4 fathers, 2 grand-fathers and 4 sons went to watch the movie.What is the minimum number of tickets they need to buy ?

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

Today is John's birthday.
A year ago, John had five candles and he lit all the candles except the one at the last.
Now he is going to light all the candles.

How old is John Today?

(He is not five today.....)

Sherlock breaks into a crime scene. The victim is the owner who is slumped dead on a chair and have a bullet hole in his head. A gun lies on the floor and a cassette recorder is found on the table. On pressing the play button, Sherlock hears the message 'I have committed sins in my life and now I offer my soul to the great Lord' and followed a gunshot Sherlock smiles and informed the police that's its a murder.

Why did he think so?

Many have heard it, but nobody has ever seen it, and it will not speak back until spoken to. What is it?

I am a seven-letter word but if you remove four of my letters I will have one left. What word am I?

This is a simple one. You just have to count the number of Fs in the given sentence.

Finished Files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.

How many did you count?

What work can one never finish?

Only one colour, but not one size,
Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies.
Present in sun, but not in rain,
Doing no harm, and feeling no pain.
What is it?

Find the next number in the series below

21 32 54 87 131 ?