General Riddles

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

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

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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?

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

Two children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused on their way to school to straighten matters out. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday," said Priscilla, "then 'today' will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was 'today' when the day before yesterday was tomorrow!" On which day of the week did this puzzling prattle occur?
The two children were so befogged over the calendar that they had started on their way to school on Sunday morning!

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