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

A word I know,
Six letters contain,
Subtract just one,
And twelve is what remains.

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

It comprises roots which nobody sees,
Much taller than those trees,
Up and up it goes,
Still it never grows?

In a contest, four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four closed boxes (one fruit per box). People may guess which fruit is in which box. 123 people participate in the contest. When the boxes are opened, it turns out that 43 people have guessed none of the fruits correctly, 39 people have guessed one fruit correctly, and 31 people have guessed two fruits correctly.
How many people have guessed three fruits correctly, and how many people have guessed four fruits correctly

An office is divided into 8 cubicles. How many of the cubicles are painted if only 1/8 of the cubicles are painted?

A Child was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Still, the child is not a Pakistani citizen. why?

Can you count the number of squares in the given picture?

Decode below three cipher riddles:

26 L of the A
7 D of the W
1000 Y in a M

A tourist visits a small town for his research. While in the town, he decides to get a haircut. Since the town is quite small, there are only two barbers in the town � one on the North Street and one on the South Street. The barbershop on the North Street is a mess and the barber has a weird and pathetic haircut. While the barbershop at the South Street is pretty tidy and the barber as well has an impressive haircut.

Which barbershop will the tourist visit for his haircut and why?