General Riddles

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.

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

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.

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

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

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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