General Riddles

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

Make the following equation correct by using only 1 line: 102 + 5 + 8 = 650
102+548=650 (use the single line to make the + 4)

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

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