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What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

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

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?
Contact Lens

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

Where do fish store all their money?
On the river banks!

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

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