General Riddles

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

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

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.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

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