Why do people go to bed?

The below mentioned letters have been placed in a order using a logic.

DEAD, BALL, FEAR, SHOP

Can you find the logic?

It is an eleven letter word.
The first, second, third and fourth letters form a banquet's name.
The fifth, sixth and seventh letters form a car's name.
The eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh letters form a mode of transport.

Can you identify what word it is?

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

What does this below rebus puzzle mean?

Find The Next Number in this series.
1, 2, 6, 42, 1806 ?

I am an eight letter word and I am a computer terminology.
The second, third and fourth letters make an animal.
The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth letters make a weapon.
The first, second, third and fourth letters can be taken as an outcome of any exam.
The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth letter combine to form a high end typing software.

Can you tell who am I ?

Can you find a number that lies one third of the distance between 1/3 and 2/3?

Can you find the six hidden animals in the picture below?

What you cannot hold but it is yours?