General Riddles

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

Place a word with 4 letters in between the two words so that it can be used as a prefix and suffix to make two new words. SPOILS_______ION

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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

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

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

I have a many legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but I have no head. I cannot walk and I cannot see But I keep things neat and tidy as can be. What am I?
A broom.

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?

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