General Riddles

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

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?

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

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

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

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

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?

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

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