General Riddles

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

I cannot speak but I tell everything. I am not a tree but I have leaves. I have hinges but I am neither a door nor a window. Who am I?

Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die.

What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?
His breath.

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

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

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

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

Look at me. I can bring a smile to your face, a tear to your eye, or even a thought to your mind. But, I can't be seen. What am I?
Memories

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