General Riddles

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

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

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

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.

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.

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

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