General Riddles

If six thousand six hundred and six dollar is written as $6,606, then write eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven dollars.
$12,111.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

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