Replace the question mark with the correct number in the below-given picture?

What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

I am beautiful, up in the sky. I am magical, yet I cannot fly. To people I bring luck, and to some people, riches. The boy at my end does whatever he wishes. What am I?

You have a thousand Re. 1 coins with you. You have ten bags with you and you can put any number of coins in each of the bags. The condition is that if someone asks you for any amount between 1 and 1000, you must be able to give that amount by just giving the bag (you are not allowed to open the bag and give coins).

How will you do it?

I have feet, but no legs. Which animal Am I?

Decode below three cipher riddles:

26 L of the A
7 D of the W
1000 Y in a M

Distances from you to certain cities are written below.

BERLIN 200 miles

PARIS 300 miles

ROME 400 milesAMSTERDAM 300 miles

CARDIFF ??? miles

How far should it be to Cardiff ?

If in a car race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?

People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?

What does the below rebus riddle means?