Using eight eights and addition only, can you make 1000?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?

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

Can you name four days which start with the letter 'T'?

John was going on a jungle trip. He asked his wife to pack something to eat, something to drink and something to burn if he feels cold in the jungle. When John opens the backpack he found just one thing in the bag. What was it?

A finger goes in me. You fiddle with me when you're bored. The best man always has me first. What am I?

A farmer went to a market and bought a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage. On his way home, the farmer came to the bank of a river and rented a boat. But crossing the river by boat, the farmer could carry only himself and a single one of his purchases: the wolf, the goat, or the cabbage. If left unattended together, the wolf would eat the goat, or the goat would eat the cabbage. The farmer’s challenge was to carry himself and his purchases to the far bank of the river, leaving each purchase intact. How did he do it?

Can you count the number of seconds in a year?

Clue: You need to bother about calculation.

Alex is stranded on an island covered in forest.
One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process.

There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off.

How can the Alex survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire)