General Riddles

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

. 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?

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

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

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?

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

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