General Riddles

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

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

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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 look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

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