General Riddles

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

I have wheels and flies. But I don't have any wings. Who am I?
Garbage truck

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.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

Which number can you put to fill in the sequence? 23 1 3 25 16 20 6 9 20 ?
19 Explanation: Position of first letter of the words in the question in alphabets.

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

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