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

A man is lying dead in a field where no one is around. His head is split open and his legs are disfigured. Near to him, there is an unopened package. No living organism can be found anywhere at the crime scene.

How did he die?

In a kingdom, King George did not allow any citizen to visit the world outside. Also, only a person with proper paperwork was allowed to enter or he was sent back. A wooden bridge was what connected the kingdom to the world. The king had appointed a sharpshooter who would check the every five minutes on the bridge to check. After checking, he would go back to his hut and return exactly after five minutes again. The bridge took 9 minutes to cross.

A merchant was able to escape the kingdom without harming the shooter. How?

Can you start the fire using two pieces of wood?

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

What is the below Rebus indicate?

In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be *guaranteed* at least one four-of-a-kind?

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you even if it doesn't hit anything there is nothing attached to it and no one else catches or throws it.

Below is the sum of symbols in each row and column in the figure. Analyzing the figure, can you find out the value of the symbols?