General Riddles

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees. Up, up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
Mountain.

I am very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

If it took fifteen men ten days to build a tower, how long would it take four men to build it?
No time at all, as the tower it is already built!

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.

Which number can you put to fill in the sequence? 23 1 3 25 16 20 6 9 20 ?
19 Explanation: Position of first letter of the words in the question in alphabets.

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