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?

Mr. Buttons was all set to go to the village of Buttonland to meet his friend. So, he packed his bags and left for the village at 5 in the morning. Upon travelling on a road for miles, he came across a point where the road diverged into two. He was confused on which road to take. He gazed around and he saw two owls sitting on a branch. He thought he could ask for directions for the village from the two owls. So he went to the tree. There he saw a sign which read, "One owl always lies, and one is always truthful. They both fly away if you ask them more than 1 question."
Mr. Buttons was caught in the dilemma of what to ask? And from which owl to ask, since he only had one question. What should Mr. Buttons ask?

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?

What has 88 keys?

Can you name some countries which do not have the alphabet 'A' in them?

I am looking for a word that change both gender and number when i add the letter 'S'.

What Word am I Looking For ?

They do not possess flesh or feathers or scales or bone
But still, they are blessed with fingers and thumbs of their own.

Something Extraordinary happened on May 6th 19778 at 12:34am what was that?

John went to a parrot shop in Mexico, and the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. John got excited and immediately bought the parrot. John went home and spoke many words, but the parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to the parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper never lied. Explain?

Which number comes next in the number series?

2, 9, 30, 93, ?