General Riddles

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

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
A Stable

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

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.

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