General Riddles

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

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

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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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