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

As we know that white starts the game of chess. Can you find the scenario shown in the picture below is possible when all the white pieces are at the original place while the black pawn is not as in the below picture?

A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First, he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?

A mother bought three dress for her triplets daughters(one for each) and put the dresses in the dark. One by one the girls come and pick a dress.
What is the probability that no girl will choose her own dress?

Why 1729 is a magic number? Answer Logically.

You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

I never stop running even when I standstill. If I am formed by joining two identical bodies together, can you guess who I am?

Decode the movie name from the below picture?

Can you find out the total number of triangles in the given figure?

When does a USA Potato change its nationality?