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?

Most people think of me as money. But when they find me in the water, they won’t get any money out of me. What am I?

You can hear me, but you can't touch or see me.

What am I?

Can you solve the tricky chess rebus puzzle below by ciphering the hidden meaning?

What do you answer even though it never asks you questions?

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 _

In a basket of apples,
when counted in twos, there was one extra
when counted in threes, there were two extra when counted in fours, there were three extra
when counted in fives, there were four extra
when counted in sixes, there was five extra.

However, if the apples were counted in sevens, no extra apple was left. Can you calculate the minimum number of apples that were present in the basket?

What is the next number in this matchsticks series riddle?

When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?

John gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Jacob. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to James. Now, John was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many did he have in the beginning?