General Riddles

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

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.

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

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

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

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.

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

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

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

Find the missing number: 6 13 25 51 101 ?
203 Explanation: 6x2+1=13 13x2-1=25 25x2+1=51 51x2-1=101 101x2+1=203

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