What goes up but never comes down?

Two men play a dice game involving roll of two standard dice. Man X says that a 12 will be rolled first. Man Y says that two consecutive 7s will be rolled first. The men keep rolling until one of them wins.

What is the probability that X will win ?

A pond had 60 fish, out of which, all but 20 died.
How many fishes are now present in that pond?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

In the given picture, in how many ways can you read the word "Tiger"?

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

Baseball bat and ball cost $100. If the bat cost $99 more than the ball, what is the cost of each?

I am never scared but became petrified and can’t live in a house but would die to make one. What am I?

Manish and Manoj play 5 games of chess.
Both Manish and Manoj win the exact same number of games. There is no tie at all.

How?

A man has a barrel filled with oil that weighs 100 pounds, and then he puts something into it. Now the barrel weighs less than 100 pounds. What did he put in the barrel?