General Riddles

What gets broken without being held?
A promise.

How can you drop an egg on a floor 20 yards below, without cracking it?
The floor will not crack by the dropping of an egg on it!

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

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

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.
The man with the beard wanted to have bread.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

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