General Riddles

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

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

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

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.

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

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?

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

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

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

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

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