General Riddles

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

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

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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

A tunnel is 650m long. How far can a horse run into the tunnel if the horse is running at a speed of 10km/hr?
325m Explanation: After that the horse is running out of the tunnel.

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

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