General Riddles

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

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

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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?

What can you catch but not throw?

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