General Riddles

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

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

I am an eight letter standard word used by almost everybody. If you take away two alphabets from me I will make a logical sequence. Who am I?
STANDARD

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

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

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

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