Which tank will fill first?

As we know that white starts the game of chess. Can you find the scenario shown in the picture below is possible when all the white pieces are at the original place while the black pawn is not as in the below picture?

It is always ahead of me yet I can never see it. What is it?

I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people I will fool them. To others I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?

I taste better than I can smell. Who am I?

What runs around the whole yard without moving?

You’re out on the water and see a boat filled with people. You look away for a second and look back again, but this time you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why? Hint: The boat did not sink.

I travel all around the world but always stay in the corner. What am I?

Can you find a pattern and the missing number in the series given below?

100, 155, 258,? , 584, 819.

There is one thing that goes round the house and also inside the house but never even share a brief touch. What is it?