General Riddles

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

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

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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