General Riddles

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

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

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

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

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

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

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