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

If you toss a coin 10 times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?

An evil man kidnapped someone and made them take one of two pills. One was harmless, but the other was poisonous. Whichever pill the victim took, the kidnapper took the other one. The victim took their pill with water and died. The kidnapper survived. How did the kidnapper get the harmless pill?

Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?

What has one letter and starts with an E?

How do you go from 98 to 720 using just one letter?

A father is locked up in jail. His wife has gone bankrupt. Their male child has to sell his hotel in order to gain some money. Yet their girl child does not care and is quite happy.

How can someone be so rude?

Alex is stranded on an island covered in forest.
One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process.

There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off.

How can the Alex survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire)

What part of the chicken has the most feathers?

Can you start the fire using two pieces of wood?