General Riddles

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

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.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

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?

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