Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Rob is taller than Edwin, and Jurgen is shorter than Rob.
Of only one of the following statements, we now certainly know it is correct:

A.Edwin is taller than Jurgen
B.Jurgen is taller than Edwin
C.It cannot be determined if Jurgen or Edwin is the tallest.

I am never scared but became petrified and can’t live in a house but would die to make one. What am I?

What does man love more than life, and hate more than death or mortal strife; that which satisfied men want; the poor have, and the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves?

A bomb goes off.
Carnage.
One person, only a few feet away, survives! How can this be?

Open a Laptop which is password protected. Hint for the password is given as below:

1 mobile 3 books 2 Boards 1 night 4 balls 2 lighters 1 ghost 1 hat 3 watches

What does this rebus mean?

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There is a wide field of corn. A goose finds its way into the field and starts running. Can you find out till which point the goose can run into the field?

Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

Who are the happiest people in IPL match?