Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

How can you make the following equation true by drawing only one straight line: 5+5+5=550 ?

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?

There is a place where if I stand up straight, I will still be considered sideways.

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

What kind of band never plays music?

At a Society election for president, precisely 963 votes were cast.
There is a total of 4 candidates that participate in the election.

The winning candidate exceeds the opponents by 53, 79 and 105 votes.

How many votes do each candidate gets?

Complete the table series riddle by finding the number that can replace "??".

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?

Which point will the car reach to go out?