The peacock is a bird that does not lay eggs. How do they get baby peacocks?

Can you solve this amazing hard number series problem?
7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18 ?

In the attached figure, you can see a chessboard and two rooks placed on the chess board. What you have to find is the number of squares that do not contain the rooks. How many are there?

Rose, Lily and Jasmine decided to buy flowers for their moms on Mother's Day. One of them bought lilies, the other roses, and the third one jasmines.
'It's funny!' said the girl with roses, 'we bought roses, jasmines and lilies, but none of us bought the flowers matching her name'.
'You're right!', said Lily.
What kind of flowers did each of the girls buy?

It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard, and can't be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter.
What is it?

Baseball bat and ball cost $100. If the bat cost $99 more than the ball, what is the cost of each?

Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

There is a box full of marbles,
all but two are blue,
all but two are green,
and all but two are red.

How many marbles are in the box?

A cat had three kittens: Snophy, Topsy and Jorden. What was the mother's name?

Can you name four days which start with the letter 'T'?