General Riddles

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

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

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.
10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.

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

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

Fill in the blanks. Both words are anagrams of each other. This year the top 10 horse ______ took place in this huge ground measuring two _______.
races, acres

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

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