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

Can you solve the maths in the below-given picture equation?

John went to meet his friend Jacob, but when he was about to reach the main gate, John notices that Jacob had a mighty dog who was fastened to the tree. The chain is long enough that it allows the dog to reach the main gate.

How can the John reach the main gate?

What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?

Which is faster, Heat or Cold ? Explain.

What is red and smells like blue paint?

In a kingdom, King George did not allow any citizen to visit the world outside. Also, only a person with proper paperwork was allowed to enter or he was sent back. A wooden bridge was what connected the kingdom to the world. The king had appointed a sharpshooter who would check the every five minutes on the bridge to check. After checking, he would go back to his hut and return exactly after five minutes again. The bridge took 9 minutes to cross.

A merchant was able to escape the kingdom without harming the shooter. How?

Can you find a five letter word that is left with only two letters if one is removed?

I have an eye but still cannot see.

Who am I?

By what process could you make a 'Tea-Table' into food?