General Riddles

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!

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

What has an eye but can not see?

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

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

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