Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Two boys were admitted to a school. When the headmaster asks them about their parents, they tell him that they have same parents (father and mother). On further inquiry, it turns out that they both share the same date for their birthday.

"Are you twins," ask the headmaster.
"No," replies the boys.

Is it possible?

On one occasion, A Boy collects 71 rupees in form of 20 paise and 25 paise. He collects a total of 324 coins.

Can you tell me how many 20-paisa and 25-paisa he got?

A wealthy man lives alone in a small cottage. Being partially handicapped he had everything delivered to his cottage. The mailman was delivering a letter one Thursday when he noticed that the front door was ajar. Through the opening he could see the man's body lying in a pool of dried blood. When a police officer arrived he surveyed the scene. On the porch were two bottles of warm milk, Monday's newspaper, a catalog, flyers, and unopened mail. The police officer suspects it was foul play. Who does he suspect and why?

You need to remove two matchsticks to make the below equation true. Can you do it ?

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?

Identify the next two numbers in this series.

101, 112, 131, 415, 161, 718, ???, ???

How many runs at maximum can a batsman score in a normal one-day match? Consider the fact that the conditions are ideal and there are no No Balls, no Wide Balls and no Extras in that match.

As you can see in the picture, you have a hole with dimensions 9 ft x 2 ft Also available is a wooden board with dimensions 6 ft x 3 ft Now you have to cover the hole with this board and you are allowed to cut the board into two pieces. Please see that the hole is completely covered and the boards should not overlap or extend beyond the edge. How will you cut the board?

Can you circle exactly four of these numbers such that the total is twelve?

1 6 1
6 1 6
1 6 1
6 1 6