What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

Which of the following words don't belong in the group and why?
CORSET, COSTER, SECTOR, ESCORT, COURTS

Why Wine Glass Stem is so long?

Railroad Crossing, look out for the cars. Can you spell that, without any R's ?

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?

What is the largest number you can write with just 3 digits?

Take number 1000 and then add 20 to it.
Now add 1000 one more time.
Now add 30.
Now add 1000 one more time.
Now add 40.
Now add 1000 one more time.
Now add 10.

What is the total?

If 24H in a D => 24 hours in a day.
What does "64S on CB" stand for?

In a kingdom, King George did not allow any citizen to visit the world outside. Also, only a person with proper paperwork was allowed to enter or he was sent back. A wooden bridge was what connected the kingdom to the world. The king had appointed a sharpshooter who would check the every five minutes on the bridge to check. After checking, he would go back to his hut and return exactly after five minutes again. The bridge took 9 minutes to cross.

A merchant was able to escape the kingdom without harming the shooter. How?

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