I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

A man and a dog were going down the street. The man rode, yet walked. What was the dog’s name?

A spy was in Canada trying to steal insider information on how to set up new Maple Syrup factories in their country. He was introduced to the operations manager of the biggest factory in Canada. However, the manager was suspicious and decided to test him with a question before he trusted him. So he asked, “What would you be sure to find in the middle of Toronto?” The spy thought fast and came up with an answer for the manager. What was his answer?

There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it without turning his head or body, or moving in any way (other than the eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?

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?

Every words stands for unique digit that makes the arithmetic equation true

SEVEN + SEVEN + SIX = TWENTY.

What are the digits ?

Can you identify the direction in which this bus is moving; left or right?

Hint: The bus is moving on the roads of London.

Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40, and leave 6.

How Come ??

I have a five and a three-gallon jar. Assuming there is an infinite supply of water, how can I measure one-gallon water?

A boy and a girl are sitting on the porch.
"I'm a boy," says the child with black hair.
"I'm a girl," says the child with red hair.
If at least one of them is lying, who is which?