General Riddles

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

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

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

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

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

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