You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

It comprises roots which nobody sees,
Much taller than those trees,
Up and up it goes,
Still it never grows?

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?

A man is found dead with a knife in his back When the investigation is done. A chair lays beside him and the forensic team finds moisture around the body.

If he committed suicide, how did he do it?

With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?

Rearrange the letters in "new door" to make one word.

A newspaper is supposed to have 60 pages.Pages 14 and 21 are missing from the newspaper.

Can you tell me , Which other pages won't be there as well ?

It's a protector.
It sits on a bridge.
One individual can see directly through it, while others wonder what it hides.

What is it?

Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40, and leave 6.

How Come ??

What number should come in place of the question mark below?