General Riddles

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

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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".

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

Two children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused on their way to school to straighten matters out. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday," said Priscilla, "then 'today' will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was 'today' when the day before yesterday was tomorrow!" On which day of the week did this puzzling prattle occur?
The two children were so befogged over the calendar that they had started on their way to school on Sunday morning!

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.

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.

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.

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