General Riddles

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

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!

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

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!

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

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

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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