General Riddles

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

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 run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who 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.

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

I am an eight letter standard word used by almost everybody. If you take away two alphabets from me I will make a logical sequence. Who am I?
STANDARD

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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