Solution:

12

In general, with n+1 people, the number of handshakes is the sum of the first n consecutive numbers: 1+2+3+ ... + n.
Since this sum is n(n+1)/2, we need to solve the equation n(n+1)/2 = 66.
This is the quadratic equation n2+ n -132 = 0. Solving for n, we obtain 11 as the answer and deduce that there were 12 people at the party.

Since 66 is a relatively small number, you can also solve this problem with a hand calculator. Add 1 + 2 = + 3 = +... etc. until the total is 66. The last number that you entered (11) is n.

Solution:

192 021

If you look at it as two-digit numbers you'll see:10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Solution:

Next in sequence is 13112221.

This series describes each number that came before it:
1 [One]
11 [One One]
21 [Two One(s)]
1211 [One Two and One One(s)]
111221 [One One, One Two, and Two One(s)]
312211 [Three One(s), Two Two(s), and One One]

The next number in the series is:
13112221 [One Three, One One, Two Two(s), Two One(s)]

Solution:

The letter 'n'.

wiNdow - widow
door - doNor

Solution:

An autobiography

Solution:

A parachute that didn't open.

Solution:

prinka is 10, in a system that awards five for each vowel.

Solution:

20
Just count the nines in the numbers: 6, 16, 26, 36, 46, 56, 76, 86, 96, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69.
Note: 66 contains TWO nines

Solution:

Ganpat had a black suit and a brown suit.
Harish had a brown suit and a pink suit.
Manoj had a white suit and a black suit.
Tarun had a pink suit and a white suit.

Solution:

'2'

This single sequence in fact consists of two Series:
The first Series is 2-3-4-5-...
and
The second Series is 9-18-36-72-... .