Can anyone tell me a word in the English dictionary which has a silent 'z'?

If 1+9+8=1, what is 2+8+9?

A woman named Maria was at the funeral of her mother. She met a nice young man that she had never seen before and after the service, they spent a bit of time together. Then she got busy and didn’t get his name or phone number before he left. She tried to find him, but no one knew who he was or how to contact him. A few weeks later, Maria’s older sister dies and the police suspect murder. Who killed the sister?

How many points are there on the globe where, by walking one mile south, then one mile east and then one mile north, you would reach the place where you started?

In the given figure, you can see that four match sticks are used to form a square. Can you form five squares by using six matches?

I am soft and cuddly that soothe your heart. But, If you pick my last name I am going to tear you all apart. Who am I?

Yesterday I fell from 30 feet high ladder but I don't get hurt. Why?

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

Look at the below sequence of letters and tell us what the next letter should be:

O T T F F S S ?

Kareena is older than Katrina and younger than Karishma. Isabelle is younger than Bipasha and Karishma. Bipasha is older than Karishma. If Kareena and Isabelle are the same age, who's the youngest?