General Riddles

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.

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

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

Which number can you put to fill in the sequence? 23 1 3 25 16 20 6 9 20 ?
19 Explanation: Position of first letter of the words in the question in alphabets.

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

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