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

Two batsman each on 94 runs. Seven runs needed to win in last 3 balls. Both make 100*. How?

I am a type of word that is spelt incorrectly or used differently, on purpose for humour. What am I?
Hint 1: You can find me in a joke.
Hint 2: I am a play on words.

I have a five and a three-gallon jar. Assuming there is an infinite supply of water, how can I measure one-gallon water?

By including only four matchsticks in below picture, you have to make "Four Triangles And Two Squares"

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Like you see, some letters have gone missing from these words that contain the IE pair at some or the other place. The letters that will be used to fill the blanks are given below. Use them and form meaningful words. Can you do that?

A, C, D, F, H, K, L, M, N, N, O, R, R, S, S, S, T, T, Y and Y.

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

Find the next number in the series

12, 20, 40, 72, 116, 172 ?

If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909,
how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?