General Riddles

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

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

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.

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

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

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

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

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