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It's up to Zammm whether to incorporate these, but neither one is a common question we get around here.

I only remember ever seeing the first question once, and it wasn't so much a player asking if that was allowed as a player who already knew it wasn't wondering what to do about someone else who stubbornly refused to accept that.

I have never seen anyone ask the second question in RQ&A. Anyone with even a basic level of familiarity with card games in general, let alone Magic, knows that even if it's not possible to reach the end of the deck, what card is there is still useful information, and thus illicitly attempting to get that information is cheating. This is especially true in a case like Magic where not everyone is playing with the same deck. This doesn't seem like something anyone in their right mind would be genuinely confused about, though that might not stop them from trying to exploit other players' naivety with it.

Thank you, though, for using this thread for its intended purpose. FAR too many people don't.

As a returning player I was skimming through the official rule book (basic rules) and I think there is an error on page 7. It's this overview table, and should creatures not also have a "marker" on "can be attacked"?

 

No. Creatures are not declared as "targets" for an attack. They take part in combat, after the defender says so, but they are not attacked themselves. 

Q: When a card like Giant Adephage is on the field with a card with Evolve. When they both attack an Giant Adephage deals damage and you put the token on the field. Does Evolve kick in before that creature attacks?

On page 3:

(Under the Summoning Sickness section)
Q: If a noncreature permanent turns into a creature, does it suffer summoning sickness?On

I think it would be a good thing to include an example of what happens when control of a permanent with summoning sickness changes in between turns. If I cast Serra Angel , my opponent  Mind Control s it on his/her next turn, and I  Disenchant the Mind Control on my following turn, Serra Angel will still have summoning sickness because no player has controlled it since the beginning of a turn.

(The general rule of thumb is that summoning sickness ends "when a turn has passed", but when control of "sick" permanents change in between turns, a lot of newbies get confused and don't know if the permanent has lost summoning sickness or if it's still sick. This example clarifies how to handle such a situation and I think it would be a good addition.)

(Under the Triggered Abilities section)
 Q: Can I cast something with an enters-the-battlefield trigger if there are no targets for the ability?

 A good example here could be Flametongue Kavu . If Flametongue Kavu enters the battlefield and is the only creature on the battlefield, its triggered ability forces its controller to have it deal 4 damage to itself upon entering the battlefield (most likely destroying it).

(I've seen a lot of people casting cards like Flametongue Kavu only to have it die to itself moments later because they forgot or didn't know that you have to target your own permanents if there are no other legal targets, so having a blunt example like this probably wouldn't hurt.)