What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?

There are 2 people near the river and both of them want to get on the other side. The boat can only take one of them. But they got across.
How?

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?

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

As you can see in the picture, you have a hole with dimensions 9 ft x 2 ft Also available is a wooden board with dimensions 6 ft x 3 ft Now you have to cover the hole with this board and you are allowed to cut the board into two pieces. Please see that the hole is completely covered and the boards should not overlap or extend beyond the edge. How will you cut the board?

Complete the series by replacing "?" with the correct number.

ST ND RD TH '?'

I am a ten letters word
The first four letters have the power to rule,
Next, four-letter can be eaten.
The next three-letter represents a lady.
I can fly as well

what am I looking for?

The king of Octopuses has servants who have six, seven or eight legs. The distinguishing characteristics of the servants is that the one with seven legs always lie but the one with either six or eight legs speak the truth always.

One day, four servants meet and converse:

The black one says, 'We have 28 legs altogether.'

The green one says, 'We have 27 legs altogether.'

The yellow one says, 'We have 26 legs altogether.'

The red one says, 'We have 25 legs altogether.'


Can you identify the colour of the servant who is speaking the truth?

By using 'because' continuously three times, can you make an English statement ?

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