General Riddles

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

I am a seven letter word. I have two sets of double letters in a row. I can fly like a bird or a plane. Kids love me. I end with N. Who am I?

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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