What is next number in the pattern below:

131 517 192 123 ?

A landlord calls both of his sons and tells them that their horses will now decide who will transfer the inheritance. He tells them to race along the land till the end and the one whose horse will be slower will win and be the heir to all the property.

Both of them keep wandering for days but to no result. Then they ask a wise man regarding it. The man advises them on the matter after which they jump on the horses and race as fast as they can till the end. Why did they do it?

What did the wise man say?

I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?

Four people need to cross a rickety bridge at night. Unfortunately, they have only one torch and the bridge is too dangerous to cross without one. The bridge is only strong enough to support two people at a time. Not all people take the same time to cross the bridge. Times for each person: 1 min, 2 mins, 7 mins and 10 mins. What is the shortest time needed for all four of them to cross the bridge?

Analyze and find the missing item in the sequence:
16, 06, 68, 88, __, 98

What is common among 11, 69, and 88?

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

You board a train. The train will have to enter a tunnel soon. You are claustrophobic. Which place is the best for you to sit?

A detective visits his friend John just to discover that John's neighbour Dr Jacob was murdered. Dr Jacob, who is a mathematician wrote the murderer's name in a code word "Hcqtfz". There were five suspects
1. Ajit
2. Pankaj
3. Ganpat
4. Deenu
5. Hariya

The Detective was instantly able to find the murderer.
Can you?

Look at this sequence from top to bottom. What is the next number in the sequence?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211