General Riddles

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

Fill in the sequence: 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 4 2 ?
1 Explanation: Number of characters used in writing the numbers in roman numerals.

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.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

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

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