Keyboard words are not in alphabetical order, Why?

Its something that each of us devours,
Not just us but birds, beats, trees, and flowers,
Frets iron and nibbles steel,
Toil hard stones to meal,
Exterminates king, collapse town,
And blows the mountains down.

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

A man is shown a portrait painting. He looks closely, then tells, “Brothers and sisters have I none, but that man’s father is my father’s son!” Who is the man in the portrait?

In an interview, a boy was asked an unusual question 'How two persons sitting with a table in between them can't see each other?' He was unable to reply. Can you?

Begin with a word, five letters to my name,
Remove the first and last but I am the same
Take out my middle and still, I remain.
What word am I?

It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard, and can't be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter.
What is it?

Many have heard it, but nobody has ever seen it, and it will not speak back until spoken to. What is it?

I’m orange, I wear a green hat and I sound like a parrot. What am I?

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?