General Riddles

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

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

I am so fragile that even if anybody says my name I break. Who am I?

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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