People put me on the table and cut me but do not eat me. What am I?

The more you take me, the more you leave me behind.
Who Am I?

A chess tournament is taking place on knock-out terms (the one who loses the match is out of the game).
(a) If 10 matches are played in total, how many players participated?
(b) If 20 players took part in the tournament, how many matches were played?

John went to a parrot shop in Mexico, and the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. John got excited and immediately bought the parrot. John went home and spoke many words, but the parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to the parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but the shopkeeper never lied. Explain?

If a wheel has 54 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?

The King of a distant land had heard that Birbal was one of the wisest men in the East and so desired to meet Birbal. He sent Birbal an invitation to visit his country.

In due course, Birbal arrived in the distant kingdom. When he entered the palace he was flabbergasted to find not one but six kings seated there. All looked alike. All were dressed in kingly robes. Who was the real king?

The very next moment he got his answer. Confidently, he approached the king and bowed to him.

How did Birbal know who was the real king?

I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal.

Who am I?

Can you calculate the probability of getting a sum of six when a dice is thrown twice?

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

What is in seasons, seconds, centuries and minutes but not in decades, years or days?