General Riddles

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

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