General Riddles

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

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

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

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!

Which time of a day when written in capital letters reads the same from all the four sides?

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

I have a many legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but I have no head. I cannot walk and I cannot see But I keep things neat and tidy as can be. What am I?
A broom.

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