General Riddles

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

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

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