Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

A man is found dead with a knife in his back When the investigation is done. A chair lays beside him and the forensic team finds moisture around the body.

If he committed suicide, how did he do it?

A spaceship was lost. The detective was given a piece of paper. This was the location of the spaceship! This is what the slip had scribbled on it:
Juice, Umbrella, Potato, Ice, Tomato, Elephant, Rice.

Where is the spaceship?

Find the missing number in the image below.

They do not possess flesh or feathers or scales or bone
But still, they are blessed with fingers and thumbs of their own.

John replied, when asked how old he was. In 2 years he will be twice as old as he was five years ago.' How old is he ?

What is more useful when it is broken?

At a Society election for president, precisely 963 votes were cast.
There is a total of 4 candidates that participate in the election.

The winning candidate exceeds the opponents by 53, 79 and 105 votes.

How many votes do each candidate gets?

The dirtier I get, the whiter I look. Who am I?

A certain street contains 100 buildings. They are numbered from 1 to 100. How many 9's are used in these numbers?