General Riddles

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

I am an eight letter word. My first four letters combine to form an atmospheric state. My third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh letters give support. My last three letters is the name of a person. Who am I?
MISTAKEN

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

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!

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

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

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

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

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