Find the Next Number in the Sequence

2 9 3 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 ?

If in a car race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?

Two trains start at the same time, one from Bangalore to Mysore and the other from Mysore to Bangalore. if they arrive at their destinations one hour and four hours respectively after passing one another, how much faster is one train running than the other?

What time is it when an elephant sits on a fence?

Can you decipher the following common phrase?

T M C
A U O
H S M
W T E

An exterior architect is asked by a builder to plant seven trees in a manner that there are exactly six rows of trees in a straight line and each row has three trees in particular.

How will he do it?

John speaks the truth only once a day in a week. Below are a few hints for you:

First: Days are Sunday, Monday and so on.
Second: One day he says, "I lie on Monday and Tuesday".
Third: On the next day, he says, "Today is either Thursday, Saturday or Sunday".
Fourth: On the next day, he says, "I lie on Wednesday and Friday".

Can you identify the day on which he speaks the truth?

John is the son of Jacob.
So,
Jacob is the_____of John's father?

There are two candles. Both will only burn exactly for an hour. How will you use these two candles to measure forty-five minutes?

By using 'because' continuously three times, can you make an English statement ?