General Riddles

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?
All the 12 months!

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 made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

A woman met one of her classmates after 20 long years. After exchanging pleasantries, the first woman told the other that she has 4 children, half of them female. At this, the other woman smiled and replied, even half of her children too are female. However, she has 3 children. How is this possible?
The second woman has all female children.

I'm the start of nothing and the end of sun and I'm also in the number one What am I?
The letter "N".

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

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

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

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