General Riddles

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

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