General Riddles

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

Some might say we are red some might say we are green. Some play us some spray us and sometimes our color is in between. What am we?
Peppers.

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

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

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