General Riddles

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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".

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

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

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

Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

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.

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

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