General Riddles

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

If someone robbed you in the shower, what would you be?
An eye wetness.

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).

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

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