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

In the Mexico City area, there are two Houses H1 and H2. Both H1 and H2 have two children each.
In House H1, The boy plays for Mexico Youth academy and the other child plays baseball.
In House H2, The boy Plays soccer for his school in Mexico and they recently have a newborn.

Can you prove that the probability of House-H1 having a girl child is more than that of House-H2?

Mother's Name is Mrs. SIXTY TWO
Son's Name is FIFTY TWO
Daughter's Name is FORTY TWO
What is Name of Father?

The measurement of time, That can't be found on a clock, But can be looked upon on a map.

Who is He ?

Can you find the dog hidden in a group of pandas?

Can you count the number of triangles in the given picture?

Can you place three balls such that the equation shown in the picture holds true?

I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?

Look at this sequence from top to bottom. What is the next number in the sequence?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211

You are on a Boat in the mid of a river. You have two cigarettes with you. One of these two you have to light, how will you light the cigarette?