What brings you down but never up?

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

If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?

I am looking for a word that change both gender and number when i add the letter 'S'.

What Word am I Looking For ?

Do you know who was buried in John's tomb?

John is pretty weird. He likes toffees but hates chocolates. He loves books but never reads. He likes to build his troops in an online game but does not proceed with the war. He likes to go swimming but is afraid of water.

Seeking this behaviour, can you tell whether he likes balloons and parties?

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

What number does the below three word/phrase identify and why?
1. Deck
2. Year
3. Singing in the Rain

What seven-letter word has hundreds of letters in it?

There was a competition where the contestants had to hold something. At the end of the event, the winner was a person who had no hands or feet. What was it that the contestants had to hold?