Can you name some countries which do not have the alphabet 'A' in them?

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

You are a thief and you are being punished for your crime. People have tied your head down on a tree with a rope that has been anchored in the ground. A candle is burning below the rope which is slowly burning it away. Just below your head, a Lion has been left loose and is waiting for you to drop down on the ground so he can have you as his lunch.

You have to survive the scenario. How will you do it?

In a rainy season, one day 3 huge ladies walked under a normal-sized umbrella.
The umbrella is not huge enough to accommodate all 3 ladies yet not a single lady got wet. Why?

Complete the series by replacing "?" with the correct number.

ST ND RD TH '?'

After a heavy Thanksgiving meal, the night watchman went to work. In the morning, he told his boss he had dreamed that a saboteur planted a bomb in the factory and that he felt it was a warning. The boss promptly fired him. Worker confused, Why boss fire him?

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?”

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?

Here is a mathematical expression that also secretly tells a movie name. What movie is that?

How can you spell "White of an egg" in one word?
Hint: I know you can spell coke, poke, and joke.