General Riddles

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

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

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

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

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

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

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

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