General Riddles

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

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

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

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

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 part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

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

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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