General Riddles

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

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

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

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

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