General Riddles

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

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

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

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

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.

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

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?

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).

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

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