Riddle #631

In a major league baseball game, a pitcher faced only 27 batters. Every batter he faced, he struck out. He allowed no hits and no runs, yet his team lost 4-0. How could this be?

Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place.

Why was Karl Marx buried at Highgate Cemetery in London?

Jason decided to give his bike 3 coats of paint. Which coat would go on the first?

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?

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

You are in a cabin and it is pitch black. You have one match on you. Which do you light first, the newspaper, the lamp, the candle, or the fire?

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands two parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other behind. Why did he want two?

Is an old 50 rupee note worth more than a new one?