General Riddles

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

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

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

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

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

Find the missing number: 6 13 25 51 101 ?
203 Explanation: 6x2+1=13 13x2-1=25 25x2+1=51 51x2-1=101 101x2+1=203

Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other. This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
races, acres

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

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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