Find the next number in the sequence

1, 2, 6, 21, 88, __?

The following question it puts forth you:

25 - 55 + (85 + 65) = ?

Then, you are told that even though you might think it's wrong, the correct answer is actually 5!

Whats your reaction to it? How can this be true?

I make two people out of one. What am I?

In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travellers who passed by. If the traveller failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him/her. And if the traveller answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddle:

What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself.

There is a place where if I stand up straight, I will still be considered sideways.

How many words can a pen with half refill write?

In a kingdom, King George did not allow any citizen to visit the world outside. Also, only a person with proper paperwork was allowed to enter or he was sent back. A wooden bridge was what connected the kingdom to the world. The king had appointed a sharpshooter who would check the every five minutes on the bridge to check. After checking, he would go back to his hut and return exactly after five minutes again. The bridge took 9 minutes to cross.

A merchant was able to escape the kingdom without harming the shooter. How?

How many bricks does it take to complete a building that is 15 feet wide, 30 feet deep, and 12 feet tall made of brick?

Eight of us go fourth, not back, to protect our king from an attack. What are we?

What is at the end of a rainbow?