Can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

What is the riddle which can be asked all day with a different correct answer each time.

The dirtier I get, the whiter I look. Who am I?

There are four 3-link chains. All you have to do is join them into a big 12-link chain. For joining two closed links, one of the links must be cut and placed onto the other link for closing.

How many minimum links will you have to cut to make the big chain?

What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands?

I am beautiful, up in the sky. I am magical, yet I cannot fly. To people I bring luck, and to some people, riches. The boy at my end does whatever he wishes. What am I?

I am the fastest animal but cannot climb the tree. What am I?

I am the beginning of the end, and the end of time and space. I am essential to creation, and I surround every place. What am I?

I have no life, but I can die. What am I?