General Riddles

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

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

Two children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused on their way to school to straighten matters out. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday," said Priscilla, "then 'today' will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was 'today' when the day before yesterday was tomorrow!" On which day of the week did this puzzling prattle occur?
The two children were so befogged over the calendar that they had started on their way to school on Sunday morning!

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

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 gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

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