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Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

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