General Riddles

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps

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 _______.

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

In a cave there is a treasure within a big metal box with a lock on it. There is also a monster in the cave that has two keys with him; one gold and the other silver. The monster will give you only one chance to open the lock using one of the keys. If the box doesn't open, the monster will kill you. Since the monster is a bit helpful it would give you a clue in finding out the correct key. Can you choose the correct key by deciphering the below clue? A GKOY OEPD LYEO DCNO EAAR NNN
The gold key will open the lock. Explanation: The clue says "A Golden Key Can Open Any Door". Take the first letter of each word, then the second letter of each word, then the third letter and so on and construct the sentence.

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

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