General Riddles

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

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

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

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

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.

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

If six thousand six hundred and six dollar is written as $6,606, then write eleven thousand eleven hundred and eleven dollars.
$12,111.

Where does Friday comes before Thursday?
In the dictionary

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

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