General Riddles

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.

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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.

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

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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

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