General Riddles

What can you catch but not throw?

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

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

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

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

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