General Riddles

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

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

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

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

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