General Riddles

A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?
$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

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

When I am open I am U-shaped but when I am closed I am V-shaped. Who am I?
Umbrella

What can you catch but not throw?

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

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

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

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