Replace all '*' with digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 to make below statement true.

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What type of tree can I carry in my hand?

Today is a very icy and cold morning in Newcastle. Mr Shearer, an office bus driver arrived to pick up the employees from the last stop. Shearer suddenly remembers that he needs to pick a newly joined 4miles to the north. Mr Shearer lost his direction compass, a few minutes later Shearer is able to figure that he is moving in the correct direction i.e. north. How did Shearer know that he is moving in the correct direction?

A girl rode into a tourist spot out of the city on Thursday. She loved the place and decided to stay for a few days. She stayed for four days and then she left for back home on Thursday.

How can this be possible?

I have feet, but no legs. Which animal Am I?

There is a five-letter word which has 3 consonants(all are same) and 2 different vowels.
Also, something wrong is associated with the word.

Can you name it?

Can you arrange four 9's and use at most 2 math symbols, to make the total 100?

My cousin lives in one story house in Antarctica. His house is made the of-of sandstone. what is the color of stairs?

In a chess board, the queen piece can move horizontally, vertically and diagonally freely. The picture represents the same.Can you place 8 queens on the board in a manner that none of the queens can attack each other?

Can you circle exactly four of these numbers such that the total is twelve?

1 6 1
6 1 6
1 6 1
6 1 6