Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Most people think of me as money. But when they find me in the water, they won’t get any money out of me. What am I?

Today is a very icy and cold morning in Newcastle. Mr Shearer, an office bus driver arrived to pick up the employees from the last stop. Shearer suddenly remembers that he needs to pick a newly joined 4miles to the north. Mr Shearer lost his direction compass, a few minutes later Shearer is able to figure that he is moving in the correct direction i.e. north. How did Shearer know that he is moving in the correct direction?

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?

In a boat, the father of a sailor's son is sitting with the son of the sailor. However, the sailor is not present on the boat.

Can this even be possible?

As a whole I am both
safe and secure.

Behead me and I become
a place of meeting.

Behead me again and I am
the partner of ready.

Restore me, and I become
the domain of beasts.

What am I?

A kind heart person buy packed food at 3$/packet from United states and sells them at 1$/packet at Africa. After some time he becomes a millionaire.

How come the guy become millionaire ?

Can you count the number of blocks in the picture below?

What brings you down but never up?

A man and a dog were going down the street. The man rode, yet walked. What was the dog’s name?