Can you solve the tricky chess rebus puzzle below by ciphering the hidden meaning?

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

Can you count the number of quadrilaterals in the picture below?

What has no start, end, or centre?

I noticed one of the words in the oxford dictionary is spelled incorrectly. What about you?

I have two coins.
* One of the coins is a faulty coin having a tail on both sides of it.
* The other coin is a perfect coin (heads on side and tail on other).

I blindfold myself and pick a coin and put the coin on the table. The face of the coin towards the sky is the tail.

What is the probability that another side is also tail?

Rectify the following equality 101 - 102 = 1 by moving just one digit.

We know that money can be names differently for the purpose it is used for. Some of the examples of money given at following places or for following activities:

In temple = Daan
In school = Fees
During marriage = Dowry
For divorce = Alimony
Paying government = Tax
In court = Fine
Employer to employee = Salary
To kidnappers = Ransom
For illegal reason = Bribe
To civil servant retirees = Pension

Do you know what do we call the money a husband gives to his wife?

Rearrange the letters in "new door" to make one word.