General Riddles

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

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 invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window

People use me to keep themselves clean. I get slimmer whenever I do some work. After my workout is over people need water. Who am I?
A bar of soap.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

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