General Riddles

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

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

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?
Memories

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

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