General Riddles

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

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

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

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

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

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?

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