General Riddles

I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

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

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

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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.

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

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

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