f you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

Can you complete the sequence puzzle?

AR TA GE CA LE VI LI _

I am a prime number.
The double of myself is equal to the square of me.

which number am I?

Take away the whole and some still remain. What is it?

You walk into an old horror house. It has no power or plumbing. Once inside, you see three doors. Each door has a number on it. Behind each door is a way for you to die. Behind door number one, you die by getting eaten by a lion. Behind door number two, you die by getting murdered. Behind door number three, you die by an electric chair. You can’t turn back, so you have to go through a door. Which door do you go through?

If an electric train is travelling south, then which way is the smoke going?

How can you spell "White of an egg" in one word?
Hint: I know you can spell coke, poke, and joke.

It's pretty hard to give up.
If you remove a part of it, you will be left with a bit.
Even if you remove another part, the bit still remains.
Remove one more and it still remains.

What is it?

He digs out tiny caves and stores gold and silver in them. He also built bridges of silver and made crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs his help, yet many people are afraid to let him help them. Who is he?

How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day ?