Find the Next Number in the Sequence

2 9 3 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 ?

Which three-digit number, made of consecutive digits, like 567, is 2 less than a cube and 2 more than a square?

What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?

Using four sevens (7) and a one (1) create the number 100. Except for the five numerals, you can use the usual mathematical operations (+, -, x, :), root and brackets ()

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

A boy and his father are caught in a traffic accident, and the father dies. Immediately the boy is rushed to a hospital, suffering from injuries. But the attending surgeon at the hospital, upon seeing the boy, says 'I cannot operate. This boy is my son.' How is this situation explained?

If you had a pizza with crust thickness 'a' and radius 'z', what's the volume of the pizza?

A solo dice game is played. In this game, upon each turn, a normal pair of dice is rolled and the score is calculated not by adding the numbers but multiplying them.

In a particular game, the score for the second roll is five more than what was achieved in the first roll. The score for the third roll is six less than what was completed in the second roll. The score for the fourth roll is eleven more than what was achieved in the third. The score for the fifth roll is eight less than what was completed in the fourth.

Can you calculate the score for each of the five throws?

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

I am a mother. However, I never give birth.

I am a father. However, I never nurse my children.

Wandering is not possible for me, but standing still happens occurs rarely.

Who am I?