General Riddles

I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

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.

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it?
Watermelon.

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

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

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

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