General Riddles

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

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

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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

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

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

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?

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

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