General Riddles

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

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

You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

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.

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

What room can no one enter?
A mushroom.

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