General Riddles

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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

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

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.

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.

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?

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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