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 does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; That which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves?

Can you find out what is missing?

1 3 5
2 4 ?

Hint: It's not six. Think out of the box.

Which part of London exists in France as well ?

Where do you go to learn how to make ice cream?

Can you name an animal whose killing cannot be performed without spilling your own blood?

Birbal was jester, counsellor, and fool to the great Moghul emperor, Akbar.
The villagers loved to talk of Birbal's wisdom and cleverness,
and the emperor loved to try to outsmart him.
One day Akbar (emperor) drew a line across the floor.
"Birbal," he ordered, "you must make this line shorter, but you cannot erase any bit of it."
Everyone present thought the emperor had finally outsmarted Birbal.
It was clearly an impossible task.
Yet within moments the emperor and everyone else present had to agree that Birbal had made the line shorter without erasing any of it.
How could this be?

Do You See It?

What is the next number in the series?

15 29 56 108 208 ?

Count the Triangle in the figure given below: