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

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?

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

A man has a barrel filled with oil that weighs 100 pounds, and then he puts something into it. Now the barrel weighs less than 100 pounds. What did he put in the barrel?

What am I?

You are on a Boat in the mid of a river. You have two cigarettes with you. One of these two you have to light, how will you light the cigarette?

Which word is least like the others? Third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth?

I had an infinite supply of water and 5 litres and 3 litres jars.

How would you measure exactly 4 litres in the least number of steps?

You can see three almost identical images below. Can you spot the odd one out from them?

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?