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?

John was visiting his friend Jacob. He found out that his friend's wife had just killed a burglar in self-defense.
John asks Jacob about what happened and he told that "His wife was watching television when suddenly the bell rang. She thought that it is her husband Jacob but she found the burglar who attacked her instantly and she got so frightened that she killed the burglar immediately with the knife.
John asked the police to arrest his friend's wife. Why?

A shepherd had 18 sheep, out of which, all but ten died.

Can you tell us how many sheep was he left with?

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

If we change the South-East direction into North and North-East into West and all others similarly.
Can you find out which direction will be in the place of South-West direction?

How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day ?

1 rabbit saw 9 elephants while going to the river. Every elephant saw 3 monkeys going toward the river. Each monkey had 1 parrot in each hand. How many animals are going towards the river?

It is a 5 letter word if you take away first letter it is something you get from sun, if you remove second letter you will get something to eat, if you remove third letter you get a word you use in pointing at and if you remove the fourth letter you get something to drink. What is it?

When 99 is considered higher than 100?

What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?