General Riddles

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

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.

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