General Riddles

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

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

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

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

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.

When can you make the following equation correct? 14+1=3
In a clock when we add 14hrs and 1hr we get 15hrs i.e. 3 o'clock

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

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