General Riddles

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

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