General Riddles

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

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

Replace one letter in each step to change the word COLD to its opposite. Each step has to be a legitimate word. COLD ? ? ? ?
WARM Explanation: COLD CORD WORD WORM WARM

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

Make the following equation correct by using only 1 line: 102 + 5 + 8 = 650
102+548=650 (use the single line to make the + 4)

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Here come the best enigmas that appeared in the Batman movies - usually Riddler asking Bruce Wayne. If you look at the number on my face you won't find thirteen anyplace.
A clock.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

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