What's the next in the series?

H, Be, F, S, Mn, Kr, In, Gd, Tl, ?

It is a 5 letter word if you take away first letter it is something you get from sun, if you remove second letter you will get something to eat, if you remove third letter you get a word you use in pointing at and if you remove the fourth letter you get something to drink. What is it?

The measurement of time, That can't be found on a clock, But can be looked upon on a map.

Who is He ?

I am the largest in my family of fifty.
The youngest of our family lives separately from the rest of the family and so do I.
I am regarded as harsh and tough.
I am so large, you cut me in two equal halves,
each half would still be larger than the second largest member of the family.
Who am I?

What does it mean?

The dirtier I get, the whiter I look. Who am I?

A Car driver was heading down a street in Washington. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a 'no left turn' sign and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the right side of the road past a cop car. Still, he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?

Can anyone tell me a word in the English dictionary which has a silent 'z'?

Can you find the next number in the below sequence
3 , 7 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 17 ?

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