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?

Can you replace the X (both small and big x) with the numbers between 1 to 19 such that all the rows of 3 numbers between X (big x) sum to 23?

Can you replace the question mark with the correct letter?

6 + 6 + 6 = N
7 + 7 + 7 = E
8 + 8 + 8 = R
0 + 0 + 0 = ?

I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone's dirty business.

What is the riddle which can be asked all day with a different correct answer each time.

John gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Jacob. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to James. Now, John was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many did he have in the beginning?

Can you count the number of seconds in a year?

Clue: You need to bother about calculation.

A clock loses 10 minutes each hour. If the clock is set correctly at noon, what time is it when it reads 3 PM?

I’m orange, I wear a green hat and I sound like a parrot. What am I?

You have an empty wine bottle with a cork that has been secured at the top in a normal way. There is a metal ring inside the bottle that is suspended by a string.

How can you make the metal ring drop to the bottom if you are not allowed to touch anything - not the bottle, not the cork, not the thread and not the ring?