If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?

Which tank will fill first?

What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?

What is the next number?

77, 49, 36, 18 ?

In particular commonwealth games, a female participant won silver and gold medals for a single event.

How can this be possible?

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

Forwards I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?

Where do fish keep their money?

A thief is convicted in Mexico. He gets the death penalty. The judge allows him to say the last sentence to determine how the penalty will be carried out. If the thief lies, he will be hanged, if he speaks the truth he will be beheaded. The thief tells the last sentence and to everybody's surprise some minutes later he is set free because the judge cannot determine his penalty. What did the thief say?