What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

Find the next number in the following series:
6, 14, 26, 98, __?

John was drowned by he was not wet. How?

Solve the below puzzle by replacing the question mark with the correct number.

3 6 12

4 8 16

5 10 ?

You measure my life in hours
I serve you by expiring
I vanish faster when I am thin
and slower when I am thick
The wind is my energy
What am I?

Can you make four (4) nines (9) equal 100?

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?

The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

The Judge knows that Alamgir was killed by his girlfriend Jasline, but the judge is unsure whether to punish her. Why?