General Riddles

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

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.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

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

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

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