General Riddles

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

I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

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

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 very fragile. I crack easily. If you cry in front of me, I too start crying. If you smile at me, then I too smile back. Who am I?

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

What is the closest relationship my son can have has with my brother's niece's father's brother's mother?
She can be my son's grandmother.

Fill in the sequence: 10 10 22 9 24 8 26 ?
7 Explanation: There are two series - 20, 22, 24, 26 and 10, 9, 8, 7.

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

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

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