General Riddles

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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

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

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

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

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

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