What word begins and ends with an E, but has only one letter?

Whats the next number in the below number sequence pattern.

Can you identify the direction in which this bus is moving; left or right?

Hint: The bus is moving on the roads of London.

A charming young lady was approached by a kind looking old woman in a restaurant. The old woman said to her, 'You look exactly like my younger daughter. Sadly she passed away a couple of months back. Could you do me a favor and say 'Goodbye, mother' with a kind smile on your face when I leave?

The young lady agreed for the same and said, 'Goodbye, mother' when the old woman left. Soon after, she got the most disengaging shock of her life.

Can you guess what the shock was?

Can you find out what is missing?

1 3 5
2 4 ?

Hint: It's not six. Think out of the box.

What has one eye, but can’t see?

What has a ring but no finger?

I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth, I am dissolved into air. What am I?

Three doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?

Can you find out which options fits best with the missing column?