General Riddles

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

I am a drink. I am also an alphabet? Who am I?

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps

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

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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

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