What does it mean?

I am a five-letter word and people eat me. If you remove the first letter I become an energy form. If you remove the first two letters, I am needed to live. Scramble the last three letters and I am a drink. What word am I?

"That Restaurant always remains crowded. This is the reason why nobody goes there".

Can you find a flaw in this statement?

Distances from you to certain cities are written below.

BERLIN 200 miles

PARIS 300 miles

ROME 400 milesAMSTERDAM 300 miles

CARDIFF ??? miles

How far should it be to Cardiff ?

John and Jacob are twin brothers. One of them is a liar whereas the other one is a truth-teller.

I called their home number and one of them picked up.
I asked. 'Does John lie?' The person replied with a yes.

Whom did I talk with, John or Jacob?

If two fifty-foot ropes are suspended from a forty-foot ceiling that is twenty feet apart, how much rope will you be able to steal if you have a knife?

What is at the end of a rainbow?

There was a strange boy who was born before his father. How can this be possible?

What kind of storm is always in a rush?

If I remove one from eleven it becomes Ten and if I remove one from nine also becomes Ten. How?