General Riddles

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

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!

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.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

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

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

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