General Riddles

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

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

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

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

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who 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

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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