Solution:

"World War I" was named after after "World War II"

Solution:

== Mathematical Answer ==
Mathematical Answer = number of seconds in a minute * number of minute in an hour * number hour in a day * number of day in year
60 * 60 * 24 * 365 = 31536000
60 * 60 * 24 * 365.25 = 31557600 (if you want account for leap year)


== We are looking for trick answer (which is 24) ==
Every month contains only 2 second like
A) 2nd January ("second" January)
B) 22nd January (twenty"second" January)

Therefore 2 * 12 months = 24.

Solution:

The equator.

I stand up straight wrt ground, but is sideways wrt Earth axis.

Solution:

If you build a house on the South Pole, all of its walls will face towards North.

Solution:

1 * 1 = 1
11 * 11 = 121
111 * 111 = 12321
1111 * 1111 = 1234321


Following the pattern, you can come straight at:
111111111 * 111111111 = 11=2345678987654321

Solution:

The integer with the special property is -1.

To test the property, let us subtract any digit from it, let's say 5.

-1 - 5 = -6

The succeeding digit of 5 is 6.

When (-6) is divided by 6, it is completely divided.

For all other numbers as well, this stands true.

Solution:

The three numbers are:
-3, -1 and 1.

Solution:

The required word is Buffalo.

Buffalo is a noun that refers to an animal. However, it is also a verb that means 'to bully'. Let us see how it can be used.

Sentence: Buffalo.
Meaning: Go and bully someone.

Sentence: Buffalo buffalo.
Meaning: Animals bully.

Sentence: Buffalo buffalo buffalo.
Meaning: Animals bully other animals.

Sentence: Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo.
Meaning: Animals that are bullied by other animals, in turn, bully other animals.

Solution:

The sword could not have the words 'World War I' engraved on it. At that time, only one world war had taken place. No one knew that a second was to happen in future. Thus if it was engraved, the mention of the number was impossible.

Solution:

The total population of New York City is about nine millions. Let us assume that 1 million among them are bald which leaves us with eight millions of people that are required to have different number of hairs on their head.

Now as per the surveys, on an average, people have 100, 000 hairs on their head. Since all must have different numbers, we start with one. Let us say someone has one hair strand, someone has two, and someone has three and so on. After 100, 000 people, we are left with 7, 900, 000 people left. Since all of them are needed to have different number of hair strands, we will move up from 100, 000.

In such case, at the end, you will be having a person with 8, 000, 000 hairs which is clearly impossible (even having 1, 000, 000 hairs on someone's head is impossible).

Therefore, there must be two people who have same number of hairs on their head.

This is a classic example of the pigeonhole principle.