What goes up but never comes down?

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

As a whole I am both
safe and secure.

Behead me and I become
a place of meeting.

Behead me again and I am
the partner of ready.

Restore me, and I become
the domain of beasts.

What am I?

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

What is the word or phrase below?
R | E | A | D

What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?

You see a mathematical expression in the picture. Can you think of a movie that this expression refers to?

Imagine a box with two cogwheels, one big with 24 teeth and one small with 8 teeth. The big one is firmly attached to the center of the box which means it does not turn or move while the small one rotates around the big one.

How many times do you think that the smaller wheel will turn compared to the box when it turns once around the big one?

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

John was writing his first book. After saving the document, he locked his laptop with a password and mentioned some phrases for the hint box.

A friend of his tried opening his laptop but found out that it was password protected. Following is the hint that appeared.
1 mobile 3 books 2 roars 1 night 4 balls 2 lighters 1 ghost 1 hat 3 watches.

Can you help him in cracking the password?