General Riddles

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.

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

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.

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

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