General Riddles

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

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?

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

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

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

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

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