General Riddles

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

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.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

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

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

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.

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

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