General Riddles

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

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

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

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

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