General Riddles

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

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

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.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

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