A man was just doing his job when his suit was torn. Why did he die three minutes later?

In the Chess Board picture below white army is arranged. You need to add a black army on the board such that no piece is under any threat.
Note: Army comprised of 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns.

Cristina was born in 1888. She just had her 30th birthday today how did that happen?

It is an eleven letter word.
The first, second, third and fourth letters form a banquet's name.
The fifth, sixth and seventh letters form a car's name.
The eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh letters form a mode of transport.

Can you identify what word it is?

What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?

The more you take me, the more you leave me behind.
Who Am I?

What has a ring but no finger?

Who are the happiest people in IPL match?

Replace the letters of words with a number so that the below equation holds true

BASE +
BALL
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GAMES
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When can we add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer?