General Riddles

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

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

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

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!

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).

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

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