General Riddles

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

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

What can you catch but not throw?

I have wheels and flies. But I don't have any wings. Who am I?
Garbage truck

I am an eight letter word. My first four letters combine to form an atmospheric state. My third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh letters give support. My last three letters is the name of a person. Who am I?
MISTAKEN

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

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.

Make the following equation correct by using only 1 line: 102 + 5 + 8 = 650
102+548=650 (use the single line to make the + 4)

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

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