General Riddles

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

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

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

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

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

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

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

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

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