General Riddles

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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