2, 3, 5, 9, 17, _ What is the next number in the sequence?

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

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

what one word does the below rebus identifies?

A deaf and mute man goes to the train station. Tickets for the train are 50 cents each. The man goes to the ticket booth and hands the man inside just a dollar. The man in the booth hands him two tickets.

How did the man in the booth know to give him two tickets without even looking at him?

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

All of Jacob's shoes are red except two.
All of Jacob's shoes are green except two.
All of Jacob's shoes are yellow except two.

How many shoes does Jacob have?

A girl was standing near the window thinking something. All of a sudden she decides something and throws something out of the window. She dies very soon after throwing it. She was perfectly healthy and had no disease or allergy. No one killed her and she did not commit suicide.

Can you think of any possible explanation that is logical as well for what happened there?