General Riddles

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

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

As I was going to the mall I met a man with seven wives, Each wive held two bags, Each bag held a mother cat, Each mother cat had six babies, How many people where going to the mall?
One! As I was going to the mall I met a man...

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