General Riddles

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

I am transparent. You can see and feel me, but you cannot hold me. I always take the shape of my container. Who am I?

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

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

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.

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

Complete the sequence: 49 61 51 63 53 65 55 ?
67 Explanation: Alternate numbers increase by 2. 49 become 51 then 53 and so on. Similarly, 61 becomes 63 and then 65.

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