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

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

I am a seven letter word. I am very heavy. Take away two letters from me and you will get 8. Take away one letter from me and you will get 80. Who am I?

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

What can you catch but not throw?

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

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

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 _______.

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

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

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