If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?

f you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

A professor thinks of two consecutive numbers between 1 and 10.
'A' knows the 1st number and 'B' knows the second number

A: I do not know your number.
B: Nor do I know your number.
A: Now I know.

What are the four solutions for this?

John was gifted a new Hayabusa. He drove x miles at 55mph. Then he drove x+20 miles at 40mps. He drove his bike for 100 minutes. How much distance did he travel?

You have a basket containing ten apples. You have ten friends, who each desire an apple. You give each of your friends one apple.
Now all your friends have one apple each, yet there is an apple remaining in the basket.
How?

I am a type of word that is spelt incorrectly or used differently, on purpose for humour. What am I?
Hint 1: You can find me in a joke.
Hint 2: I am a play on words.

Luis Garavito killed Density x Volume.

Who is Luis Garavito ?

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

What is the fewest number of coins that would be required in order to make sure each and every coin touches exactly three other coins?

Can you place six X (crosses) in below board without making three in a row in any way ?