I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son.

Who am I?

f you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?

In the attached figure, you can see a chessboard and two rooks placed on the chess board. What you have to find is the number of squares that do not contain the rooks. How many are there?

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

What is the word or phrase?

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

What word does this rebus represent?

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I am thinking of a five-digit number such that:
The first and last digits are the same, their submission is an even number and multiplication is an odd number and is equal to the fourth number. Subtract five from it and we obtain the second number. Then divide into exact halves and we get the 3rd number.

What number I am thinking of?