General Riddles

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

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

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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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