General Riddles

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

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

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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!

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

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

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