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

The captain of a ship is telling you an interesting story and then poses a question. He says, “I have travelled the oceans far and wide. One time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly. Can you tell me how that was possible?”

A non-stop marathon is the shared favourite sport of three brothers.

*The oldest one is fat and short and trudges slowly on.
*The middle brother's tall and slim and keeps a steady pace.
*The youngest runs just like the wind, speeding through the race.

"He is young in years, we let him run!" the other two brothers explained, "'because though he is surely number one, he is second, in a way." Why is it?

Can it be possible to build a house that has all its four walls facing towards the South?

The more you take me, the more you leave me behind.
Who Am I?

A new Engineering building containing 100 offices had just been completed. John was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will John have to paint the number nine (9)?

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

I cannot talk, but I always reply when spoken to. What am I?

Alex opened 24 presents
Jonah opened 8 presents
Clara opened 1 present

Can you find out how many presents were opened by Candy?

You can take four of the five letters out of this word, but the pronunciation never changes. What is the word?