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

There was a strange boy who was born before his father. How can this be possible?

A man has eighty-one cows ( numbered 1,2,3...81 as such). The beauty is that cow no. 1 gives 1ltr of milk, cow no. 2 gives 2ltrs of milk and so on. The man wants to equally distribute the cows among his nine sons so that each one of them gets the same quantity of milk.

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

You can take four of the five letters out of this word, but the pronunciation never changes. What is the word?

What does the below rebus puzzle mean?

How many letters are in the alphabet?

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)

John asked Jack, "The time right now is 7 pm. Can you tell me what will be the time 23, 999, 995 hours later ?"

While Bella does not know the answer, do you ?

In particular commonwealth games, a female participant won silver and gold medals for a single event.

How can this be possible?