If in a car race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?

What seven-letter word has hundreds of letters in it?

What is the largest amount of money that you can possess in change and still if someone asks you for a dollar, you won't be able to give?

Which is the smallest number that you can write using all the vowels exactly once?

Can you make a fire with just a single stick?

I left my campsite and hiked south for 3 miles. Then I turned east and hiked for 3 miles. I then turned north and hiked for 3 miles, at which time I came upon a bear inside my tent eating my food! What colour was the bear?

Three people check into a hotel. They pay $60 for the rent of the room. After they check-in, the manager realize that the rent for the room is $55. So, he gives $5 to the bellboy and asks him to give it to them. The bellboy thinks that it will be difficult for the three people to share $5 among them and seeking the personal benefit, he pockets $2 and gives the remaining $3 to them.

Now, each person paid $20 and got back $1. In this manner, each of them paid just $19 which totals to the amount of $57. The bellboy has $2 with him and adding them, we get $59. So where is the remaining $1?

I am a five-letter word under you,
Remove the first letter and I am above you,
Remove the second as well and I am around you.

Who am I?

'S' refers to the number of seconds in a day and 'H' refers to the number of hours in ten years. Which quantity out of these two is greater?

I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?