What's the next in the series?

H, Be, F, S, Mn, Kr, In, Gd, Tl, ?

Count the squares in the matchstick puzzle below?

You measure my life in hours
I serve you by expiring
I vanish faster when I am thin
and slower when I am thick
The wind is my energy
What am I?

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?

It is raining today at 11:59 am. What is the probability of sunny weather after 72 hours?

A father's child, a mother's child, yet no one's son.

Who am I?

Five teams were competing in cricket where they faced each other exactly once. After the tournament, the following is the point table.

DareDevils 6
SuperKings 5
Royals 4
Sunrisers 2
Riders ?

How many points did Riders end up with?

The picture shows the dice results in each couple of throws. If they are actually following a pattern, can you find out the missing one?

What does the following BrainBat signifies?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ.

Alex is stranded on an island covered in forest.
One day, when the wind is blowing from the west, lightning strikes the west end of the island and sets fire to the forest. The fire is very violent, burning everything in its path, and without intervention the fire will burn the whole island, killing the man in the process.

There are cliffs around the island, so he cannot jump off.

How can the Alex survive the fire? (There are no buckets or any other means to put out the fire)