What word does this rebus represent?

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A few friends are enjoying their sea voyage in a boat full of apples. On the way, they felt hungry and thus decided to eat the apples. Together, they ate two dozen of apples. When they have eaten the apples, will there be any change in the water level?

Can you find the missing letter in the sequence?
S - T - I - L - ? - T - F - Y - C

You walk into an old horror house. It has no power or plumbing. Once inside, you see three doors. Each door has a number on it. Behind each door is a way for you to die. Behind door number one, you die by getting eaten by a lion. Behind door number two, you die by getting murdered. Behind door number three, you die by an electric chair. You can’t turn back, so you have to go through a door. Which door do you go through?

Can you find the missing number in the third row?
35 20 14
27 12 18
5 2 ?

There are four 3-link chains. All you have to do is join them into a big 12-link chain. For joining two closed links, one of the links must be cut and placed onto the other link for closing.

How many minimum links will you have to cut to make the big chain?

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

I never stop running even when I standstill. If I am formed by joining two identical bodies together, can you guess who I am?

I am a five-letter word and people eat me. If you remove the first letter I become an energy form. If you remove the first two letters, I am needed to live. Scramble the last three letters and I am a drink. What word am I?

I sleep during the day and fly at night, but I have no feathers to aid my flight. What am I?