Riddle #630

Two convicts are locked in a cell. There is an unbarred window high up in the cell. No matter if they stand on the bed or one on top of the other they can't reach the window to escape. They then decide to tunnel out. However, they give up with the tunnelling because it will take too long. Finally one of the convicts figures out how to escape from the cell. What is his plan?

I live in a hotel, on the land or in the sea, whatever could I be?

I am a large cat, but I don't meow. I have a loud roar that can be heard from miles away. Who am I?

I have a headboard but no brain, and a footboard but no toes. You visit me to travel to worlds that don't exist. What am I?

I come in many colors and I'm often in a wrap. I am a dentist's trap. Children love to eat me, but they shouldn't have too many. What am I?

I am sweet and tasty, sometimes hard or chewy. I wear a bright paper coat that is noisy and crinkly. Who am I?

I am a giant sandbox built by nature. I have a coat of gold and a hem of blue, and I am the favorite place for a holiday view. What am I?

I am known as a king, and the jungle's where I reign. It is hard to tame me, and I have a large mane. Who am I?

This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?

You bury me when I am alive, and dig me up when I die. What am I?

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