General Riddles

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

You need to spend a night in a building where there is no power. There are three rooms in this building. On the door of each room there are three different signs. One says "Lions Inside - anyone goes inside becomes their supper", the second one says "Open the door and a machine gun starts firing" and the third one says "Electric Room - touch anything and you will die". Which room would you choose?
Electric Room. Explanation:: There is no power in the building.

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

What has an eye but can not see?

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

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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.

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

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