General Riddles

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

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