General Riddles

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

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?

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

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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