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?

A man says, "Brothers and sisters, have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is that man?

A few friends are enjoying their sea voyage in a boat full of apples. On the way, they felt hungry and thus decided to eat the apples. Together, they ate two dozen of apples. When they have eaten the apples, will there be any change in the water level?

What is a word made up of 4 letters, yet is also made up of 3. Sometimes is written with 9 letters, and then with 4. Rarely consists of 6, and never is written with 5.

If you read clockwise, you can form a word by inserting three missing letters in the picture given below. Can you do it?

I have no life, but I can die. What am I?

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

Find the missing number in the sequence below:

Why is 6 afraid of 7?