What goes up but never comes down?

If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909,
how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?

What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

Can you name some countries which do not have the alphabet 'A' in them?

There are two words one resembles the "state of rest" and the other is related to "writing/reading material".

Can you name these two words which also sound similar?

What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?

What will you call your mother's brother's brother-in-law?

What do you answer even though it never asks you questions?

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

Living above a star, I do not burn
Eleven friends and they do not turn
I can just be visited in a sequence, not once or repeatedly
PQRS are my initials
Can you tell my name accurately?