General Riddles

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

Which number can you put to fill in the sequence? 23 1 3 25 16 20 6 9 20 ?
19 Explanation: Position of first letter of the words in the question in alphabets.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

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