General Riddles

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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

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

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