General Riddles

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

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?

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

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

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

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