Last and hardest Series

1) 18, 14, 12, 11, ?, 10.25


2) 11, 12, 26, 79, 81, 163, 491, 492, ?

More Series

I suppose I should start by saying hello.
23 5 12 3 15 13 ?

Sometimes numbers are no more than they appear to be.
3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 ?

Series

1) A patriotic series
w a j m m a j

2) A number was left out of this series, what was it and why?
2 3 5 7 13 17

Add the right word

Fill in the blanks with a word that can be added to the end of the first word and to the front of the second word to make new words. For example, the answer to 1) below is KEY

1. Master, Ring
2. Kick, Side
3. Hat, Off
4. Blank, Point
5. Worth, Away
6. Side, Side
7. Slippery, Stick
8. Ghost, Hall
9. Holiday, Wife
10. Fire, Hole

Complete the words

Below are 10 words which have had their beginnings and endings removed. In each case, the same two letters can be found at the beginning and the end, for example REspiRE. What are the words?

1. ..QUI..
2. ..YLI..
3. ..GIB..
4. ..SUL..
5. ..LIV..
6. ..IFI..
7. ..RMI..
8. ..ALG..
9. ..GRA..
10. ..STO..

Miss me?

Until I am measured
I am not known,
Yet how you miss me
When I have flown.

Which number comes next?

Which number comes next in this sequence: (hint: it is smaller than 19)

1 - 4- 7 - 11 - 15 - 19 - ?