General Riddles

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

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.

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