General Riddles

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

Which number can you put to fill in the sequence? 23 1 3 25 16 20 6 9 20 ?
19 Explanation: Position of first letter of the words in the question in alphabets.

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.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

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