General Riddles

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

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

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

6 15 18 20 ? = FORTY
25. Explanation: Replace each number with the corresponding letters in the alphabet. 6 = F 15 = O 18 = R 20 = T 25 = Y

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

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

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.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

Fill in the blanks with a word which makes two different words if you read from both sides: Tim's father has kept his ______ in the ______ for scoring good marks in math.
Reward and Drawer.

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