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

If a wheel has 54 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?

Eight of us go fourth, not back, to protect our king from an attack. What are we?

Find the missing number in the sequence below:

What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?

My cousin lives in one story house in Antarctica. His house is made the of-of sandstone. what is the color of stairs?

Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.

I am dry when I go inside, but wet when I am pulled outside.
The longer I am inside, the stronger I get
When I am completely out, I am wet and I literally sag
Who am I?

Below, you will find the mathematical proof that 10 equals 9.99999?. But is that possible or there is something wrong about it? Can you find the error?

x = 9.999999...
10x = 99.999999...
10x - x = 90
9x = 90
x = 10