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.

What can you catch but not throw?

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

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

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: prl, my, jn, jly, gst ?
sptmbr Explanation:Name of the months after removing the vowels - APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

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