General Riddles

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

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

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.

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

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