General Riddles

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

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 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?

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

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

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

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

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