General Riddles

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

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

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

Some might say we are red some might say we are green. Some play us some spray us and sometimes our color is in between. What am we?
Peppers.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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.

If someone robbed you in the shower, what would you be?
An eye wetness.

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