If I give you seven apples, you will then have five times as many as I would then have, however, if you give me seven apples, we will then both have the same number of apples. How many apples do I currently have?

What comes next in this sequence:

Dave Edward Duncan Neil Liam

Choose from: Alan Kevin John Michael Steve.

What well known saying is this:

lla ta devol evah ot reven naht tsol dna devol evah ot retteb si ti

Can you complete these 5-letter words?

.S.G.
..R.F
.ZU..
E..X.
.P..C
..LN.
.W..M
...JO
Q...A
.V.K.
I..H.
.B.Y.
..DT.