General Riddles

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but 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 _______.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

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