General Riddles

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

As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
A Stable

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

I come form North, East, West and South. I give you lots of information either verbally or textually. Who am I?

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

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