Who is generally closer to the kids, mom or dad?

(it's a funny riddle)

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

How can this be possible?

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

Irene killed hundreds of people mercilessly and yet the police were not able to put her behind the bars. Why?

What has one eye, but can’t see?

A girl was standing near the window thinking something. All of a sudden she decides something and throws something out of the window. She dies very soon after throwing it. She was perfectly healthy and had no disease or allergy. No one killed her and she did not commit suicide.

Can you think of any possible explanation that is logical as well for what happened there?

There are four 3-link chains. All you have to do is join them into a big 12-link chain. For joining two closed links, one of the links must be cut and placed onto the other link for closing.

How many minimum links will you have to cut to make the big chain?

A pregnant woman is preparing to name her seventh child. Her children's names so far are Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie, and Lara. What will she name her next child -- Jessica, Katie, Abby or Tilly?

You have a basket containing ten apples. You have ten friends, who each desire an apple. You give each of your friends one apple.
Now all your friends have one apple each, yet there is an apple remaining in the basket.
How?

John replied, when asked how old he was. In 2 years he will be twice as old as he was five years ago.' How old is he ?