General Riddles

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

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.

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

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