General Riddles

What room can no one enter?
A mushroom.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

I have wheels and flies. But I don't have any wings. Who am I?
Garbage truck

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

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

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

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

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