General Riddles

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

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

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

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

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

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.

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