General Riddles

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
The two babies are two of a set of triplets.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

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.

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

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?
5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

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.

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.

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