General Riddles

A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?
6 of course!

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.

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

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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

Which number can you put to fill in the sequence? 23 1 3 25 16 20 6 9 20 ?
19 Explanation: Position of first letter of the words in the question in alphabets.

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

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

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

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