General Riddles

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

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

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

. At the sound of me, men may dream or stamp their feet. At the sound of me, women may laugh or sometimes weep. Who am I?

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

I am a drink. I am also an alphabet? Who am I?

What is that which everybody has seen but will never see again?
Yesterday

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