Count the number of lines in the image below ?

You have 10 balls with you. A friend of yours out of nowhere asks you to place those ten balls in five lines such that each of the lines has exactly 4 balls on them. He needs to check your intelligence. Prove him by doing the task.

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

How many times in a given day, minutes and hour clock comes in a straight line ?

I am sometimes honest
Sometimes dishonest
I can be sweet and also bitter
I can hurt you real bad and
also make u smile and blush ☺️
What am I?

There is a certain crime, that if it is attempted, is punishable, but if it is committed, is not punishable. What is the crime?

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

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

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?

Which number should replace the question mark?