General Riddles

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

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

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

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

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

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).

What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?
The Letter 'E'.

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"

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