General Riddles

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

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?

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.

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

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.
battle and tablet.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

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

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