General Riddles

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

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

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

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?

In a cave there is a treasure within a big metal box with a lock on it. There is also a monster in the cave that has two keys with him; one gold and the other silver. The monster will give you only one chance to open the lock using one of the keys. If the box doesn't open, the monster will kill you. Since the monster is a bit helpful it would give you a clue in finding out the correct key. Can you choose the correct key by deciphering the below clue? A GKOY OEPD LYEO DCNO EAAR NNN
The gold key will open the lock. Explanation: The clue says "A Golden Key Can Open Any Door". Take the first letter of each word, then the second letter of each word, then the third letter and so on and construct the sentence.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

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