General Riddles

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

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

I start with T and end with T and have T in me. Who am I?

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

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

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

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

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

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