General Riddles

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

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

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

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
A Stable

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

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