Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?

There are two words one resembles the "state of rest" and the other is related to "writing/reading material".

Can you name these two words which also sound similar?

What does below rebus means ?

One absent-minded ancient philosopher forgot to wind up his only clock in the house. He had no radio, TV, telephone, internet, or any other means for telling time. So he travelled on foot to his friend's place a few miles down the straight desert road. He stayed at his friend's house for the night and when he came back home, he knew how to set his clock. How did he know?

If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?

These types of puzzles are known as charades. What you have to do is find two words that are referred to in the first stanza and the second stanza and put them together to form the third word in the third stanza.

Just for example, if my first refers to 'off' and my second refers to 'ice', then my whole will be office.

My first is present - future's past -
A time in which your lot is cast.

My second is my first of space
Defining people's present place.

My whole describes a lack of site -
A place without length, breadth, or height.

You Throw The Outside, Cook The Inside
Eat The Outside, Throw The Inside.

What Is It?

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 _

Can you find out the smallest number that can be conveyed as the sum of three squares in three unique ways?

Which three-digit number, made of consecutive digits, like 567, is 2 less than a cube and 2 more than a square?