General Riddles

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

I am a drink. I am also an alphabet? Who am I?

On an average, how many birthdays do men on earth have?
1, just one! It is the day when we hit the earth. It is a different story that we celebrate our birthday every year, which actually implies Anniversary.

Here come the best enigmas that appeared in the Batman movies - usually Riddler asking Bruce Wayne. If you look at the number on my face you won't find thirteen anyplace.
A clock.

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

I have keys but can't open any lock, I have space but no room. Who am I?
Keyboard

How many pairs of animals did Moses take with him on his Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood?
It was not Moses, but Noah, who built an Ark to save the world's animals from the Great Flood.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

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