What has one letter and starts with an E?

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

You have a 12 liters jug full of water. You have two empty 8 liters and 5 liters jug. How can you divide the water into two equal parts using these jugs?

There are people and strange monkeys on this island, and you can not tell who is who (Edit: until you understand what they said - see below). They speak either only the truth or only lies.
Who are the following two guys?
A: B is a lying monkey. I am human.
B: A is telling the truth.

How many letters are in the alphabet?

You can hear me, but you can't touch or see me.

What am I?

A 3 digit number is such that it's unit digit is equal to the product of the other two digits which are prime. Also, the difference between it's reverse and itself is 396.

What is the sum of the three digits?

What does this rebus mean?

O
N
C
E
TIME

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

It's a protector.
It sits on a bridge.
One individual can see directly through it, while others wonder what it hides.

What is it?