If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?

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

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

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?

I am a type of food that is often found in the fridge and can be white in colour. What I am?
Hint 1: I am a dairy product.
Hint 2: You can spread me on the bread.

I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?

Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

It is an eleven letter word.
The first, second, third and fourth letters form a banquet's name.
The fifth, sixth and seventh letters form a car's name.
The eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh letters form a mode of transport.

Can you identify what word it is?

I’m orange, I wear a green hat and I sound like a parrot. What am I?