General Riddles

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

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?

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

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

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

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

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