General Riddles

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

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

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.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

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