot. John went home and spoke many words, but the parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to the parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper never lied. Explain?

what does this picture(rebus) riddle means ?

If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?

How many times can you subtract the number two from the number fifty?

Why are all black people so quick ?

What can go through glass without breaking it?

By using 'because' continuously three times, can you make an English statement ?

I add 5 to 9 and get 2. The answer is correct, so what am I?