General Riddles

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.

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

What is at the end of a rainbow?
The letter W.

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

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