General Riddles

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

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

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

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

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

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

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