What rule defines the following sequence of letters?

B C D G J K P Q T V W Y Z

I'm large enough to hold the world
Yet I can sit upon a shelf
But most peculiar is the truth
That I contain myself

What am I?

What is the next item in the following sequence, and why?

H H L B B C N

What rare quality do the following four words have in common?
facetious
abstemious
annelidous
arsenious

Twenty people went to a party. At the party was a basket filled with twenty apples. At the end of the party, each person took one apple, yet there was still one apple left in the basket.

How could this happen?

What is the next item in the following sequence, and why?

2 4 5 6 8 12 14 15

What is the next item in the following sequence, and why?

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y

A noun, a verb, a number word
A mark or cut upon a page
At hockey games I'm always heard
At concert halls I'm all the rage

What am I?

What unusual characteristic do the following words have in common?

port, quite, tier, pretty, power

What do the following people have in common?
Moses
Superman
Cabbage Patch Kids
 

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Submitted by an anonymous visitor

Explain how each pair of words below are opposites:

1. thieves, rail
2. horse, dog
3. drum, goose
4. nails, pie
5. owl, post


Submitted by Graeme
 

You'll find me where the sea meets land,
Proud, tall, and straight I stand.
Warmth in winter, and summer shade,
In between I begin to fade.

What am I?

What do the following have in common?

turtle, moon, ear

What quality do the following letters have in common?

B D G J P Q R U

What is the next number in the following sequence, and why?

7, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, 25

Submitted by Anonymous

Are, Came, Gape, Lien