General Riddles

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

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

Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

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

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

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.

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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