General Riddles

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.

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

I am 3/8 of Tortoise, 2/5 of Onion and 2/6 of Tomato. Who am I?
Toronto. Explanation:Tortoise has 8 letters and the first 3 letters are TOR. Onion has 5 letters and the first 2 letters are ON. Tomato has 6 letters and the first 2 letters are TO.

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.

The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

What can you catch but not throw?

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

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

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