General Riddles

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

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

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

What can you catch but not throw?

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