There's one "sport" in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.

What is it?

Eight of us go fourth, not back, to protect our king from an attack. What are we?

As easy as you can get into me, it is as hard to get out of me.

Do you know what I am?

What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?

I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?

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 have nine bottles of wine and one of the nine bottles is poisoned.
I need to find the poisoned bottle with two facts
(1) Poison is deadly, only a sip will cost death
(2) I have two mice to do so.

How should I do it?

It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard, and can't be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills, And empty holes it fills.
It comes first and follows after, Ends life, and kills laughter.
What is it?

It is a six-letter word.
The first four letters are me.
The second and last letters are the same.
The fourth second and last letter is payment.

Who is it?