General Riddles

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

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

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

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.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

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