General Riddles

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

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

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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