General Riddles

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

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

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside 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?

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

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

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