General Riddles

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.

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

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

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

I have a many legs, but cannot stand. I have a long neck, but I have no head. I cannot walk and I cannot see But I keep things neat and tidy as can be. What am I?
A broom.

We are 3 friends. Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
1, 2, 3.

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

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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