General Riddles

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

Paris, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Libya, England, ? Complete the sequence by choosing the correct one amongst the following: Mexico, Singapore and Netherland.
Singapore Explanation: The first letters of each word makes the word PUZZLES.

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

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet 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.

Replace one letter in each step to change the word COLD to its opposite. Each step has to be a legitimate word. COLD ? ? ? ?
WARM Explanation: COLD CORD WORD WORM WARM

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

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

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