Good Riddles

Question: First think of a person who lives in disguise,
who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies.
Next tell me what is always the last thing to mend,
the middle of middle the end of the end?
And finally give me a sound often heard during the search of a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together and answer me this,
which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?

Question: If 1+9+8=1, what is 2+8+9?

Question: These are the three lives of mine:
So gentle I soothe the skin,
So light I caress the sky,
So hard I crack rocks.

What am I?

Question: Two men, Watson and Holmes, are out in the extremely dry forest. They are completely surrounded by a large forest fire on one side and a dangerous cliff on the other. The wind is blowing the forest fire towards them and the cliff. The fire will reach them in about one day.

Holmes turns to Watson, "I have matches, berries, and enough water for a day. We aren't going to die." How can they avoid getting swallowed up by the forest fire?

Question: If you toss a coin ten times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?