General Riddles

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

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

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?

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

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.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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