General Riddles

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

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

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

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

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.

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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