General Riddles

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

Find the odd one out: level, civic, madam, eye, mouth
Mouth. Explanation: All the words except "mouth" are palindromes (reads the same backward and forward).

Which room has no doors or windows?
A Mushroom

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law. How come?
She was walking.

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

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.

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