General Riddles

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

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

I have wheels and flies. But I don't have any wings. Who am I?
Garbage truck

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

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