General Riddles

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

I am in the beginning of sorrow and sadness. You will find me in happiness also. You will find me in sun and stars but not in moon. I am in summer and spring but not in fall or winter. Who am I?
The alphabet S.

What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the start of every end, and the end of every race?
The letter 'E'.

Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?
He wanted to draw the curtains.

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

Fill in the sequence: prl, my, jn, jly, gst ?
sptmbr Explanation:Name of the months after removing the vowels - APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.

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.

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