General Riddles

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

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

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

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

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

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