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

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

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

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.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

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