Can it be possible to build a house that has all its four walls facing towards the South?

Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words:
gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den

A number with an interesting property:

When I divide it by 2, the remainder is 1.
When I divide it by 3, the remainder is 2.
When I divide it by 4, the remainder is 3.
When I divide it by 5, the remainder is 4.
When I divide it by 6, the remainder is 5.
When I divide it by 7, the remainder is 6.
When I divide it by 8, the remainder is 7.
When I divide it by 9, the remainder is 8.
When I divide it by 10, the remainder is 9.

It's not a small number, but it's not really big, either.
When I looked for a smaller number with this property I couldn't find one.

Can you find it?

You have two rectangular wires.

Both of them have property that when you light the fire from one end , it will take 60 minutes to get completely burn.

However, they do not burn at consistent speed (i.e it might be possible 1st 20% burn in 50 minutes and 80% can burn in 10 minutes).

So how could you measure 45 minutes ?

What does the following BrainBat signifies?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ.

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Look at the picture and find out which square is not linked with any of the other squares.

Can you find the next number in the below sequence
3 , 7 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 17 ?

A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

You and your two friends are working in a multinational company. How can you three find out the average salary of you all without disclosing your own salary to the other two?