General Riddles

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

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

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

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

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