I am soft and cuddly that soothe your heart. But, If you pick my last name I am going to tear you all apart. Who am I?

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

What has many keys but can’t open a single lock?

Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die.

Can you spot what's wrong with the following sentence?

PETER WAS ANGRY AT
HIMSELF BECAUSE HE
ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE
THE KEYS TO HIS CAR
AT HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE.

Fate has decided that you will only be pleased to meet me when you need me

Maybe that is why, when I am working, I start working

However annoying I may be to the regulars, the little ones are always inspired

I will always be waiting if you try to reach me

How many of you can guess my name, let me see

A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First, he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?

What can go up a chimney down, but can't go down a chimney up?

What you cannot hold but it is yours?

A certain street contains 100 buildings. They are numbered from 1 to 100. How many 9's are used in these numbers?