General Riddles

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

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 am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

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.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

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