Here are some Brainteasers just for you.

1) What grows down while it grows up?

2)  Five hundred begins it, five hundred ends it.  Five in the middle is 
seen.  The first of all letters, the first of all people take their places 
in between.  Combine them all to make the name of a famous king.  What is 
the name of this famous king? (five letters please)

Answers can be given to me for bonus credit.

(The above information, courtesy of Uncle John's calendar, 2008 edition)
Mr. D. Reeves