General Riddles

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

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

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

I am white in color. You can't see me in water. I am appreciated if only added in the right measure. Who am I?

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

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

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

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